VAT number formats by country

Every country structures its VAT number differently. Pick a country for its exact format, check digits, example numbers, and a free checker, or try the VAT checker directly.

CountryPrefixFormatCheck digitRegistry
AustriaATAT followed by the letter U and 8 digitsWeighted MOD 10Bundesministerium fuer Finanzen (BMF)
BelgiumBEBE followed by 10 digits starting with 0 or 1MOD 97FPS Finance (FOD Financien / SPF Finances)
BulgariaBGBG followed by 9 or 10 digitsWeighted MOD 11 (UIC)National Revenue Agency (NRA)
CroatiaHRHR followed by 11 digitsISO 7064 MOD 11,10Porezna uprava (Tax Administration)
CyprusCYCY followed by 8 digits and 1 letterCheck letter (MOD 26)Tax Department, Ministry of Finance
Czech RepublicCZCZ followed by 8, 9, or 10 digitsWeighted MOD 11 (ICO)Financni sprava CR (Czech Financial Administration)
DenmarkDKDK followed by 8 digitsWeighted MOD 11Skattestyrelsen (Danish Tax Agency)
EstoniaEEEE followed by 9 digitsWeighted MOD 10Maksu- ja Tolliamet (Estonian Tax and Customs Board)
FinlandFIFI followed by 8 digitsWeighted MOD 11Verohallinto (Finnish Tax Administration)
FranceFRFR followed by a 2-character key and the 9-digit SIRENMOD 97 keyDirection generale des Finances publiques (DGFiP)
GermanyDEDE followed by 9 digitsISO 7064 MOD 11,10Bundeszentralamt fuer Steuern (BZSt)
GreeceELEL followed by 9 digitsMOD 11 (powers of 2)AADE (Independent Authority for Public Revenue)
HungaryHUHU followed by 8 digitsWeighted MOD 10NAV (National Tax and Customs Administration)
IrelandIEIE followed by 7 digits and 1 or 2 letters, or the older style of 1 digit, 1 letter, 5 digits, and 1 letterMOD 23 letter checkRevenue (Office of the Revenue Commissioners)
ItalyITIT followed by 11 digitsLuhn MOD 10Agenzia delle Entrate
LatviaLVLV followed by 11 digitsWeighted MOD 11Valsts ienemumu dienests (State Revenue Service)
LithuaniaLTLT followed by 9 or 12 digitsWeighted MOD 11Valstybine mokesciu inspekcija (State Tax Inspectorate)
LuxembourgLULU followed by 8 digitsMOD 89Administration de l'enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA (AED)
MaltaMTMT followed by 8 digitsWeighted MOD 37Malta Tax and Customs Administration (MTCA)
NetherlandsNLNL followed by 9 digits, the letter B, and 2 digits11-proef / MOD 97Belastingdienst
PolandPLPL followed by 10 digitsWeighted MOD 11Ministerstwo Finansow / Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa
PortugalPTPT followed by 9 digitsMOD 11Autoridade Tributaria e Aduaneira
RomaniaRORO followed by 2 to 10 digitsNoneANAF (Agentia Nationala de Administrare Fiscala)
SlovakiaSKSK followed by 10 digitsNoneFinancna sprava SR (Financial Administration)
SloveniaSISI followed by 8 digitsMOD 11FURS (Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia)
SpainESES followed by 9 characters: a letter or digit, then 7 digits, then a letter or digitControl characterAEAT (Agencia Estatal de Administracion Tributaria)
SwedenSESE followed by 12 digitsNoneSkatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency)
Northern IrelandXIXI followed by 9 or 12 digitsMOD 97 / MOD 9755HM Revenue and Customs (listed in VIES for goods)
United KingdomGBGB followed by 9 or 12 digitsMOD 97 / MOD 9755HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
SwitzerlandCHCHE followed by 9 digits and an MWST, TVA, or IVA suffixMOD 11BFS UID Register
LiechtensteinLICHE followed by 9 digits with an MWST suffix, identical to the Swiss scheme (LI + 9 digits is also accepted)MOD 11Swiss BFS UID Register (VAT administered by the Liechtenstein Steuerverwaltung)
NorwayNONO followed by 9 digits with an MVA suffixMOD 11Bronnoysund Register Centre (Enhetsregisteret and the VAT Register)
AustraliaAUAU followed by 11 digits (the ABN)MOD 89Australian Business Register (ABN Lookup)

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