Companies from the European Union
VAT will be added to orders made by companies from European Union countries. If the company is registered in a country belonging to the European Union and has a valid EU VAT number, the invoice will be issued without VAT. The validity of the EU VAT number will be verified by the VIES system. Before entering your EU VAT number, please make sure that it is active.
Companies from outside the European Union
Orders from countries outside the European Union, such as Switzerland, Norway, the United States, Canada, Russia, etc., are not a subject to VAT on the condition that they successfully go through customs clearance. The cost of customs clearance – around EUR 26 – will be added to the order.
We verify validity of EU VAT IDs using the VAT Information Exchange System. Please make sure that your VAT ID meets requirements set out in the chart below.
Format of VAT Identification Number
Country | Country Code | Position |
---|---|---|
Austria | AT | + capital character U + 8 digits |
Belgium | BE | + 9 digits |
Canary Island | IC | + 9 digits and capital characters |
Croatia | HR | + 11 digits |
Cyprus | CY | + 9 digits/ capital characters |
Czech Republic | CZ | + 8, 9 or 10 digits/capital characters |
Denmark | DK | + 8 digits |
Estonia | EE | + 9 digits/capital characters |
Finland | FI | + 8 digits |
France | FR | + 11 digits |
Germany | DE | + 9 digits |
Great Britain | GB | + 9 digits or + 9 + 3 digits or + 2 capital characters + 3 digits |
Greece | EL or GR | + 9 digits |
Hungary | HU | + 8 digits/capital characters |
Ireland | IE | + 8 capital characters |
Italy | IT | + 11 digits |
Latvia | LV | + 11 digits/capital characters |
Lithuania | LT | + 9 or 12 digits/capital characters |
Luxembourg | LU | + 8 digits |
Malta | MT | + 8 digits/capital characters |
Netherlands | NL | + 9 digits + capital character + 2 digits |
Poland | PL | + 10 digits/capital characters |
Portugal | PT | + 9 digits |
Slovak Republic | SK | + 9 or 10 digits/capital characters |
Slovenia | SI | + 8 digits/capital characters |
Spain | ES | + 9 digits and capital characters |
Sweden | SE | + 12 digits |
If you have any questions about EU VAT ID, please contact us at info@matterhorn-wholesale.com