A value added tax identification number or VAT identification number (VATIN) is an identifier used in many countries, including the countries of the European Union, for value added tax purposes.
In the EU, a VAT identification number can be verified online at the EU's official VIES website. It confirms that the number is currently allocated and can provide the name or other identifying details of the entity to whom the identifier has been allocated. However, many national governments will not give out VAT identification numbers due to data protection laws.
The full identifier starts with an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (2 letters) country code (except for Greece, which uses the ISO 639-1 language code EL for the Greek language, instead of its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code GR) and then has between 2 and 13 characters. The identifiers are composed of numeric digits in most countries, but in some countries they may contain letters.
Foreign companies that trade with non-enterprises in the EU may have a VATIN starting with "EU" instead of a country code, e.g. Godaddy USA EU826010755 and Amazon USA AWS EU826009064.
Video VAT identification number
VAT numbers by country
European Union VAT identification numbers
VAT numbers of non-EU countries
VAT numbers of Latin American countries
Maps VAT identification number
See also
- European Union Value Added Tax Area
- Employer Identification Number
- National identification number
References
External links
- VIES, European "VAT Information Exchange System".
- Bulk \ Batch VIES VAT number validation service, VAT number validation service".
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