Checking the VAT identification number
With endereco you can carry out a simple as well as a qualified check of the VAT ID number for the European Economic Area.
What is the qualified VAT number check?
The simple VAT registration number check validates the validity of a VAT registration number, the extended VAT registration number check additionally checks the affiliation to a stored company name.
- Relevant for the correct VAT Calculation per country
- Where available, the qualified VAT number check is applied
- Always up-to-date data through real-time connection to EU server
- Detection of incorrect entries and invalid VAT ID numbers.
Why do I need a qualified VAT number check?
The check is extremely important in intra-European, cross-border trade. If the VAT registration number and thus the status of a taxable buyer from abroad is confirmed by a qualified VAT registration number, the shift of tax liability to the buyer can take place.
Automatic test
The tedious manual validation of foreign customers is no longer necessary.
Correct reporting of VAT.
Based on the check, the tax display of the products can be correct automatically.
Integration
Via our API, the service can be quickly and easily integrated into almost any system.
Possible uses of the VAT registration number check
Due diligence support
Minimize business risks and check companies before doing business - D-U-N-S number or a qualified VAT ID number check are important for this. Checks can be carried out in fractions of a second via our API. So that you know which business partners you are working with.
Online price calculation
In international online trade, correct pricing and VAT calculation are essential. With a verified VAT ID number, online retailers also know whether their business partners are entitled to deduct VAT.
Country coverage
The VAT number check is available in the 27 European countries and worldwide for 59 countries
In several EU member states, the VAT number is the tax number under which an entrepreneur is registered for VAT purposes by the tax authorities and not, as in the Federal Republic of Germany, an additional special number - issued in a special procedure. This VAT number is then simply preceded by the corresponding country code.
| Country | Local designation | Abbreviation | Structure | Status |
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| BELGIUM | le numéro d'identification à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée BTW - identificatienummer | No.TVA / BTW no. | BE1234567890 (country code + 10 digits) |  |
| BULGARIA | Thanks dobawena stoinost | DDS = ДДС | BG 0123456789 (country code + 9 or 10 digits) | |
| DENMARK | Momsregistreringsnummer | SE no. | DK 12345678 (country code + 8 digits) | |
| GERMANY | Sales tax identification number | VAT no. | EN 123456789 (country code + 9 digits) | |
| ESTONIA | Käibemaksukohustuslase registreeri-misnumber | KMKR-number | EE 123456789 (country code + 9 digits) | |
| FINLAND | Arvonlisâverorekisterointi-nu- mero | ALV-NRO | FI 12345678 (country code + 8 digits) | |
| FRANCE | le numéro d'identification à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée | none | FR A123456789B (country code + 11 digits, first and last digit can be numbers or digits, all other digits only digits | |
| GREECE | Arithmos Forologikou Mitroou FPA | A..M. | EL 123456789 (country code + 9 digits) | |
| IRELAND | value added tax identification number | VAT No | IE 12345678(9) Country code 8 or 9 digits For 8 digits: the second digit can be and the last digit must be a letter At 9 digits since 1.1.2013: 1st - 7th digit digits 8th digit letters from A to W 9th digit letters from A to I | |
| ITALY | il numero di registrazione IVA | P.IVA | IT 01234567890 (country code + 11 digits) | |
| CROATIA | Porez na dodanu vrijednost hrvatskog identifikacijski broj | HR PDV ID broj | HR 01234567899 (country code + 11 digits) | |
| LATVIA | pievienotāsvērtības nodokļa reģistrācijas numurs | PVN reģistrācijas numurs | LV 01234567899 (country code + 11 digits) | |
| LITHUANIA | Pridetines vertes mo-kescio moketojo kodas | PVM moketojo kodas | LT 123456789(99) (country code + 9 or 12 digits) | |
| LUXEMBOURG | le numéro d'identification à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée | none | LU 12345678 (country code + 8 digits) | |
| MALTA | value added tax identification number | VAT No | MT 12345678 (country code + 8 digits) | |
| NETHERLANDS | BTW-identificatienummer | OB number | NL +0123456789* Country code + twelve, digits, Letters and '+' and '*' allowed | |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | value added tax registration number | VAT Reg.No. | XI 123456789(999) (Country code + 5, 9 or 12 digits) For administrations and health care: five, the first two digits GD or HA | |
| NORWAY | MVA identification number Merverdiavgift | MVA ID | 912345678MVA (Starting with 9 + digits, followed by MVA (If VAT-registered legal entity) | |
| AUSTRIA | VAT identification number | UID no. | AT U12345678 (Country code + 9 digits, the first digit must be a "U". | |
| POLAND | Number identyfikacji podatkowej | NIP | PL 0123456789 (country code + 10 digits) | |
| PORTUGAL | o número de identificacao para efeitos do imposto sobre o valor acrescentado | NIPC | PT 123456789 (country code + 9 digits) | |
| ROMANIA | cod de înregistrare în scopuri de TVA | TVA | RO 1234567890 (Country code + maximum 10, digits not starting with Ø) | |
| SWEDEN | Registreringsnummer för mervärdesskatt (Momsnummer) | MomsNo. | SE 012345678901 (Country code + 12 digits, always ends with 01) | |
| SLOVAKIA | Identifikačné číslo pre daň z pridanej hodnoty | IČ DPH | SK 0123456789 (country code + 10 digits) | |
| SLOVENIA | davčna številka | DDV | SI 12345678 (country code + 8 digits) | |
| SPAIN | el número de identificación a efectos del Impuesto sobre el Valor Anadido | N.IVA | ES 123456789 (country code + 9 digits, the first and /or) the last digit can be a letter) | |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | danove identifikacni cislo | DIC | CZ 012345678(9)(9) (country code + 8,9 or 10 digits) | |
| HUNGARY | közösségi adószám | none | HU 12345678 (country code + 8 digits) | |
| CYPRUS | Arithmos Egrafis FPA | none | CY 12345678A (Country code + 9 digits, last one must be a letter) | |
| BELARUS | Учетный номер плательщика - УНП | VAT ID (УНП) | "УНП" and 6-digit number | |
| ICELAND | Virðisaukaskattsnúmer | VSK | 6-digit number |  |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | value added tax registration number | VAT Reg.No. | XI 123456789(999) | |
| NORWAY | MVA identification number Merverdiavgift | MVA ID | 912345678MVA | |
| SWITZERLAND | VAT TVA IVA | German-speaking Switzerland: CHE-123.456.789 MWST - "CHE-" followed by 3 segments with 3 numbers, 3 digits, separated by ".", ending with "MwST" French-speaking Switzerland: CHE-123.456.789 TVA "- CHE-" followed by 3 segments with 3 numbers, 3 digits, separated by ".", ending with "TVA" Italian-speaking Switzerland: CHE-123.456.789 IVA " - CHE-" followed by 3 segments with 3 numbers, 3 digits, separated by ".", ending with "IVA" | |
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| RUSSIA | Value-added tax | INN (ИНН) INN (ИНН) | Ten-digit number for legal entities/companies: 9999999999 Twelve-digit number for natural persons: 999999999999 | |
| Ukraine | Registration number | EDRPOU / ЄДРПОУ | Eight-digit number, e.g. 12345678 | |
| United Kingdom | Value-added tax | England, Wales, Scotland: GB and nine digits in three blocks: three digits - four digits - two digits: GB 123 4567 89 Northern Ireland: XI and nine digits in three blocks: three digits - four digits - two digits: XI 123 4567 89 | |
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| United Arab Emirates | Tax Registration Number | TRN | Fifteen-digit number, e.g.: 999999999999999 | |
| Israel | Value-added tax | מספר חברה | Nine-digit number, e.g.: 123456789 | |
| Jordan | Sales Tax | ST | Seven-digit number, e.g.: 9999999 | |
| Malaysia | Goods & Services Tax | GST | Fifteen-digit number, starting with W, e.g: W12345678901234 | |
| Saudi Arabia | Value-added tax | Fifteen-digit number, e.g.: 123456789012345 | |
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| Singapore | Goods & Services Tax | GST | Ten-digit code with letters and numbers, e.g: M12345678X or 123456789C | |
| Thailand | VAT ID/Tax ID Number | TIN | Thirteen-digit number, e.g.: 1234567890123 | |
| Taiwan | Value-added tax | VAT ID | Eight-digit number, e.g.: 12345678 | |
| Botswana | Value-added tax | Twelve-digit code, for companies starting with C and 11 digits, e.g: C01234567890 | |
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| Cameroon | Numéro d'Identifiant fiscal Unique | NIU | Fourteen-digit code, starting with "M", ending with a letter, with digits in between, e.g: M123456789012E | |
| Kenya | Personal Identification Number | PIN | Eleven-digit code, for companies starting with P, ending with a letter, with digits in between, e.g: P123456789X | |
| Morocco | Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée | TVA | Axis number, e.g.: 12345678 | |
| Nigeria | Value-added tax | VAT | Twelve-digit number in two blocks of 8 and 4 digits, separated by "-", e.g.: 12345678-1234 | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Value-added tax | VAT | Ten-digit number, starting with "4", e.g.: 412345678910 | |
| Argentina | Código Único de Identificación Tributaria | CUIT | Eleven-digit number, e.g.: 12345678901 | |
| Brazil | Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica | CNPJ | Fourteen-digit number in this format, e.g.: 123.456.789-87 | |
| Chile | Tax Identification Number | TIN | Nine-digit code consisting of 9 digits or 8 digits and K, e.g.: 99.999.999.9 or 99.999.999.K | |
| Colombia | Numero De Identificacion Tributaria | NIT | Nine-digit code consisting of 9 digits in the format 99.999.999 | |
| Australia | Australian Business Number | ABN | Eleven-digit number in the format 99 999 999 999 | |
| New Zealand | Inland Revenue to individuals | IRD | Eight- or nine-digit number (depending on the date of issue - today only nine-digit), e.g.: 123456789 | |
- Necessary for correct VAT reporting in international EU trade
- Effective blocking of dubious customer addresses as part of risk management
- Professional address validation acts as a deterrent to online fraudsters
- Helpful for customers and internal employees
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