It is not a joke. This is what is included in the text of news in the IGIC of the specialized tax firm Garrigues and signed by associates Antonio Viñuela and Eduardo Abad, who in line with other years do not cite trademarks. Since January 1, 2024, buying a Satisfyer Pro 2 in the Canary Islands is more expensive, that is, the typical souvenir that was bought in the south of Gran Canaria now has an indirect tax of 7%. The same thing happens with other rubber sexual articles and latex garments that are sold in abundance in bazaars in Playa del Inglés. Wheelchair rentals, demanded by older tourists who come to the south of the island for long periods, also go from 3% to 7% of the IGIC.
The Garrigues report on the fiscal framework recalled this Monday that the general IGIC rate of 7% will be applied to the following operations and products that were previously subject to the reduced rate of 3%, such as rubber mattresses for beds. water, rubber swimming caps and aprons, rubber diving and swimming suits, rubber sexual articles and latex clothing.
Condoms are plastic products that function as containers and packaging. They go from 3% to 7%. On the other hand, as Maspalomas24H has been able to confirm, Mercadona, one of the low-cost food leaders on the islands, has stopped selling XL size condoms in the Canary Islands due to the low demand for this product in the rest of Spain and, therefore, therefore, dragging down the island supply. This is not the first time that Mercadona has matched the Canarian market on the path of the rest of the Peninsula in parapharmacy products.
Regarding the tobacco that tourists demand as rolling tobacco to take back to their countries of origin, the black rolling tobacco in 2025 will have an extra cost of 75% of the normal rate required for the blonde rolling tobacco, becoming taxed this normal rate in 2026. In 2025 the increased rate applicable to the black rolling pin will be 80% of the increased rate applicable to the blonde rolling pin, going to 100% of this increased rate in 2026. Finally, in 2025 the rate The reference rate for the black rolling pin will be 80% of the reference rate for the blonde rolling pin (100% in 2026).
