VAT number formats by country

AT followed by the letter U and 8 digits

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Weighted MOD 10

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Bundesministerium fuer Finanzen (BMF)

BE followed by 10 digits starting with 0 or 1

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MOD 97

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FPS Finance (FOD Financien / SPF Finances)

BG followed by 9 or 10 digits

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Weighted MOD 11 (UIC)

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National Revenue Agency (NRA)

HR followed by 11 digits

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ISO 7064 MOD 11,10

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Porezna uprava (Tax Administration)

CY followed by 8 digits and 1 letter

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Check letter (MOD 26)

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Tax Department, Ministry of Finance

CZ followed by 8, 9, or 10 digits

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Weighted MOD 11 (ICO)

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Financni sprava CR (Czech Financial Administration)

DK followed by 8 digits

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Weighted MOD 11

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Skattestyrelsen (Danish Tax Agency)

EE followed by 9 digits

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Weighted MOD 10

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Maksu- ja Tolliamet (Estonian Tax and Customs Board)

FI followed by 8 digits

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Weighted MOD 11

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Verohallinto (Finnish Tax Administration)

FR followed by a 2-character key and the 9-digit SIREN

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MOD 97 key

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Direction generale des Finances publiques (DGFiP)

DE followed by 9 digits

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ISO 7064 MOD 11,10

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Bundeszentralamt fuer Steuern (BZSt)

EL followed by 9 digits

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MOD 11 (powers of 2)

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AADE (Independent Authority for Public Revenue)

HU followed by 8 digits

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Weighted MOD 10

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NAV (National Tax and Customs Administration)

IE followed by 7 digits and 1 or 2 letters, or the older style of 1 digit, 1 letter, 5 digits, and 1 letter

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MOD 23 letter check

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Revenue (Office of the Revenue Commissioners)

IT followed by 11 digits

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Luhn MOD 10

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Agenzia delle Entrate

LV followed by 11 digits

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Weighted MOD 11

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Valsts ienemumu dienests (State Revenue Service)

LT followed by 9 or 12 digits

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Weighted MOD 11

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Valstybine mokesciu inspekcija (State Tax Inspectorate)

LU followed by 8 digits

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MOD 89

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Administration de l'enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA (AED)

MT followed by 8 digits

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Weighted MOD 37

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Malta Tax and Customs Administration (MTCA)

NL followed by 9 digits, the letter B, and 2 digits

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11-proef / MOD 97

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Belastingdienst

PL followed by 10 digits

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Weighted MOD 11

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Ministerstwo Finansow / Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa

PT followed by 9 digits

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MOD 11

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Autoridade Tributaria e Aduaneira

RO followed by 2 to 10 digits

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None

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ANAF (Agentia Nationala de Administrare Fiscala)

SK followed by 10 digits

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None

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Financna sprava SR (Financial Administration)

SI followed by 8 digits

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MOD 11

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FURS (Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia)

ES followed by 9 characters: a letter or digit, then 7 digits, then a letter or digit

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Control character

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AEAT (Agencia Estatal de Administracion Tributaria)

SE followed by 12 digits

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None

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Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency)

XI followed by 9 or 12 digits

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MOD 97 / MOD 9755

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HM Revenue and Customs (listed in VIES for goods)

GB followed by 9 or 12 digits

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MOD 97 / MOD 9755

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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

CHE followed by 9 digits and an MWST, TVA, or IVA suffix

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MOD 11

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BFS UID Register

CHE followed by 9 digits with an MWST suffix, identical to the Swiss scheme (LI + 9 digits is also accepted)

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MOD 11

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Swiss BFS UID Register (VAT administered by the Liechtenstein Steuerverwaltung)

NO followed by 9 digits with an MVA suffix

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MOD 11

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Bronnoysund Register Centre (Enhetsregisteret and the VAT Register)

AU followed by 11 digits (the ABN)

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MOD 89

Registry:

Australian Business Register (ABN Lookup)