India Netherlands DTAA for Companies in 2026 with Rates and MFN

Written by CA Nandini, Krystal7 Consultants. Last updated 2 October 2026.

The India Netherlands DTAA caps Indian tax at 10 percent on dividends, interest, royalties and fees for technical services paid to a Dutch beneficial owner. The 5 percent dividend rate claimed under the most favoured nation (MFN) clause is not available. The Supreme Court held so in Nestle SA on 19 Oct 2023. India may tax a share gain only where a 10 percent holding is sold to an Indian resident. Each claim needs a Dutch residence certificate and Form 41 under section 159(8) of the Income Tax Act, 2025.

This page covers the treaty rates, the MFN clause and the Nestle ruling, share sales, permanent establishment, the MLI, Dutch holding companies and documents. It ends with a worked example, common mistakes, a checklist and 18 FAQs. Rupee amounts use Indian grouping: INR 1,00,00,000 is one crore.

What does the India Netherlands DTAA cover?

The India Netherlands Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAA) is the income tax treaty signed at New Delhi on 30 Jul 1988. It entered into force on 21 Jan 1989. India notified it by GSR 382(E) of 27 Mar 1989. It decides which country may tax a Dutch company's Indian income, and it caps India's rate on four kinds of payment.

Article 2 covers Indian income tax "including any surcharge thereon". On the Dutch side it covers income tax, wages tax, company tax, dividend tax and capital tax. Under Article 4(1), a person is resident where it is liable to tax by domicile, residence, place of management or a similar test.

Instrument	Dates	What it did
Convention and Protocol, GSR 382(E)	Signed 30 Jul 1988 at New Delhi; in force 21 Jan 1989; notified 27 Mar 1989	Original treaty, with a Protocol that includes the MFN clause in paragraph IV(2)
S.O. 693(E)	Notified 30 Aug 1999	Applied the MFN clause: 10% caps on dividends and interest from 1 Apr 1997; Article 12 rewritten with a 10% cap and a make available test
Amending Protocol, S.O. 163(E)	Signed 10 May 2012 at The Hague; notified 14 Jan 2013	New Article 26 on exchange of information, including banking information; paragraph VIII added to the Protocol
MLI	Signed 7 Jun 2017; in force for the Netherlands 1 Jul 2019 and India 1 Oct 2019	Preamble, principal purpose test, dual resident entity rule, PE changes, land rich share rule; effective for Indian withholding from 1 Apr 2020

Sources: India Netherlands DTAA and synthesised text on incometaxindia.gov.in; PIB release of 25 May 2012.

From 1 Apr 2026, section 159 of the Income Tax Act, 2025 gives effect to the treaty. It replaced section 90 of the 1961 Act. Section 159(1) lets the Central Government notify provisions to implement a treaty. Under section 159(4), the Act applies only where it is more beneficial to the taxpayer. Section 159(6) still applies the General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR) in Chapter XI.

Section 536 of the 2025 Act keeps earlier notifications alive where they are consistent with the new Act. So GSR 382(E), S.O. 693(E) and S.O. 163(E) still apply. The treaty page on incometaxindia.gov.in lists no notification after S.O. 163(E), when we checked it on 2 Oct 2026.

What withholding rates apply under the India Netherlands treaty?

India may tax dividends, interest, royalties and fees for technical services paid to a Dutch beneficial owner at up to 10 percent each. Interest paid to the Dutch Government, its central bank or listed development lenders is exempt. The dividend cap does not depend on the size of the holding.

Income from India	Article	Treaty cap	Condition	Domestic rate for a foreign company, tax year 2026-27 (before surcharge and cess)
Dividends	10(2)	10%	Recipient is the beneficial owner; any size of holding	20%, section 207(1)
Interest from most lenders, such as a parent	11(2)	10%	Recipient is the beneficial owner	20% on foreign currency loans; 35% on rupee loans
Interest to the Dutch Government, local authorities, the Netherlands Bank, wholly government owned institutions, or the two named development finance companies	11(3)(a), 11(4)(a)	Exempt	Paid to the listed body	Not applicable
Interest on a loan guaranteed or insured by the Dutch Government	11(3)(b)	Exempt	Guarantee or insurance by the Government of the Netherlands	Not applicable
Royalties for copyright, patents, trade marks, designs, formulas, processes or know how	12(2), 12(4)	10%	Recipient is the beneficial owner	20%, section 207(2)
Fees for technical services	12(2), 12(5)	10%	Ancillary to a royalty, or makes technology available, or develops and transfers a technical plan or design	20%, section 207(2)
Other service fees, including managerial fees	7	Nil without a PE	No permanent establishment in India	Depends on section 9
Gains on a holding of 10% or more sold to an Indian resident	13(5)	No cap	Not a reorganisation covered by the second proviso	12.5% long term, 35% short term (unlisted)
Gains on any other share sale	13(5)	Taxable only in the Netherlands	Subject to Article 13(4), the PPT and GAAR	Not taxed in India

Sources: India Netherlands DTAA as amended by S.O. 693(E); sections 197 and 207 of the Income Tax Act, 2025; Finance Act, 2026, First Schedule.

The Indian payer deducts under section 393(2), Table serial 17, at the "rates in force". That is the Finance Act rate or the treaty rate, as applicable. A payer holding the treaty documents deducts at the lower treaty rate. Our guide to TDS on payments to non residents covers the mechanics.

Domestic rate against treaty rate

Domestic rates carry surcharge and 4 percent Health and Education Cess. A foreign company's surcharge is 2 percent above INR 1,00,00,000 of income paid or likely to be paid in the year. It is 5 percent above INR 10,00,00,000. Add up dividends, interest, royalties and fees to one payee before you pick the slab.

Payment to a Dutch company	Domestic base rate	Effective rate in the 2% surcharge slab	Treaty rate we apply
Dividend	20%	21.216%	10%
Interest on a foreign currency loan from the parent	20%	21.216%	10%
Interest on a rupee loan from the parent	35%	37.128%	10%
Royalty for a trade mark or software licence	20%	21.216%	10%
Fee for technical services that makes technology available	20%	21.216%	10%
Long term gain on unlisted shares sold to an Indian resident (10% or more holding)	12.5%	13.26%	No treaty cap

We apply the treaty rate flat, without surcharge or cess. Article 2 names Indian income tax "including any surcharge thereon" as a covered tax. Tribunal rulings treat cess the same way, but no CBDT circular settles the point. So Form 146 should state the article and the flat rate.

Rupee interest shows the widest gap: 35 percent at home against a 10 percent treaty cap. The 5 percent rate in serial 2 of section 393(2) covers only foreign currency borrowings from 1 Jul 2012 to 30 Jun 2023.

PE carve outs and excess payments

Each cap has a permanent establishment carve out. Articles 10(6), 11(7) and 12(7) remove the cap where the holding, debt or right is effectively connected with an Indian PE. The income is then business profit under Article 7.

Articles 11(9) and 12(9) limit the cap to an arm's length amount. Where a special relationship inflates interest, royalties or fees, the excess keeps the domestic rate. That links the treaty to Indian transfer pricing.

Can a Dutch company claim a 5 percent dividend rate under MFN?

No. On 19 Oct 2023 the Supreme Court held that the MFN clause does not apply on its own. India must first issue a notification importing the lower rate. The third State must also have been an OECD member when it signed its treaty with India. No such notification exists for the Netherlands, so the dividend rate stays at 10 percent.

The MFN clause sits in paragraph IV(2) of the Protocol signed with the treaty on 30 Jul 1988. It covers a later Indian treaty with "a third State which is a member of the OECD". India may limit its tax at source in that treaty "to a rate lower or a scope more restricted". The same rate or scope then "shall also apply under this Convention". The clause covers dividends, interest, royalties, fees for technical services and payments for the use of equipment.

How the dispute arose

India moved the tax on dividends from the company to the shareholder from 1 Apr 2020. Dutch shareholders then pointed to later Indian treaties with Slovenia, Lithuania and Colombia. Those treaties carried a 5 percent dividend rate, each on its own conditions. All three countries joined the OECD after signing with India. Dutch companies argued the MFN clause imported 5 percent into Article 10(2).

Third State	Treaty with India signed	Treaty notified	Joined the OECD	Member when it signed with India?
Slovenia	13 Jan 2003	31 May 2005	21 Jul 2010	No
Lithuania	26 Jul 2011	25 Jul 2012	5 Jul 2018	No
Colombia	13 May 2011	23 Sep 2014	28 Apr 2020	No

Source: Supreme Court of India, Assessing Officer Circle (International Taxation) 2(2)(2) New Delhi v. Nestle SA, 2023 INSC 928, 19 Oct 2023.

The Delhi High Court accepted the taxpayers' reading in Concentrix Services Netherlands B.V. and in Nestle SA. CBDT disagreed in Circular No. 3/2022 of 3 Feb 2022. The circular says "the third State has to be an OECD member State on the date of conclusion of DTAA with India". It also says India "has not issued any notification" importing the Slovenia, Lithuania or Colombia benefit.

What the Supreme Court decided

The Supreme Court decided Civil Appeal No. 1420 of 2023 and the connected appeals together. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat wrote the judgment. It covered the Netherlands, France and Switzerland treaties. The Court set aside the Delhi High Court judgments.

Question	Taxpayers' reading	Supreme Court, 19 Oct 2023
Does the MFN clause apply on its own?	Yes, from the date the third State treaty enters into force	No. A notification under section 90(1) of the 1961 Act is needed before a court, authority or tribunal gives it effect
When must the third State be an OECD member?	When the MFN benefit is claimed	When it enters into its treaty with India
Do Slovenia, Lithuania and Colombia trigger the clause?	Yes	No
Indian dividend rate for a Dutch shareholder	5%	10% under Article 10(2)

Circular No. 3/2022 adds that a treaty partner's decree or bulletin does "not represent the shared understanding of India and the respective treaty partners". On the second question the Court noted that the word "is" normally has "present signification". It held that the third State must be an OECD member when it enters into its treaty with India.

The ruling has two practical effects. First, a Dutch shareholder that claimed 5 percent for past years faces the 10 percent rate on reassessment, with interest. Second, an Indian payer that withheld 5 percent risks being treated as an assessee in default for the shortfall. Section 398 of the 2025 Act now holds that rule. Interest runs at 1 percent for every month or part of a month until the tax is deducted.

Could MFN ever give 5 percent?

Yes, but only through a notification. India and France signed an amending protocol to their treaty, which PIB announced on 23 Feb 2026. It sets a dividend rate of 5 percent for holdings of at least 10 percent of capital, and 15 percent in other cases. It also deletes the MFN clause from the France Protocol. France was an OECD member when it signed.

The release says the changes take effect after both countries complete their internal procedures. We found no notification bringing them into effect when we checked on 2 Oct 2026. On our reading of Nestle, a Dutch shareholder gains nothing from it unless India notifies the change for the Netherlands treaty under section 159(1).

We tell Dutch groups to plan on 10 percent. If India issues a new notification, it will appear on the treaty page on incometaxindia.gov.in. Our dividend guide covers the company law side of paying a Dutch parent.

How does the treaty treat fees for technical services?

Under Article 12(5), a fee for technical or consultancy services is a "fee for technical services" in two cases only. The service is ancillary to a royalty under paragraph 4. Or it makes available technical knowledge, experience, skill, know how or processes, or develops and transfers a technical plan or design. Any other service fee is business profit under Article 7.

S.O. 693(E) gave Article 12 its current make available wording through the MFN clause. The wording follows the India United States treaty. Paragraph VII of that notification applies the 1989 India US memorandum of understanding on Article 12 to the Netherlands treaty as well.

Indian domestic law is wider. Section 9(7) of the Income Tax Act, 2025 covers "managerial, technical or consultancy services". Section 159(4) lets the Dutch company use the narrower treaty test. On our reading, a purely managerial fee falls outside Article 12 and is business profit under Article 7.

Service from a Dutch parent to its Indian company	Article 12(5) result, on our reading	Indian tax without a PE	What we keep on file
Regional finance, HR and legal support	Usually not a fee for technical services	Nil under Article 7	Service logs; staff days in India
Group IT helpdesk run from the Netherlands	Usually not a fee for technical services	Nil	Tickets and service levels
Training that lets Indian engineers run a system alone	Fee for technical services, 12(5)(b)	10%	Training plan and sign off
Design and handover of a technical plan	Fee for technical services, 12(5)(b)	10%	The deliverable
Support ancillary to licensed technology	Fee for technical services, 12(5)(a)	10%	Licence and support agreement
Services linked to a sale of property, or to an employee	Excluded by Article 12(6)	Article 7 or 15	Sale contract or employment terms

Paragraph III of the Protocol helps with group recharges. It says a cost sharing or general services agreement is not in itself a non arm's length condition under Article 9(1). The charge must still pass Indian transfer pricing.

A fee outside Article 12 still goes on Form 145, in Part D, with a written treaty analysis on file. Our Form 15CA and 15CB guide explains the parts, now in Forms 145 and 146.

Equipment rentals and software

The current Article 12(4) defines royalties without any reference to equipment. S.O. 693(E) gave that definition with effect from 1 Apr 1998. On our reading, a rental for industrial or commercial equipment is not a treaty royalty. It is business profit under Article 7, taxable only through a PE. Indian domestic law still treats such a rental as royalty.

Software follows the Supreme Court ruling in Engineering Analysis Centre of Excellence Private Limited of 2 Mar 2021. It held that end user software licences are not royalty under India's treaties. Section 9(6) of the 2025 Act still counts software as royalty at home. So the residence certificate and Form 41 decide the result.

How are capital gains on Indian shares taxed?

Under Article 13(5), gains on Indian shares are taxable only in the Netherlands, with one exception. India may tax the gain if the shares form part of at least a 10 percent holding and the buyer is an Indian resident. Even then, a qualifying reorganisation keeps the gain in the Netherlands. Article 13(4) adds a separate rule for land rich companies.

The proviso covers shares that "form part of at least a 10 per cent interest" in the Indian company. India may tax them "if the alienation takes place to a resident of that other State". A second proviso keeps the gain taxable only in the seller's State for a "corporate organisation, reorganization, amalgamation, division or similar transaction". The buyer or the seller must own at least 10 percent of the capital of the other.

Sale by a Dutch company	Article	Who may tax	Indian rate (before surcharge and cess)
Holding below 10%, any buyer	13(5), first sentence	Netherlands only	Nil in India
Holding of 10% or more, buyer not resident in India	13(5), first sentence	Netherlands only	Nil in India
Holding of 10% or more, buyer resident in India	13(5), first proviso	India and the Netherlands	12.5% long term (over 24 months), 35% short term, unlisted
Reorganisation where the buyer or seller owns at least 10% of the other	13(5), second proviso	Netherlands only	Nil in India
Unlisted shares in a land rich Indian company, holding of 25% or more	13(4), with MLI Article 9	India and the Netherlands	Domestic rates
Shares of a non Indian company holding Indian assets (indirect transfer)	13(5), first sentence, on our reading	Netherlands only	Nil in India under the treaty
Buy back by the Indian company, from 1 Apr 2026	13(5); the company is an Indian resident buyer, on our reading	India, if the holding is 10% or more	Capital gain; extra tax for promoters under section 69

Sources: India Netherlands DTAA, Article 13; synthesised text; sections 69 and 197 of the Income Tax Act, 2025.

Article 13(4) covers unlisted shares in a "substantial interest", defined as 25 percent or more. It applies where the shares derive their value "principally from immovable property" in India, other than property used in the company's business. MLI Article 9(1) adds two tests. The value threshold counts if met at any time in the 365 days before the sale. It also extends the rule to comparable interests, such as partnership or trust interests.

Where India taxes the gain, domestic rules apply in full. Unlisted shares held for more than 24 months give long term gains at 12.5 percent under section 197. Section 197(4) computes a foreign company's gain on unlisted securities in rupees, without the foreign currency method. Short term gains on unlisted shares bear 35 percent. Surcharge and cess apply on top.

What this means for a Dutch holding company

The buyer test makes structure matter. A Dutch holding company selling to a foreign buyer pays no Indian tax under the treaty, whatever the size of the holding. The same sale to an Indian buyer is taxed in India if the holding is 10 percent or more. We price this into term sheets before the buyer is chosen.

Three reviews still apply to an exempt sale:

1. Principal purpose test. MLI Article 7(1) applies from 1 Apr 2020. CBDT Circular No. 01/2025 names grandfathering in only three treaties: Cyprus, Mauritius and Singapore. The Netherlands is not one of them, so the PPT reaches every Dutch exit.
2. GAAR. Section 159(6) applies Chapter XI despite the treaty. Rule 128(2) of the Income Tax Rules, 2026, as substituted by Notification No. 55/2026, keeps GAAR away from income on the transfer of investments made before 1 Apr 2017.
3. Residence and beneficial ownership. India may question whether a Dutch holding company is resident in the Netherlands and runs its own affairs. The substance section below lists what we check.

A resident buyer withholds under section 393(2), serial 17, on the sum chargeable. Where the treaty exempts the gain, the buyer usually wants a nil certificate in Form 128 before paying gross. Our note on lower TDS certificates covers that application.

The buy back point needs care. The Finance Act, 2026 taxes buy back consideration as a capital gain from 1 Apr 2026, not as a deemed dividend. On our reading, Article 13(5) then governs a buy back from a Dutch parent. The Indian company buying its own shares is a resident buyer, so India may tax where the holding is 10 percent or more.

When does a Dutch company have a PE in India?

A Dutch company has a permanent establishment (PE) in India if it has a fixed place of business here. A building, construction, installation or assembly project lasting more than six months also counts. So does a dependent agent who habitually concludes contracts or delivers goods from stock. The treaty has no service PE clause.

PE trigger	Article	Threshold	Typical risk for a Dutch parent
Fixed place of business: place of management, branch, office, factory, workshop, warehouse for others, sales outlet	5(1), 5(2)	No day count in the text	Parent staff using a room in the Indian office as their own
Installation or structure for exploring natural resources	5(2)(i)	Activities for more than 183 days	Offshore and energy projects
Building site, construction, installation or assembly project	5(3), with MLI Article 14	More than six months; connected activities over 30 days are added together	Plant set up for the Indian company
Dependent agent who concludes contracts	5(5)(a)	Habitually exercises authority to conclude contracts	Indian staff signing deals for the parent
Dependent agent who keeps and delivers stock	5(5)(b)	Habitually maintains stock and regularly delivers	Indian company holding the parent's goods
Agent working wholly or almost wholly for the group	5(6)	Loses independent status if dealings are not at arm's length	Captive Indian distributor
Preparatory or auxiliary place	5(4), with MLI Article 13	Each listed activity must itself be preparatory or auxiliary; no splitting among related companies	Liaison or purchasing activity
Subsidiary	5(7)	Control alone does not make it a PE	Holds while the subsidiary acts for itself

Source: India Netherlands DTAA, Article 5, as modified by MLI Articles 13, 14 and 15 in the synthesised text.

No service PE clause

Many of India's treaties tax services furnished through staff after a day count, such as 90 days. The Netherlands treaty has no such paragraph. Dutch staff working in India for the Indian subsidiary do not create a PE by days alone. They create one only through a fixed place at the parent's disposal or through Article 5(5).

That gap is not a free pass. Indian courts look at whether the parent's staff have an office, desk or premises at their disposal in India. A long secondment where the parent controls the staff can also be tested. Our guide on how to avoid permanent establishment risk covers the controls.

What the MLI changed for PE

The MLI changed three parts of Article 5 for the Netherlands treaty. It did not add the commissionnaire rule in MLI Article 12, so Article 5(5) keeps its 1988 wording.

1. Specific activity exemptions. MLI Article 13(2), option A, makes every exemption in Article 5(4) subject to a preparatory or auxiliary test.
2. Anti fragmentation. MLI Article 13(4) denies the exemption where the same or a closely related enterprise carries on complementary business in India. MLI Article 15 defines "closely related".
3. Splitting up of contracts. MLI Article 14 counts connected activities of closely related enterprises lasting over 30 days towards the six month project period.

How India taxes a PE

Article 7(2) attributes profit to the PE as if it were a separate enterprise. Paragraph I of the Protocol narrows that. Profit is based only on the PE's actual activity, not the whole contract. For supply and installation contracts, the head office part is taxable only in the Netherlands.

India taxes PE profit at the foreign company rate of 35 percent, plus surcharge and cess, through a return. Royalties and fees connected with the PE move to section 59 of the 2025 Act (old section 44DA). Paragraph I(3) of the Protocol guarantees a head office expense deduction at least equal to what the 1961 Act allowed on the signing date.

How did the MLI change the India Netherlands treaty?

The MLI added a preamble against treaty shopping and a principal purpose test (PPT) to the Netherlands treaty. It replaced the residence tie breaker for companies with a mutual agreement rule. It also tightened the PE exemptions and added a 365 day test for land rich shares. A further rule targets income routed through low taxed third country PEs.

The PPT denies a benefit where "obtaining that benefit was one of the principal purposes of any arrangement or transaction". The officer must find this "reasonable to conclude, having regard to all relevant facts and circumstances". The benefit stays if granting it fits the object and purpose of the treaty provision.

MLI provision	In the India Netherlands synthesised text?	Effect on the treaty
Article 6, preamble	Yes	Treaty reads against non taxation and treaty shopping
Article 7(1), principal purpose test	Yes	Any benefit can be denied: rates, exemptions and PE rules
Article 4(1), dual resident entities	Yes	Replaces the place of effective management tie breaker in Article 4(3)
Article 9(1), land rich shares	Yes	365 day look back for Article 13(4); covers partnership and trust interests
Article 10, PE in third jurisdictions	Yes	No treaty benefit where an exempt third country PE pays less than 60% of Dutch tax
Article 13(2) option A and 13(4)	Yes	Preparatory or auxiliary test for every exemption; anti fragmentation
Article 14, splitting up of contracts	Yes	Connected activities over 30 days count towards six months
Article 15, closely related person	Yes	Defines the group link used by Articles 13 and 14
Article 8, 365 day holding for dividends	No	Article 10(2) has no holding period or threshold
Article 12, commissionnaire arrangements	No	Article 5(5) wording stays as signed in 1988
Article 16, mutual agreement procedure	No	Article 25(1) keeps its three year window

Sources: synthesised text of the MLI and the India Netherlands convention on incometaxindia.gov.in.

For India, the MLI applies to tax withheld at source where the event occurs on or after 1 Apr 2020. It applies to other Indian taxes for taxable periods beginning on or after 1 Apr 2020. For the Netherlands, withholding taxes follow from 1 Jan 2020, and other taxes from periods beginning on or after 1 Apr 2020.

The new residence tie breaker

Before the MLI, Article 4(3) sent a dual resident company to its place of effective management. MLI Article 4(1) replaces that rule. The competent authorities "shall endeavour to determine by mutual agreement" where the company is resident. Without agreement, the company gets no treaty relief except as the authorities agree.

This is a sharp risk for a Dutch company run from India. Section 6(10) of the Income Tax Act, 2025 makes a company resident in India if its place of effective management is here. A Dutch BV whose key decisions are taken in Bengaluru may lose treaty relief until the two authorities agree. Our guide to place of effective management covers the test.

The third country PE rule

MLI Article 10 matters for Dutch groups with foreign branches. Suppose the Netherlands treats Indian income as earned by an exempt PE in a third country. If that PE pays less than 60 percent of the Dutch tax it would bear at home, the treaty rate is lost. We ask Dutch groups to confirm which entity and which branch books the Indian income.

How Indian officers apply the PPT

CBDT Circular No. 01/2025 of 21 Jan 2025 guides officers on the PPT. It asks for "an objective assessment of the relevant facts and circumstances", case by case. Section 536 of the 2025 Act keeps the circular alive where it is consistent with the new Act. Our guide to GAAR in India for foreign companies covers Chapter XI.

Benefit claimed by a Dutch company	Beneficial ownership test	MLI principal purpose test	GAAR, section 159(6)
Dividend at 10%	Yes, Article 10(2)	Yes	Yes
Interest at 10% or exempt	Yes, Article 11(2)	Yes	Yes
Royalty or technical fee at 10%	Yes, Article 12(2)	Yes	Yes
No tax on a service fee without a PE	No	Yes	Yes
Share gain exempt under Article 13(5)	No	Yes	Yes, except investments made before 1 Apr 2017 under rule 128(2)
Treaty relief for a dual resident company	No	Yes	Yes, subject to mutual agreement under MLI Article 4(1)

What should a Dutch holding company show to keep treaty benefits?

A Dutch holding company should show a real business in the Netherlands that an Indian officer can see in its records. The treaty sets no spending figure or employee count. The PPT, GAAR, beneficial ownership and residence tests look at facts. The points below are our practice, not a list from the treaty.

Area	What we look for	Rule it supports
Board	Directors resident in the Netherlands who understand the Indian business and decide on it	MLI Article 4(1); section 6(10); PPT
Decisions	Dividends, fees, funding and exits decided and minuted in the Netherlands before the Indian company acts	PPT; place of effective management
People	Employees in the Netherlands with real roles, such as treasury, IP management or regional sales	PPT; beneficial ownership
Premises	An office in the Netherlands, beyond a trust company's address	PPT
Money	A Dutch bank account that receives the Indian income and is run from the Netherlands	Beneficial ownership in Articles 10, 11 and 12
Discretion	No duty in contract or practice to pass dividends, interest or royalties straight on	Beneficial ownership
Branches	Clarity on whether Indian income is booked by a third country branch	MLI Article 10
Commercial reasons	A dated note of why the group used the Netherlands, such as a European headquarters, investors or financing	PPT

We see two weak spots often. One is a Dutch BV managed by a trust company whose directors sign what the group sends them. The other is an intermediate BV that receives an Indian dividend and pays it out to its own parent within days.

The Netherlands treaty once suited holding structures because of Article 13(5). Since 1 Apr 2020, the PPT applies to every Dutch claim, with no grandfathering. A Dutch holding with no reason to exist other than the treaty is the main PPT target. A Dutch operating parent with staff, customers and a board in the Netherlands is not.

Which documents does a Dutch company need?

Section 159(8) of the Income Tax Act, 2025 needs two things. One is a tax residency certificate from the Dutch tax administration, the Belastingdienst, which issues a woonplaatsverklaring. The other is the prescribed information in Form 41, filed online under rule 75. The Indian payer also wants a PAN or rule 217 details, declarations and a chartered accountant's Form 146.

Document	Issued or filed by	What it supports	Timing
Woonplaatsverklaring (certificate of tax residence)	Belastingdienst	Section 159(8)(a); Article 4	Must cover the date of credit or payment
Form 41 (old Form 10F)	Dutch company, online, verified by EVC, DSC or OTP	Section 159(8)(b); rule 75	Once per tax year, before the first payment
PAN, or the six rule 217 details	Dutch company	Avoids the higher rate under section 397(2)	Before tax is deducted
Beneficial ownership declaration, with the register showing the holding	Dutch company and Indian company	Articles 10(2), 11(2) and 12(2)	Each year, and on each dividend date
No PE declaration, with a log of staff in India and any premises used	Dutch company	Articles 5, 7, 10(6), 11(7) and 12(7)	Each year, updated on any change
Service agreement and evidence of what was made available	Both companies	Article 12(5)	Before the first invoice
Shareholding history and the buyer's residence	Seller and buyer	Article 13(5)	Before any share sale
Form 146 (old 15CB), then Form 145 (old 15CA)	Chartered accountant, then Indian company	Rate and article examined; remittance information	Before the money leaves India
Form 131 (old 16A)	Indian company, from TRACES	Credit for Indian tax	Within 15 days of the Form 144 due date

The Belastingdienst issues the woonplaatsverklaring in Dutch and English as standard. Its page asks a company for its name, address, fiscal number (RSIN), the treaty country and the years needed. It allows up to 11 weeks for a decision. Ask early, because India's tax year runs April to March and the Dutch year often runs January to December.

The Form 41 guidance note says the form is filed "only once in a tax year" and PAN is optional. It also says: "Benefit of DTAA is available only with filing of Form 41." A filer without a PAN verifies by OTP. Still, the Dutch company needs a PAN for the Indian return a treaty rate triggers, and for a downloadable Form 131. Our guide to Form 10F and the tax residency certificate covers Form 41 in detail.

Rule 217 lists six details that stop the higher rate under section 397(2). They are name, email, phone number, address in the Netherlands, the residence certificate and the Dutch tax identification number.

If the certificate is late, deduct at the domestic rate, and the Dutch company claims the excess through its Indian return. The alternative is a lower deduction certificate in Form 128 under section 395(1). With it, the payer files Form 145 in Part B and needs no Form 146. Paragraph IV(1) of the Protocol also sets a three year window for refund applications to the competent authority. In practice, we claim refunds through the Indian return.

Does a Dutch company have to file an Indian tax return?

Yes, whenever it takes a treaty rate below the domestic rate. Section 207(8) of the Income Tax Act, 2025 excuses a foreign company only on two conditions. Its Indian income must consist of section 207 items, and tax must be deducted at the section 207 rate or more. A 10 percent treaty rate fails the second condition.

So a Dutch parent paid a 10 percent dividend files an Indian return for that tax year. It needs a PAN, and section 263 sets the due date for companies. The return is also where it recovers tax deducted at the domestic rate before its certificate arrived.

Capital gains and PE profits also need a return. On our reading, section 207(8) covers dividends, interest, royalties and technical fees, not capital gains. A Dutch seller that claims the Article 13(5) exemption should file a return disclosing the sale. We file the parent's return on the same engagement as the Form 146, so the Form 131 credit matches.

What changed in 2026

The treaty text did not change in 2026. The treaty page on incometaxindia.gov.in lists no notification after S.O. 163(E) of 14 Jan 2013, when we checked it on 2 Oct 2026. The Indian law around it changed, with a new Act, new rules, a GAAR rule amendment and a new buy back rule. A France protocol also revived interest in the MFN clause.

Item	Until 31 Mar 2026	From 1 Apr 2026 or later	Instrument
Treaty notification power	Section 90(1)	Section 159(1)	Income Tax Act, 2025
Treaty relief and the more beneficial rule	Section 90(2)	Section 159(4)	Income Tax Act, 2025
GAAR override of treaties	Section 90(2A)	Section 159(6)	Income Tax Act, 2025
Tax residency certificate and other documents	Section 90(4) and 90(5)	Section 159(8)(a) and 159(8)(b)	Income Tax Act, 2025
Treaty information form	Form 10F, rule 21AB	Form 41, rule 75	Income Tax Rules, 2026
Withholding on payments to non residents	Section 195	Section 393(2), Table serial 17	Income Tax Act, 2025
Payer in default for short deduction	Section 201	Section 398(1)	Income Tax Act, 2025
Rates on dividends, interest, royalties and technical fees	Section 115A	Section 207	Income Tax Act, 2025
Return filing exemption	Section 115A(5)	Section 207(8)	Income Tax Act, 2025
Fees for technical services and royalty at home	Section 9(1)(vii) and 9(1)(vi)	Section 9(7) and 9(6)	Income Tax Act, 2025
Remittance, statement and certificate forms	Forms 15CA, 15CB, 27Q and 16A	Forms 145, 146, 144 and 131	Income Tax Rules, 2026
GAAR carve out for investments made before 1 Apr 2017	Rule 10U(1)(d), read with rule 10U(2)	Rule 128(2) as substituted	Notification No. 55/2026, 31 Mar 2026
Buy back by an Indian company	Deemed dividend from 1 Oct 2024, so Article 10	Capital gain, so Article 13(5) on our reading	Finance Act, 2026
India France amending protocol	Single 10% dividend rate, with an MFN clause in the France Protocol	Signing announced 23 Feb 2026: 5% and 15% dividend rates and no MFN clause, effective once both countries complete their procedures	PIB release of 23 Feb 2026

Board packs, Forms 146 and bank letters should now cite sections 159 and 393, not sections 90 and 195. The other changes are mapped in our note on the Income Tax Act, 2025.

Worked example

A Dutch parent receiving a dividend, a royalty and interest

HollandCo B.V. is resident in the Netherlands and owns 100 percent of IndiaCo Private Limited. A nominee holds one share for HollandCo. In tax year 2026-27 IndiaCo pays HollandCo three amounts:

1. A royalty of INR 1,50,00,000 for its trade mark and software licence, booked on 30 Sep 2026.
2. Interest of INR 50,00,000 on a foreign currency ECB from HollandCo, booked on 31 Oct 2026.
3. An interim dividend of INR 6,00,00,000, declared by the Board on 10 Nov 2026 under section 123(3) of the Companies Act, 2013.

HollandCo filed Form 41 for tax year 2026-27 in May 2026. It holds a woonplaatsverklaring covering all three dates. It has a PAN and has given beneficial ownership and no PE declarations. Its board meets in Amsterdam.

Each payment bears 10 percent under Articles 10(2), 11(2) and 12(2). Without the treaty papers, each bears the domestic 20 percent. The year's total to HollandCo is INR 8,00,00,000, in the 2 percent surcharge slab.

Line (INR)	Treaty route	Domestic route
Dividend, gross	6,00,00,000	6,00,00,000
Tax on dividend: base at 10% or 20%	60,00,000	1,20,00,000
Surcharge at 2% of base tax	Nil	2,40,000
Health and Education Cess at 4%	Nil	4,89,600
Tax on dividend	60,00,000	1,27,29,600
Royalty, gross	1,50,00,000	1,50,00,000
Tax on royalty	15,00,000	31,82,400
Interest, gross	50,00,000	50,00,000
Tax on interest	5,00,000	10,60,800
Total tax withheld	80,00,000	1,69,72,800
Net amount remitted	7,20,00,000	6,30,27,200

On the treaty route IndiaCo withholds INR 80,00,000, against INR 1,69,72,800 on the domestic route. HollandCo receives INR 89,72,800 more. The domestic royalty and interest lines use the same 21.216 percent effective rate as the dividend.

What a 5 percent MFN claim would cost

Suppose IndiaCo's finance team had applied 5 percent to the dividend on the strength of the old MFN argument. It would withhold INR 30,00,000 instead of INR 60,00,000. The INR 30,00,000 shortfall makes IndiaCo an assessee in default under section 398(1). Interest runs at 1 percent a month from the date tax was deductible until it is deducted.

If the shortfall is found and deducted after 12 months, interest alone is INR 3,60,000. Under section 448, the Assessing Officer may also impose a penalty equal to the tax not deducted. HollandCo gains nothing, because its own return would be assessed at 10 percent.

Date	Step	Rule
30 Sep 2026	Book the royalty and deduct INR 15,00,000	Section 393(2), serial 17
7 Oct 2026	Deposit the tax on the royalty	Rule 218(2)
31 Oct 2026	Book the interest and deduct INR 5,00,000	Section 393(2), serial 17
31 Oct 2026	File Form 144 for July to September 2026	Rule 219
7 Nov 2026	Deposit the tax on the interest	Rule 218(2)
10 Nov 2026	Declare the dividend, book it and deduct INR 60,00,000	Companies Act s.123(3); section 393(2)
By 15 Nov 2026	Deposit the dividend in a separate bank account	Companies Act s.123(4)
By 15 Nov 2026	Issue Form 131 for the royalty	Rule 215
7 Dec 2026	Deposit the tax on the dividend	Rule 218(2)
By 10 Dec 2026	Pay the dividend to HollandCo's bank account, after Forms 146 and 145	Companies Act s.127; rule 220
By 31 Jan 2027	File Form 144 for October to December 2026	Rule 219
By 15 Feb 2027	Issue Form 131 for the interest and the dividend	Rule 215
Section 263 due date	HollandCo files its Indian return for tax year 2026-27	Section 207(8)

IndiaCo also pays IGST on the imported royalty under reverse charge and usually claims it back as input tax credit. It reports the royalty and interest in its transfer pricing report in Form 48 under section 172.

A later sale of shares

In 2027 HollandCo sells a 30 percent stake in IndiaCo, held for more than 24 months, with a gain of INR 5,00,00,000. It has two offers.

Buyer	Article 13(5) result	Indian tax (INR)
A German company, not resident in India	Taxable only in the Netherlands	Nil, subject to the PPT and GAAR review
An Indian listed company, resident in India	India may tax: holding of 10% or more, sold to a resident	66,30,000: 12.5% of 5,00,00,000, plus 2% surcharge and 4% cess
An 8% stake sold to the same Indian company	Taxable only in the Netherlands	Nil

The Indian buyer withholds INR 66,30,000 under section 393(2), serial 17. The 2 percent slab is an assumption; the buyer applies the slab for the actual payment. A sale to the Indian buyer is a transfer from a non resident to a resident, so Form FC-TRS is due within 60 days.

Common mistakes

1. Withholding 5 percent on dividends under the MFN clause. Fix: apply 10 percent under Article 10(2). Nestle settled the point on 19 Oct 2023.
2. Adding surcharge and cess to the treaty rate. In the 2 percent slab, a 10 percent dividend then bears 10.608 percent. Fix: apply the treaty rate flat and cite the article in Form 146.
3. Treating every service fee as a 10 percent technical fee. Fix: test each service against Article 12(5). A fee that makes nothing available bears no Indian tax without a PE.
4. Assuming no PE because the treaty lacks a service PE clause. Fix: test fixed place and agent risk under Articles 5(1) and 5(5).
5. Ignoring the buyer's residence on a share sale. Fix: test the 10 percent holding and the buyer's residence under Article 13(5) before signing.
6. Treating the Netherlands as grandfathered from the PPT. Fix: Circular No. 01/2025 grandfathers only Cyprus, Mauritius and Singapore. Build a substance file for every claim.
7. Relying on the woonplaatsverklaring alone. Fix: keep Form 41, beneficial ownership evidence and the board record.
8. Running the Dutch BV from India. Fix: hold board meetings and take key decisions in the Netherlands. MLI Article 4(1) can suspend treaty relief.
9. Telling the parent the treaty rate ends its Indian filings. Fix: plan a PAN and an Indian return under section 207(8).
10. Citing sections 90 and 195 in a 2026 Form 146. Fix: cite sections 159, 207 and 393(2), serial 17.

Checklist for claiming India Netherlands treaty benefits

1. Confirm the Dutch company holds a woonplaatsverklaring covering each payment date.
2. File Form 41 once for the tax year before the first payment.
3. Obtain a PAN, or collect the six rule 217 details.
4. Classify each payment as dividend, interest, royalty, technical fee, business profit or capital gain.
5. Apply 10 percent to dividends, with no MFN reduction.
6. Test service fees against the make available clause in Article 12(5).
7. Check whether interest is exempt under Article 11(3).
8. Add up the year's payments to fix the domestic surcharge slab.
9. Collect beneficial ownership and no PE declarations.
10. Review the substance file against the PPT, GAAR and MLI Article 10.
11. Deduct tax at the earlier of credit and payment, at the flat treaty rate.
12. Obtain Form 146 and file Form 145 before each remittance.
13. Deposit the tax by the 7th of the next month, file Form 144 and issue Form 131.
14. Test the holding size, the buyer's residence and Article 13(4) before any share sale.
15. Remind the Dutch company to file its Indian return.

To have us review a Dutch payment or exit before it happens, send the agreement and the shareholding through our contact page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the India Netherlands DTAA dividend rate 5 or 10 percent?+

It is 10 percent. Article 10(2) caps Indian tax at 10 percent for a Dutch beneficial owner, whatever the size of the holding. The Supreme Court rejected the 5 percent MFN claim in Nestle SA on 19 Oct 2023. The Indian company deducts under section 393(2) at 10 percent once it holds the residence certificate and Form 41.

Will the India France protocol bring a 5 percent rate for Dutch shareholders?+

Not by itself. PIB announced the signing on 23 Feb 2026. The changes take effect only after both countries complete their internal procedures. Under Nestle SA, the MFN clause in paragraph IV(2) of the Protocol needs a separate notification for the Netherlands treaty. That would now issue under section 159(1). Until India notifies it, the rate stays at 10 percent.

Do surcharge and cess apply on top of the treaty rate?+

We do not add them. Article 2 of the treaty names Indian income tax "including any surcharge thereon" as a covered tax. Tribunal rulings treat cess as part of the tax capped, though no CBDT circular settles the point. So we apply 10 percent flat on a qualifying dividend and state the article in Form 146.

What is the TDS rate on interest paid to a Dutch parent?+

Article 11(2) caps it at 10 percent for a Dutch beneficial owner, bank or not. Domestic law charges 20 percent on foreign currency loans under section 207 and 35 percent on rupee loans. So a rupee loan from a Dutch parent bears 10 percent with the residence certificate and Form 41. Article 11(9) limits the cap to arm's length interest.

Is interest paid to a Dutch development lender taxable in India?+

No, if the lender is on the list in Article 11(4)(a). Article 11(3)(a) exempts interest to the Dutch Government, which includes the Netherlands Bank and two named development finance companies. Interest on a loan guaranteed or insured by the Dutch Government is exempt under Article 11(3)(b). Keep the guarantee or the lender's status on file for Form 146.

Is equipment rental paid to a Dutch company a royalty under the treaty?+

On our reading, no. The current Article 12(4), in force from 1 Apr 1998 under S.O. 693(E), defines royalties without mentioning equipment. A rental for industrial or commercial equipment is business profit under Article 7. India taxes it only through a PE. Domestic law still calls it royalty, so state the treaty analysis in Form 146.

Is a software subscription paid to a Dutch company a royalty?+

Usually not. The Supreme Court ruled in Engineering Analysis Centre of Excellence Private Limited on 2 Mar 2021. It held that end user software licences are not royalty under India's treaties. Section 9(6) of the Income Tax Act, 2025 still counts software as royalty at home. So the residence certificate and Form 41 decide the result.

Can a Dutch company sell Indian shares without Indian tax?+

Often, yes. Article 13(5) taxes the gain only in the Netherlands, unless a 10 percent or larger holding goes to an Indian resident buyer. A sale to a foreign buyer is outside Indian tax under the treaty. The MLI principal purpose test and GAAR under section 159(6) can still deny the exemption.

Does India tax a Dutch company's sale of a small stake to an Indian buyer?+

No, if the stake is below 10 percent. The proviso in Article 13(5) applies only to shares forming part of at least a 10 percent interest. Below that, the gain is taxable only in the Netherlands, whoever buys. Article 13(4) still applies to unlisted land rich companies where the seller holds 25 percent or more.

Do Dutch staff working in India create a service PE?+

The treaty has no service PE clause, so days alone do not create a PE. Dutch staff create a PE only through a fixed place under Article 5(1) or as a dependent agent under Article 5(5). A building or installation project lasting more than six months is a PE under Article 5(3).

Is the Indian subsidiary itself a PE of the Dutch parent?+

Not by control alone. Article 5(7) says control between companies does not, by itself, make either a PE of the other. The subsidiary can still become a dependent agent PE under Article 5(5). That happens if it habitually concludes contracts for the parent, or keeps and delivers the parent's stock.

What happens if a Dutch company's board meets in India?+

It risks Indian residence under section 6(10) of the Income Tax Act, 2025. MLI Article 4(1) replaced the treaty's place of effective management tie breaker. The competent authorities must now agree on residence. Until they agree, the company gets no treaty relief except as they allow. Hold board meetings in the Netherlands.

How often does a Dutch company file Form 41?+

Once per tax year. Form 41 is filed under section 159(8)(b) and rule 75 of the Income Tax Rules, 2026. Its guidance note says "only once in a tax year". PAN is optional, and a filer without one verifies by OTP. The woonplaatsverklaring must still cover each payment date in that year.

What happens if the Dutch residence certificate arrives after the payment?+

The Indian company deducts at the domestic rate under section 207, plus surcharge and cess. Section 159(8) makes the certificate a condition of treaty relief. The Dutch company then files an Indian return with the certificate and Form 41 and claims the excess as a refund. A Form 128 certificate under section 395(1) is the other route.

Does the principal purpose test apply to the India Netherlands treaty?+

Yes. MLI Article 7(1) applies to Indian withholding from 1 Apr 2020 and to other Indian taxes for periods from that date. CBDT Circular No. 01/2025 grandfathers only certain Cyprus, Mauritius and Singapore provisions. So every Dutch claim, including the Article 13(5) share exemption, faces the test.

Can a Dutch shareholder still claim refunds for years it applied 5 percent?+

Not on the MFN ground. The Supreme Court held on 19 Oct 2023 that Slovenia, Lithuania and Colombia do not trigger the clause. CBDT Circular No. 3/2022 takes the same view. Past assessments at 5 percent face correction to 10 percent, with interest, within the time limits for reassessment.

Is there a time limit for MAP under the India Netherlands treaty?+

Yes. Article 25(1) says the case "must be presented within three years from the first notification of the action". The synthesised text shows no MLI change to Article 25. The Indian application is Form 55 (old Form 34F) under the Income Tax Rules, 2026.

Which forms replaced Form 10F, 15CA and 15CB?+

From 1 Apr 2026, Form 41 replaced Form 10F under rule 75 of the Income Tax Rules, 2026. Forms 145 and 146 replaced Forms 15CA and 15CB under rule 220. Form 144 replaced Form 27Q, and Form 131 replaced Form 16A. An Indian resident now applies for a residence certificate in Form 42 and receives it in Form 43.

Sources

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