Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Symbol
- € — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 123.456,78 €
- Thousands separator
- .
- Decimal separator
- ,
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- 1 USD = 0.872067672451 EUR (ecb, 2026-07-16)
Tax
- 14% — intermediate
- 8% — gas electricity
- 3% — food books pharma kids
Payment methods in Luxembourg
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 bank transfer
- 03 payconiq
- 04 paypal
- 05 apple pay
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- fr-LU
- Also used
- de-LU, lb-LU
- Official languages
- French, Luxembourgish, German
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- yes
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +352
- Mobile format
- +352 6X1 XXX XXX
- Digits
- 9
Luxembourg: common questions
What currency does Luxembourg use?
Luxembourg uses the Euro (EUR), symbol €. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 123.456,78 €.
How many decimal places does EUR have?
EUR has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the VAT rate in Luxembourg?
The standard VAT rate in Luxembourg is 17.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Luxembourg?
The methods that matter in Luxembourg, in rough order of use: card, bank transfer, payconiq, paypal, apple pay.
What is the dialling code for Luxembourg?
Luxembourg's country calling code is +352. Mobile numbers are formatted +352 6X1 XXX XXX (9 digits after the country code).
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