EU Vat Number formats
| 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 | 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 | che | 123.456.789 | 9 numbers plus MWST/TVA/IVA | German part: MWST French part: TVA Italian part: IVA | |
| United Kingdom | uk | 123456789 | 9 characters |
