VAT prefix lookup

Every VAT prefix, and what each country expects after it. It runs in your browser: the number you type is never sent anywhere, which is the point — the answer to "which country is this" needs no server and a supplier identifier should not travel for one.

What country is this VAT prefix?

Nothing on this page is transmitted. The country table is delivered with the page and the matching happens locally, so no VAT number you type here reaches this site, its logs or anyone else.

Every prefix

Prefix	Country	After the prefix	Example
AT	Austria	the letter U, 8 digits	ATU12345678
BE	Belgium	10 digits	BE0123456789
BG	Bulgaria	9 to 10 digits	BG123456789
HR	Croatia	11 digits	HR12345678901
CY	Cyprus	8 digits, 1 letter	CY12345678L
CZ	Czechia	8 to 10 digits	CZ12345678
DK	Denmark	8 digits	DK12345678
EE	Estonia	9 digits	EE123456789
FI	Finland	8 digits	FI12345678
FR	France	2 letters or digits, 9 digits	FRXX123456789
DE	Germany	9 digits	DE123456789
EL	Greece	9 digits	EL123456789
HU	Hungary	8 digits	HU12345678
IE	Ireland	7 digits, 1 letter	IE1234567FA
IT	Italy	11 digits	IT12345678901
LV	Latvia	11 digits	LV12345678901
LT	Lithuania	9 digits	LT123456789
LU	Luxembourg	8 digits	LU12345678
MT	Malta	8 digits	MT12345678
NL	Netherlands	9 digits, the letter B, 2 digits	NL123456789B01
XI	Northern Ireland	9 digits	XI123456789
NO	Norway	9 digits	NO 123 456 789 MVA
PL	Poland	10 digits	PL1234567890
PT	Portugal	9 digits	PT123456789
RO	Romania	2 to 10 digits	RO1234567890
SK	Slovakia	10 digits	SK1234567890
SI	Slovenia	8 digits	SI12345678
ES	Spain	1 letter or digit, 7 digits, 1 letter or digit	ESX1234567X
SE	Sweden	12 digits	SE123456789001
CHE	Switzerland	9 digits	CHE-123.456.789 MWST
GB	United Kingdom	9 digits	GB123456789

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