VAT identification number

The Value added tax identification number (VATIN) is an identifier used in the European Union for taxation purposes.

The identifier starts with an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, except for Greece which uses the non-standard country code EL, and then has between 5 and 12 characters. These 5 to 12 characters are in most countries only numbers, but in some countries they also contain some letters.

Some foreign companies that trade with non-enterprises in the EU get a VATIN starting with "EU".

VAT numbers by countries

EU VAT identification numbers

Country	Local name	Abbreviation	Country code	Format
Austria	Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer	UID	AT	9 characters, the 1st position following the prefix is always "U" - eg. ATU99999999
Belgium	BTW identificatienummer	?	BE	10 digits, the 1st digit following the prefix is always zero ("0") - eg. BE0999999999
Bulgaria	Идентификационен номер по ДДС BULSTAT	?	BG	9-10 digits
Cyprus	Αριθμός Εγγραφής Φ.Π.Α. / Arithmos Egrafis FPA	?	CY	9 characters - eg. CY99999999L
Czech Republic	Daňové identifikační číslo	DIČ	CZ	8, 9 or 10 digits
Denmark	Momsregistreringsnummer	CVR	DK	8 digits, 4 blocks of 2 - eg. DK99 99 99 99
Estonia	Käibemaksukohuslase number	KMKR	EE	9 digits
Finland	Arvonlisäveronumero	ALV nro	FI	8 digits
France and Monaco	Numéro d'identification à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée	No. TVA	FR	11 digits, the first and/or the second value can also be a character - eg. FRXX 999999999
Germany	Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer	USt-IdNr.	DE	9 digits
Greece	Αριθμός Φορολογικού Μητρώου	ΑΦΜ	EL	9 digits
Hungary	Közösségi adószám	?	HU	8 digits
Ireland	Value added tax identification no.	VAT no	IE	8 digits, the second can be a character and the last one must be a character - eg. IE9S99999L (S = letter/digit/"+"/"*", L = letter)
Italy	Partita IVA	P.IVA	IT	11 digits
Latvia	Pievienotās vērtības nodokļa (PVN) reģistrācijas numurs	PVN	LV	11 digits
Lithuania	PVM mokėtojo kodas	PVM	LT	9 or 12 digits
Luxembourg	Numéro d'identification à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée	No. TVA	LU	8 digits
Malta	Vat reg. no.	Vat No.	MT	8 digits
Netherlands	BTW nummer	BTW nr	NL	12 characters - eg. NL999999999B99
Poland	Numer Identyfikacji Podatkowej	NIP	PL	10 digits, last one is a "control digit"
Portugal	Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado	IVA	PT	9 digits
Roumania	Cod de înregistrare în scopuri de TVA	?	RO	2-10 digits
Slovakia	Identifikačné číslo pre daň	IČ DPH	SK	10 digits
Slovenia	Davčna številka	ID za DDV	SI	8 digits
Spain	Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido	IVA	ES	9 digits, the first or the last value can also be a character - eg. ESX9999999X
Sweden	VAT-nummer or momsnummer	Momsnr.	SE	12 digits, of which the last two are always 01.
United Kingdom and Isle of Man	Value added tax registration number	VAT Reg No	GB	regular: 9 digits (block of 3, block of 4, block of 2 - eg. GB999 9999 99); branch traders: 12 digits (as for 9 digits, followed by a block of 3 digits); government departments or health authorities: 5 characters starting with GD (eg. GBGD999) or HA (eg. GBHA999)

VAT numbers of non-EU countries

Country	Local name	Abbreviation	Country code	Format
San Marino	Codice operatore economico	?	SM	5 digits
Ukraine	?	?	?	8 digits

See also

• Value added tax

• European Union Value Added Tax Area