| EU Country |
Abbreviation |
VAT Number Format |
National Prefix |
Example |
Notes |
| Austria |
MWST |
One letter and eight digits |
AT |
ATU12345678 |
The first character is always 'U' |
| Belgium |
BYW |
Nine digits |
BE |
BE123456789 |
|
| Bulgaria |
CGT |
Nine or Ten digits |
BG |
BG123456789 or BG1234567890 |
|
| Czech Republic |
VAT |
Eight digits |
CZ |
CZ12345678 |
|
| Cyprus |
VAT |
Eight digits and one letter |
CY |
CY12345678A |
|
| Denmark |
MOMS |
Eight digits |
DK |
DK12345678 |
|
| Estland |
KMT |
Nine digits |
EE |
EE123456789 |
|
| Finland |
ALV |
Eight digits |
FI |
FI12345678 |
|
| France |
TVA |
Eleven digits
or
Ten digits and one letter
or
Nine digits and two letters |
FR |
FR2345678901
or
FRX2345678901
or
FR1X345678901
or
FRXX345678901 |
May include 1 or 2 letters :-
Either FIRST, SECOND or FIRST & SECOND.
All letters except O and I are valid. |
| Germany |
MWST |
Nine digits |
DE |
DE123456789 |
Must be the 9 digit 'Umsatzsteur Identifikationnummer' (Ust ID Nr.) |
| Greece |
F?? |
Nine digits |
EL |
EL012345678 |
Prefix any 8 digit number with zero |
| Hungary |
AFA |
Eight digits |
HU |
HU12345678 |
|
| Ireland |
VAT |
Seven digits and one letter
or
Six digits and two letters |
IE |
IE1234567X
or
IE1X34567X |
Includes 1 or 2 letters :-
Either LAST or SECOND & LAST |
| Italy |
IVA |
Eleven digits |
IT |
IT12345678901 |
|
| Letvia |
VAT |
Eleven digits |
LV |
LV12345678901 |
|
| Lithuania |
VAT |
Nine digits |
LT |
LT123456789 |
|
| Luxembourg |
TVA |
Eight digits |
LU |
LU12345678 |
|
| Malta |
|
Eight digits |
MT |
MT12345678 |
|
| Netherlands |
BTW |
Eleven digits and one letter |
NL |
NL123456789B01 |
Tenth character is always 'B'
The 3 digit suffix is always B01 to B99. |
| Poland |
VAT |
Ten digits |
PL |
PL1234567890 |
|
| Portugal |
IVA |
Nine digits |
PT |
PT123456789 |
|
| Romania |
VAT |
Nine digits |
RO |
RO123456789 |
|
| Slovenia |
VAT |
Eight digits |
SI |
SI12345678 |
|
| Slovak Republic |
GST |
Ten digits |
SK |
SK1234567890 |
|
| Spain |
IVA |
Eight digits and one letter
or
Seven digits and two letters |
ES |
ESX12345678
or
ES12345678X
or
ESX1234567X |
Includes 1 or 2 letters :-
Either FIRST, LAST or FIRST & LAST. |
| Sweden |
MOMS |
Twelve digits |
SE |
SE123456789001 |
The last 2 characters must be '01'. |
| UK |
VAT |
Nine digits
or
Twelve digits |
GB |
GB 123456789
or
GB 123456789001 |
Twelve digits if the number represents a sub-company within a group |