EU VAT Names, Numbers and Formats used by EU Member States | |||||
MEMBER STATE | ABBREVIATION | CTY CODE | VAT NUMBER FORMAT | No. of CHARS | NOTES |
AUSTRIA | UID | AT | U23456789 | 9 | The FIRST character will always be U |
BELGIUM | no TVA, BTW or Mwst | BE | 0123 456 789 | 10 | Prefix any nine digit numbers with ZERO |
BULGARIA | ДДС номер | BG | 123456789 or 1234567890 | 9 or 10 | |
CROATIA | OIB | HR | 12345678901 | 11 | 11 digit number utilising ISO 7064, MOD 11-10 |
CYPRUS | ΦΠΑ | CY | 12345678X | 9 | The last character will be an alpha character |
CZECH Republic | DIČ | CZ | 12345678 or 123456789 or 1234567890 | 8, 9 or 10 | Where 11, 12 or 13 digit numbers are quoted, delete the first three digits (as these are tax codes) |
DENMARK | CVR | DK | 12 34 56 78 | 8 | 4 blocks of 2 digits |
ESTONIA | KMKR | EE | 123456789 | 9 | |
FINLAND | ALV nro | FI | 12345678 | 8 | |
FRANCE | no TVA | FR | 12 345678901 or X2 345678901 or 1X 345678901 or XX 345678901 | 11 | Block of 2, may include any alphabetical characters except for I or Q FIRST or SECOND or FIRST & SECOND followed by block of 9 digits |
GERMANY | USt-IdNr. | DE | 123456789 | 9 | Must be the 9 digit 'Umsatzsteuer Identifikationsnummer' |
GREECE | ΑΦΜ | EL | 012345678 | 9 | Prefix any eight digit numbers with ZERO |
HUNGARY | ANUM | HU | 12345678 | 8 | |
IRELAND | VAT no | IE | 1234567X or 1X34567X | 8 | Includes one or two alphabetical characters: LAST or SECOND & LAST |
ITALY | P.IVA | IT | 12345678901 | 11 | |
LATVIA | PVN | LV | 12345678901 | 11 | |
LITHUANIA | PVM | LT | 123456789 or 123456789012 | 9 or 12 | |
LUXEMBOURG | No. TVA | LU | 12345678 | 8 | |
MALTA | VAT No. | MT | 12345678 | 8 | |
NETHERLANDS | Btw-nr | NL | 123456789B12 | 12 | The tenth digit is always B |
POLAND | NIP | PL | 123-456-78-90 or 123-45-67-890 | 10 | 10 digits, last one is a check digit; digits separated by hyphens, but formally only consists of digits |
PORTUGAL | NIF | PT | 123456789 | 9 | |
ROMANIA | CF | RO | 1234567890 | 2-10 | Maximum 10 digits, but maybe less; numbers only, last is check digit |
SLOVAKIA | IČ DPH | SK | 123456789 or 1234567890 | 9 or 10 | |
SLOVENIA | ID za DDV | SI | 12345678 | 8 | |
SPAIN | NIF | ES | X23456789 or 12345678X or X2345678X | 9 | Includes one or two alphabetical characters: FIRST or LAST or FIRST & LAST |
SWEDEN | Momsnr. | SE | 123456789001 | 12 | Final two digits are always 01 |