FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 252: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 252.2
DFARS 252.229-7013 Tax exemptions (Spain)—representation.
The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.
In plain English
This DFARS provision applies to contracts arising from U.S. Forces activities in Spain. It states that the contract will be exempt from certain Spanish excise, luxury, and transaction taxes listed in DFARS 252.229-7005. By submitting an offer, the offeror represents that its price, including subcontract prices, does not include those taxes or any other taxes from which the U.S. Government is exempt.
Applies to: Offerors on contracts arising from U.S. Forces activities in Spain
What it requires
- By submitting an offer, represent that the offered price, including subcontract prices, does not include the identified taxes or any other taxes from which the U.S. Government is exempt.
Key terms: Tax relief agreements · United States Forces in Spain · excise, luxury, and transaction taxes · representation · subcontracts
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
As prescribed in 229.402-70(e)(2), use the following provision:
Tax Exemptions (Spain)—Representation (APR 2012)
(a) Exemptions. In accordance with tax relief agreements between the United States Government and the Spanish Government, and because the resultant contract arises from the activities of the United States Forces in Spain, the contract will be exempt from the excise, luxury, and transaction taxes listed in paragraph (b) of the clause DFARS 252.229-7005, Tax Exemptions (Spain).
(b) Representation. By submission of its offer, the offeror represents that the offered price, including the prices of subcontracts to be awarded under the contract, does not include the taxes identified herein, or any other taxes from which the United States Government is exempt.
(End of provision)
Sections it refers to
- 229.402-70 Additional provisions and clauses.
- 252.229-7005 Tax exemptions (Spain).
Sections that refer to it
- 204.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
- 229.402-70 Additional provisions and clauses.
- 252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications.
← 252.229-7012 Tax exemptions (Italy)—representation. · 252.229-7014 Full Exemption from Two-Percent Excise Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 252
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modifications to Printed Circuit Board Acquisition Restrictions (DFARS Case 2022-D011) ↗ · proposed 2026-07-02 · comments due 2026-08-31
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Certification Requirement for Military Recruitment Advertising (DFARS Case 2024-D022) ↗ · proposed 2026-06-25 · comments due 2026-08-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Small Purchase Exception for the Acquisition of U.S. Flags (DFARS Case 2024-D013) ↗ · proposed 2026-06-25 · comments due 2026-08-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (DFARS Case 2021-D011) ↗ · proposed 2026-05-07 · comments due 2026-07-06
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019-D041) ↗ · final rule 2025-09-10 · effective 2025-11-10
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Limitation on Certain Institutes of Higher Education (DFARS Case 2024-D023); Correction ↗ · final rule 2025-08-28 · effective 2025-08-28
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Disclosure of DoD Funding in Technical Publications (DFARS Case 2024-D003) ↗ · proposed 2025-08-25 · comments due 2025-10-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Limitation on Certain Institutes of Higher Education (DFARS Case 2024-D023) ↗ · final rule 2025-08-25 · effective 2025-08-25
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.