• If the above applies, please see below.
• If the above does not apply, please leave this field blank.

 
VAT Registration Number Formats

When entering your VAT registration number, please use the appropriate format for your country as shown below
(accurate at the time of writing but subject to change ) ...

Country	How to enter the VAT Registration No.	Example
Austria	Starts with ATU, then a block of 9 characters	ATU123456789
Belgium	Starts with BE, then a block of 10 digits	BE0123456789
Bulgaria	Starts with BG, then either 9 or 10 digits	BG123456789 BG1234567890
Cyrpus	Starts with CY, then a block of 9 digits	CY123456789L
Czech Republic	Starts with CZ, then a block of 8, 9 or 10 digits	CZ12345678 or CZ123456789 or CZ1234567890
Germany	Starts with DE, then a block of 9 digits	DE123456789
Denmark	Starts with DK, then 4 blocks each of 2 digits	DK12 34 56 78
Estonia	Starts with EE, then a block of 9 digits	EE123456789
Greece	Starts with EL, then a block of 9 digits	EL123456789
Spain	Starts with ES, then a block of 8 characters	ESX123456X
Finland	Starts with FI, then a block of 8 digits	FI12345678
France	Starts with FR, then 2 characters, then 9 digits	FRAB 123456789
Hungary	Starts with HU, then 8 digits	HU12345678
Ireland	Starts with IE, then 8 characters	IE12345678
Italy	Starts with IT, then 11 digits	IT12345678901
Lithuania	Starts with LT, then either 9 or 12 characters	LT123456789 or LT123456789012
Luxembourg	Starts with LU, then either 8 digits	LU12345678
Latvia	Starts with LV, then 11 digits	LV12345678901
Malta	Starts with MT, then 8 digits	MT12345678
The Netherlands	Starts with NL, then 12 characters	NL123456789012
Poland	Starts with PL, then 10 digits	PL1234567890
Portugal	Starts with PT, then 9 digits	PT123456789
Romania	Starts with RO, then minimum 2 digits, maximum 10 digits	RO1234567890
Sweden	Starts with SE, then 12 digits	SE123456789012
Slovenia	Starts with SI, then 8 digits	SI12345678
Slovakia	Starts with SK, then 10 digits	SK1234567890

 

 

Verifying the VAT Registration Number

 If a VAT registration number is entered, the system will automatically attempt to verify it as part of the purchasing process. If an error is reported, indicating a problem with the number entered ...
 

• Check the number entered against the format provided above.
• Check the actual number to ensure it is correct for your company. You can check the validity of your VAT Registration No. using the VAT Information Exchange System (VIES) web site at http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/vieshome.do.
• If you believe the number to be correct, yet you continue to be shown an error, it is possible that a technical problem or network error prevents the validation process from completing successfully.
   
  In this case, remove the number so that the field is blank to continue without validation. However, you will need to claim the VAT back manually following a successful purchase.