EU VAT Names, Numbers and Formats used by EU Member States
MEMBER
STATE		ABBREVIATIONCTY
CODE		VAT NUMBER
FORMAT		No. of
CHARS		NOTES
 
AUSTRIAUIDATU234567899The FIRST character will always be U
BELGIUMno TVA, BTW
or Mwst		BE0123 456 78910Prefix any nine digit numbers with ZERO
BULGARIAДДС номерBG123456789 or 12345678909 or 10 
CROATIAOIBHR123456789011111 digit number utilising ISO 7064, MOD 11-10
CYPRUSΦΠΑCY12345678X9The last character will be an alpha character
CZECH
Republic		DIČCZ12345678 or
123456789 or
1234567890		8, 9 or 10Where 11, 12 or 13 digit numbers are
quoted, delete the first three digits
(as these are tax codes)
DENMARKCVRDK12 34 56 7884 blocks of 2 digits
ESTONIAKMKREE1234567899 
FINLANDALV nroFI123456788 
FRANCEno TVAFR12 345678901 or
X2 345678901 or
1X 345678901 or
XX 345678901		11Block of 2, may include any alphabetical
characters except for I or Q
FIRST or SECOND or FIRST & SECOND
followed by block of 9 digits
GERMANYUSt-IdNr.DE1234567899Must be the 9 digit 'Umsatzsteuer Identifikationsnummer'
GREECEΑΦΜEL0123456789Prefix any eight digit numbers with ZERO
HUNGARYANUMHU123456788 
IRELANDVAT noIE1234567X or
1X34567X		8Includes one or two alphabetical characters: LAST or SECOND & LAST
ITALYP.IVAIT1234567890111 
LATVIAPVNLV1234567890111 
LITHUANIAPVMLT123456789 or 1234567890129 or 12 
LUXEMBOURGNo. TVALU123456788 
MALTAVAT No.MT123456788 
NETHERLANDSBtw-nrNL123456789B1212The tenth digit is always B
POLANDNIPPL123-456-78-90 or
123-45-67-890		1010 digits, last one is a check digit; digits separated by hyphens, but formally only consists of digits
PORTUGALNIFPT1234567899 
ROMANIACFRO12345678902-10Maximum 10 digits, but maybe less; numbers only, last is check digit
SLOVAKIAIČ DPHSK123456789 or 12345678909 or 10 
SLOVENIAID za DDVSI123456788 
SPAINNIFESX23456789 or
12345678X or
X2345678X		9Includes one or two alphabetical characters:
FIRST or LAST or FIRST & LAST
SWEDENMomsnr.SE12345678900112Final two digits are always 01