VAT identification number
The Value added tax identification number (VATIN) is an identifier used in the European Union for taxation purposes.
The identifier starts with an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code and then has between 5 and 12 characters. These 5 to 12 characters are in most countries only numbers, but in some countries they also contain some letters.
Some foreign companies that trade with non-enterprises in the EU get a VATIN starting with "EU".
VAT identification numbers by countries[1]
| Country | Local name | Abbreviation | Country code | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | BTW nummer | ? | BE | 10 digits |
| Bulgaria | BULSTAT | ? | BG | 9-10 digits |
| Denmark | ? | ? | DK | 8 digits |
| Estonia | ? | ? | EE | 9 digits |
| Finland | Arvonlisäveronumero | ALV nro | FI | 8 digits |
| France | ? | ? | FR | 11 digits, the first and/or the second value can also be a character |
| Germany | Umsatzsteuer-ID-Nr. | USt-IdNr. | DE | 9 digits |
| Greece | ? | ? | EL | 9 digits |
| Ireland | ? | VAT no | IE | 8 digits, the second can be a character and the last one must be a character |
| Italy | Partita IVA | P.IVA | IT | 11 digits |
| Netherlands | ? | ? | NL | 12 digits |
| Portugal | Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado | IVA | PT | 9 digits |
| San Marino | Codice operatore economico | ? | SM | 5 digits |
| Spain | Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido | IVA | ES | 9 digits, the first or the last value can also be a character |
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