eBay will accept a valid VAT Identification Number that meets the verification standards set out below. Such VAT Identification Numbers start with a country-specific prefix followed by a maximum of 12 alphanumerical digits or capital characters. The chart below sets out the format of VAT Identification Numbers.
If your tax authority has not yet provided you with a VAT Identification Number that meets these requirements and you are entitled to VAT exemption under applicable law and regulation, please contact your local tax office to get a VAT Identification Number described here.
The relevant authority for the UK is Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and for Ireland, the Irish Revenue Commissioners.
Format of VAT Identification Country |
Countrycode |
Position | Austria |
AT |
+ capital character U + 8 digits | Belgium |
BE |
+ 9 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
GB
GB |
+ 9 digits or
+ 9 + 3 digits or
+ 2 capital characters + 3 digits | Greece |
EL
GR |
+ 9 digits
+ 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 |
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