Charter taxes and fees in France
Since 1 March 2025, business aviation passengers leaving France pay a solidarity tax of €210 to €2,100 each. Here is every tax on a French charter, with the official source for each rate.
- Solidarity tax, jet, Europe
- €420 per passenger
- Solidarity tax, jet, long-haul
- €2,100 per passenger
- International flights
- No TVA
- Domestic flights
- TVA at 10%
What goes on top of the flight
On departures from France, the operator pays the passenger air transport tax for each passenger: the solidarity tariff, which for business jets is €420 to Europe and up to €2,100 long-haul, plus the civil aviation, security and equalisation tariffs. Large airports add a noise tax per take-off. International flights carry no TVA; domestic flights are taxed at 10%.
French aviation taxes are charged per passenger boarded in France and are due from the operator flying the aircraft, which passes them on in the charter price. Flights arriving in France from abroad are not taxed in France for that leg.
The main tax is the taxe sur le transport aérien de passagers in the Code des impositions sur les biens et services (CIBS). It has several parts, called tariffs. Charter, air taxi and business flights are commercial flights and pay them; the official notices say so in as many words. Flights for an owner's own account are not public air transport.
Below are the rates from the official notices of the Guichet fiscal unique des taxes aéroportuaires, followed by TVA and airport charges. Our pricing and fees page explains how each line is shown on a quote.
Sources:Guichet fiscal unique des taxes aéroportuaires: notice for the tarif de solidarité of the passenger air transport tax (art. L. 422-20 CIBS), 1 June 2026 (PDF)Guichet fiscal unique des taxes aéroportuaires: notice for the tarif aviation civile of the passenger air transport tax, January 2026 (PDF)Guichet fiscal unique des taxes aéroportuaires: notice for the security and airport equalisation tariffs (sûreté et sécurité, péréquation), July 2026 (PDF)
The solidarity tax on business aviation
The former taxe de solidarité sur les billets d'avion became the solidarity tariff of the passenger air transport tax on 1 January 2022. The 2025 Finance Law (article 30) added a business aviation rate from 1 March 2025.
- Business turboprop
- €210
- Business jet
- €420
- Other flights, standard
- €7.40
- Other flights, extra services
- €30
- Business turboprop
- €675
- Business jet
- €1,015
- Other flights, standard
- €15
- Other flights, extra services
- €80
- Business turboprop
- €1,025
- Business jet
- €2,100
- Other flights, standard
- €40
- Other flights, extra services
- €120
Per passenger, in force since 1 March 2025. The notice dated 1 June 2026 lists the same amounts, so the 2025 and 2026 rates are the same. Distances are to the capital's main airport of the destination country.
- Business aviation means a non-scheduled flight on an aircraft with 19 passenger seats or fewer. That covers almost every charter jet and turboprop.
- The European band covers France, the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and countries within 1,000 km of the French reference airport, such as Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the United Kingdom.
- Example: four passengers flying a light jet from Paris to London pay 4 x €420 = €1,680. On a turboprop the same group pays 4 x €210 = €840.
- Connecting passengers are exempt under the same conditions as the civil aviation tariff.
Sources:Guichet fiscal unique des taxes aéroportuaires: notice for the tarif de solidarité of the passenger air transport tax (art. L. 422-20 CIBS), 1 June 2026 (PDF)Guichet fiscal unique des taxes aéroportuaires: notice for the tarif de solidarité, January 2026 (PDF)
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Civil aviation, security and equalisation tariffs
| Tariff | Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Civil aviation (tarif aviation civile) | €5.14 Europe; €9.25 intermediate or long-haul | Rates for flights from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, the latest the notice publishes |
| Security and safety (sûreté et sécurité) | €0.73 to €20, depending on the airport's class | Funds fire, rescue, wildlife and security services; airports with 5,000 traffic units or fewer charge nothing |
| Airport equalisation (péréquation) | €1.35 | Since 1 April 2025, on departures from mainland France and overseas |
Crew, children under 2 and passengers staying on board in direct transit are not counted for the civil aviation and security tariffs. The exact security rate for each airport is set in articles A. 422-12 to A. 422-16 of the CIBS.
Sources:Guichet fiscal unique des taxes aéroportuaires: notice for the tarif aviation civile of the passenger air transport tax, January 2026 (PDF)Guichet fiscal unique des taxes aéroportuaires: notice for the security and airport equalisation tariffs (sûreté et sécurité, péréquation), July 2026 (PDF)
The noise tax at the larger airports
The taxe sur les nuisances sonores aériennes (TNSA) is paid by the operator on each take-off of an aircraft of 2 tonnes or more from ten airports: Paris-Le Bourget, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, Nantes, Toulouse, Beauvais, Bordeaux, Lyon-Saint Exupéry, Marseille and Nice.
The tax is the decimal logarithm of the maximum take-off weight in tonnes, times a coefficient for the aircraft's noise group and the time of day, times the airport's rate. Paris-Le Bourget has the highest rate, €75, against €0.50 at Nice and nothing at Lyon. Night take-offs, from 22:00 to 05:59, carry a much higher coefficient: for a noise group 5 aircraft, 2.5 at night against 0.25 by day.
When TVA applies to a charter
- International flights: air transport to or from abroad is exempt from TVA under article 262 II 8° of the CGI, including the part of the route flown over France. A charter from Paris to Geneva or London carries no French TVA.
- Domestic flights: a flight that starts and ends in France is taxable in France for the distance flown over French territory.
- The rate for passenger transport, whatever the mode, is the reduced rate of article 279 b quater of the CGI, which the ministry confirmed in June 2025 is 10%. So a Paris to Nice charter normally carries 10% TVA.
- Every quote we send shows TVA as its own line where it applies.
Sources:BOFiP, BOI-TVA-CHAMP-20-60-10: VAT on international passenger transport, air transport and art. 262 II 8° CGI (version of 12 September 2012, PDF)BOFiP, BOI-TVA-LIQ-30-20-60: reduced VAT rate for passenger transport, art. 279 b quater CGI (version of 25 June 2013)Assemblée nationale, written question no. 6920: ministry of the economy answer on the 10% VAT rate for passenger transport, Journal officiel 24 June 2025 (PDF)
Airport charges, positioning and handling
Landing, parking and handling at the private terminal are set by each airport and handler and vary with aircraft weight, so the choice of airport moves the total. Positioning, crew overnights, de-icing and special catering can also apply.
None of these are hidden: they are listed on the quote, and the cost calculator gives a first estimate for your route.
Questions, answered
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Ask a specialistHow much is the solidarity tax on a private jet in France?+
Since 1 March 2025, €420 per passenger to Europe, €1,015 to intermediate destinations and €2,100 long-haul on a jet. On a turboprop it is €210, €675 and €1,025. The June 2026 notice lists the same amounts.
Is there TVA on a private jet charter from France?+
Not on international flights, which are exempt. Domestic flights are taxable in France at the reduced passenger transport rate of 10%.
Who pays the French aviation taxes?+
The operator flying the aircraft is liable and passes them on in the charter price. They are charged per passenger boarded in France, so the leg flying into France is not taxed there.
Do private owners flying their own jet pay the solidarity tax?+
The tax applies to public air transport. The official notices say flights for an owner's own account are not public air transport; charter, air taxi and business flights are.
Fares, dates and rules on this page were checked on 19 October 2026. Official fares and schedules change every season; the operator or authority named in each source has the final word.
- 1.Guichet fiscal unique des taxes aéroportuaires: notice for the tarif de solidarité of the passenger air transport tax (art. L. 422-20 CIBS), 1 June 2026 (PDF)
- 2.Guichet fiscal unique des taxes aéroportuaires: notice for the tarif aviation civile of the passenger air transport tax, January 2026 (PDF)
- 3.Guichet fiscal unique des taxes aéroportuaires: notice for the security and airport equalisation tariffs (sûreté et sécurité, péréquation), July 2026 (PDF)
- 4.Guichet fiscal unique des taxes aéroportuaires: notice for the tarif de solidarité, January 2026 (PDF)
- 5.Guichet fiscal unique des taxes aéroportuaires: notice for the aircraft noise tax (TNSA, art. L. 422-49 to L. 422-57 CIBS), January 2026 (PDF)
- 6.BOFiP, BOI-TVA-CHAMP-20-60-10: VAT on international passenger transport, air transport and art. 262 II 8° CGI (version of 12 September 2012, PDF)
- 7.BOFiP, BOI-TVA-LIQ-30-20-60: reduced VAT rate for passenger transport, art. 279 b quater CGI (version of 25 June 2013)
- 8.Assemblée nationale, written question no. 6920: ministry of the economy answer on the 10% VAT rate for passenger transport, Journal officiel 24 June 2025 (PDF)
Every tax on its own line.
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