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For transactions with EU VAT-registered parties, ensure a valid VAT number. Verify against provided formats or consult HMRC for guidance on the correct numbers.

 CAUTION: You can’t enter a VAT number for a contact outside the EU. 

CountryFormatNumber of charactersNotes
Austria (AT)U123456789The first character is always a U.
Belgium (BE)012345678910If you have a 9-digit number, prefix it with a 0.
Bulgaria (BG)12345678909 or 10
Croatia (HR)1234567890111
Cyprus (CY)12345678X9The last character must be a letter.
Czech Republic (CZ)12345678
123456789
1234567890
8, 9 or 10If a contact provides you with 11, 12 or 13 numbers, delete the first three numbers as these are a tax code.
Denmark (DK)123456788
Estonia (EE)1234567899
Finland (FI)123456788
France (FR)12345678901
X1234567890
1X123456789
XX123456789
11Valid VAT numbers may have an alpha character as the first or second, or both. All alphabets are valid except I and O.
Germany (DE)1234567899
Greece (GR)0123456789
Hungary (HU)123456788
Ireland (IE)1234567X
1X23456X
8Includes one or two alpha characters as either the last or second and last character or last two characters.
Italy (IT)1234567890111
Latvia (LV)1234567890111
Lithuania (LT)123456789
123456789012
9 or 12
Luxembourg (LU)123456788
Malta (MT)123456788
Netherlands (NL)123456789B0112The tenth character is always a B and the 3-digit suffix is always in the range B01-B99.
Poland (PL)123456789010
Portugal(PT)1234567899
Romania (RO)12345678902 – 10Minimum of two maximum of 10
Slovak Republic (SK)123456789010
Slovenia (SI)123456788
Spain (ES)X12345678
12345678X
X1234567X
9The first or last, or first and last characters can be alpha characters.
Sweden (SE)12345678900112
UK (GB)1234567899


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