If you deal with VAT registered customers and suppliers in the EU, you must enter a valid VAT number. You can check the VAT number against the table below. If your contact has provided you with a number in a format which is not shown here, you should contact HMRC for further advice about the correct number to use.  CAUTION: You can’t enter a VAT number for a contact outside the EU.
| Country | Format | Number of characters | Notes | | Austria (AT) | U12345678 | 9 | The first character is always a U. | | Belgium (BE) | 0123456789 | 10 | If you have a 9 digit number, prefix it with a 0. | | Bulgaria (BG) | 1234567890 | 9 or 10 | | | Croatia (HR) | 12345678901 | 11 | | | Cyprus (CY) | 12345678X | 9 | The last character must be a letter. | | Czech Republic (CZ) | 12345678
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1234567890 | 8, 9 or 10 | If a contact provides you with 11, 12 or 13 numbers, delete the first three numbers as these are a tax code. | | Denmark (DK) | 12345678 | 8 | | | Estonia (EE) | 123456789 | 9 | | | Finland (FI) | 12345678 | 8 | | | France (FR) | 12345678901
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XX123456789 | 11 | May include an alpha character as the first, second or first and second characters. All alpha characters are valid other than I and O. | | Germany (DE) | 123456789 | 9 | | | Greece (GR) | 012345678 | 9 | | | Hungary (HU) | 12345678 | 8 | | | Ireland (IE) | 1234567X
1X23456X | 8 | Includes one or two alpha characters as either the last or second and last character or last two characters. | | Italy (IT) | 12345678901 | 11 | | | Latvia (LV) | 12345678901 | 11 | | | Lithuania (LT) | 123456789
123456789012 | 9 or 12 | | | Luxembourg (LU) | 12345678 | 8 | | | Malta (MT) | 12345678 | 8 | | | Netherlands (NL) | 123456789B01 | 12 | The tenth character is always a B and the 3 digit suffix is always in the range B01-B99. | | Poland (PL) | 1234567890 | 10 | | | Portugal(PT) | 123456789 | 9 | | Romania (RO) | 1234567890 | 2 – 10 | Minimum of two maximum of 10 | | Slovak Republic (SK) | 1234567890 | 10 | | | Slovenia (SI) | 12345678 | 8 | | | Spain (ES) | X12345678
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X1234567X | 9 | The first or last, or first and last characters can be alpha characters. | | Sweden (SE) | 123456789001 | 12 | | | UK (GB) | 123456789 | 9 | | [BCB:299:UKI - Personal content block - Dane:ECB]
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