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EU VAT Number Format
The following page contains a list of rules used for VAT numbers across Europe. If you are having problems or are still unsure about VAT numbers, please click this link to be taken to a VAT Number Validation page which is operated by the European Union.
| EU Country | Number Format | Prefix | Example | Information |
| Austria | One letter with eight digits | AT | AT U12345678 | The first character is always 'U' |
| Belgium | Nine digits | BE | BE 123456789 | |
| Denmark | Eight digits | DK | DK 12345678 | |
| Finland | Eight digits | FI | FI 12345678 | |
| France | Eleven digits or Ten digits and one letter or Nine digits and two letters | FR | FR 12345678901 | May include 1 or 2 letters: Either FIRST, SECOND or FIRST & SECOND. All letters except 'O' and 'I' are valid. |
| Germany | Nine digits | DE | DE 123456789 | Must be the 9 digit 'Umsatzsteur Identifikationnummer' |
| Greece | Nine digits | EL | EL 012345678 | Any 8 digit numbers should be prefixed with a 0 |
| Ireland | Seven digits and one letter or Six digits and two letters | IE | IE 1234567X or IE 1X34567X | Includes 1 or 2 letters :- Either LAST or SECOND & LAST |
| Italy | Eleven digits | IT | IT 12345678901 | |
| Luxembourg | Eight digits | LU | LU 12345678 | |
| Netherlands | Eleven digits and one letter | NL | NL 123456789B01 | Tenth character is always 'B' |
| Portugal | Nine digits | PT | PT 123456789 | |
| Spain | Eight digits and one letter or Seven digits and two letters | ES | ES X12345678 or ES 12345678X or ES X1234567X | Includes 1 or 2 letters :- Either FIRST, LAST or FIRST & LAST. |
| Sweden | Twelve digits | SE | SE 123456789001 | The last 2 characters must be '01'. |
| UK | Nine digits or Twelve digits | GB | GB 123456789 or GB 123456789001 | Twelve digits if the number represents a sub-company within a group |
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