Do European companies have VAT numbers?

No. Every EU country issues its own national VAT number. This means that business supplying goods or services in several EU countries might be liable to get a VAT number in each of these countries.

How do I find out if a company is VAT-registered?

Using the SARS eFiling system The South African Revenue Services has developed a free access platform for the VAT search. SARS eFiling reliably provides users with a detailed report on the company information. If you are concerned about who is this number registered to, go ahead and find out.

How do I check VAT numbers of companies in other EU?

When invoicing without VAT to another company within the EU, you will need a valid EU VAT number from the customer and print it on the invoice. If, as an example, your French customer does not have a valid VAT-number, you will need to assume it is a private person and apply VAT on the invoice. Therefore it is important to check the EU VAT number.

How many VAT companies are there in the UK?

We currently have VAT details of over 1.5 million UK companies. We also have VAT registration history data such as multiple companies sharing single VAT numbers, related companies or pan-European VAT registrations. We also track VAT registration status changes. MAINSTAGE TRAVEL LTD.

Where do I Find my VAT number in vies?

The data is retrieved from national VAT databases when a search is made from the VIES tool. The search result that is displayed within the VIES tool can be in one of two ways; EU VAT information exists ( valid) or it doesn’t exist ( invalid ).

How can I check the validity of my VAT number?

Enter a european VAT tax number to check it’s validity and we’ll tell you “who does the vat number belong to?” and “is it valid?”. If you know a company’s name but don’t know their VAT number, you can reverse lookup VAT numbers. We currently have VAT details of over 1.5 million UK companies.