VAT number formats by country
| Country | Country code | Format | Characters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | AT | U12345678 | 9 characters | 9 characters the first character is always a ‘U’ |
| Belgium | BE | 1234567890 | 10 characters | Prefix with zero ‘0’ if the customer provides a 9 digit VAT number |
| Bulgaria | BG | 123456789, 1234567890 | 9 or 10 characters | |
| Croatia | HR | 12345678901 | 11 characters | |
| Cyprus | CY | 12345678X | 9 characters The last character must always be a letter | |
| Czech Republic | CZ | 12345678 123456789 1234567890 | 8, 9 or 10 characters If more than 10 characters are provided delete the first 3 | |
| Denmark | DK | 12345678 | 8 characters | |
| Estonia | EE | 123456789 | 9 characters | |
| Finland | FI | 12345678 | 8 characters | |
| France | FR | 12345678901 X1234567890 1X123456789 XX123456789 | 11 characters May include alphabetical characters (any except O or I) as first or second or first and second characters. | |
| Germany | DE | 123456789 | 9 characters | |
| Greece | EL | 123456789 | 9 characters | |
| Hungary | HU | 12345678 | 8 characters | |
| Ireland | IE | 1234567WA (companies) 1234567FA (individuals) | 8 or 9 characters Includes one or two alphabetical characters (last, or second and last, or last 2) | |
| Italy | IT | 12345678901 | 11 characters | |
| Latvia | LV | 12345678901 | 11 characters | |
| Lithuania | LT | 123456789 123456789012 | 9 or 12 characters | |
| Luxembourg | LU | 12345678 | 8 characters | |
| Malta | MT | 12345678 | 8 characters | |
| Netherlands | NL | 123456789B01 or 123456789BO2 | 12 characters. The 10th character is always B | Companies forming a VAT Group have the suffix BO2 |
| Norway (non-EU) | 123456789MVA | 9 digits and the letters 'MVA' to indicate VAT registration | Last (ninth) digit is a MOD11 checksum digit.[20] | |
| Poland | PL | 1234567890 | 10 characters | |
| Portugal | PT | 123456789 | 9 characters | |
| Romania | RO | 1234567890 | 10 characters | |
| Slovakia | SK | 1234567890 | 10 characters | |
| Slovenia | SI | 12345678 | 8 characters | |
| Spain | ES | X12345678 12345678X X1234567X | 9 characters Includes 1 or 2 alphabetical characters (first or last or first and last) | |
| Sweden | SE | 123456789012 | 12 characters | |
| Switzerland (non-EU) | CHE | 123.456.789 | 9 numbers plus MWST/TVA/IVA | German part: MWST French part: TVA Italian part: IVA |
| United Kingdom (non-EU) | GB | 123456789 | 9 characters |
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