Coverage & Technical Notes
VAT number validation across 31 jurisdictions via official government APIs.
Non-EU Countries
| Country | Code | Data source | Unique consultation number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 | United Kingdom | GB | HMRC API · VAT Act 1994 | ✓ |
| 🇳🇴 | Norway | NO | Brønnøysund Register · Norwegian VAT Act | ✗ |
| 🇨🇭 | Switzerland | CH | Swiss UID Register · Swiss VAT Act (MWSTG) | ✗ |
EU Member States
| Country | Code | Data source | Unique consultation number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇹 | Austria | AT | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇧🇪 | Belgium | BE | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇧🇬 | Bulgaria | BG | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇨🇾 | Cyprus | CY | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇨🇿 | Czech Republic | CZ | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇩🇪 | Germany | DE | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇩🇰 | Denmark | DK | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇪🇪 | Estonia | EE | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇬🇷 | Greece | EL | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇪🇸 | Spain | ES | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇫🇮 | Finland | FI | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇫🇷 | France | FR | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇭🇷 | Croatia | HR | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇭🇺 | Hungary | HU | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇮🇪 | Ireland | IE | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇮🇹 | Italy | IT | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇱🇹 | Lithuania | LT | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇱🇺 | Luxembourg | LU | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇱🇻 | Latvia | LV | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇲🇹 | Malta | MT | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇳🇱 | Netherlands | NL | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇵🇱 | Poland | PL | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇵🇹 | Portugal | PT | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇷🇴 | Romania | RO | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇸🇪 | Sweden | SE | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇸🇮 | Slovenia | SI | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🇸🇰 | Slovakia | SK | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
| 🏴 | Northern Ireland | XI | EU VIES API · Council Directive 2006/112/EC | ✓ |
Norway and Switzerland do not issue unique consultation numbers — validation confirms VAT registration status only.
Greece uses country code EL (not GR) in the VIES system.
Spain and Italy may require your VAT number as requester to return full validation details.
Northern Ireland uses the XI prefix under the Windsor Framework — same number format as GB but validated via EU VIES (not HMRC).