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VAT Number Format

VAT Number Format

Owned by Darren Stretch
Last updated: Jun 09, 2021

After a company has successfully received approval with a country's tax authority, they will be issued with a VAT Number for that country.

Each EU Member state has a different VAT number format. These VAT registrations consistent of numbers and letters to form a unique ID which is between 8 & 12 digits/characters in length.

As part of expanding governmental control on imports, each retailer must provide a valid EU VAT number if they are registered within the EU to sell on Fruugo. These numbers are verified with the European Commission, and would will also be used for any intrastat trade.

To avoid any issues, errors or delays with your Fruugo account please ensure the correctly formatted VAT number for any registered country is provided to us once registered.

EU VAT Number Formats

The format for the EU member state's supported on Fruugo are below:

CountryVAT Country CodeFormatCharactersNote
AustriaATU123456789 Characters'U' is always the first character of 9
BelgiumBE012345678910 CharactersIf only 9 characters, it should be prefixed with 0.
CzechiaCZ123456788-10 Characters
DenmarkDK123456788 Characters
EstoniaEE1234567899 Characters
FinlandFI

12345678

8 Characters
FranceFR12345678901, X1234567890, 1X123456789, XX12345678911 CharactersMay Include alphabetical characters (any except O or I) as first or second, or first & second characters
GermanyDE1234567899 Characters
GreeceEL1234567899 Characters
HungaryHU123456788 Characters
IrelandIE1234567WA8 or 9 CharactersIncludes one or two alphabetical characters as last, or second & last, or last 2 characters
ItalyIT0123456789011 Characters
LatviaLV0123456789011 Characters
LithuaniaLT123456789 or 0123456789019 or 12 Characters
LuxembourgLU123456788 Characters
NetherlandsNL123456789B01 or 123456789B0212 CharactersThe 10th character is always B. Companies forming a VAT Group have the suffix BO2
PolandPL012345678910 Characters
PortugalPT1234567899 Characters
Romania
RO1234567890
10 Characters
SlovakiaSK012345678910 Characters

SpainESX12345678, 12345678X, X1234567X9 CharactersIncludes 1 or 2 alphabetical characters as first or last, or first & last characters
SwedenSE01234567890112 Characters
United KingdomUK1234567899 Characters

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