Validate any EU VAT number automatically

Check any EU VAT number against the official European Commission database and get the registered business name back.

How the work actually flows

A straight line.

Pattern: Sequence (1)

flowchart TD trig(("VAT number submitted")):::human s0["Query VIES database"]:::svc s1["Retrieve business name and address"]:::svc s2["Display validation result"]:::task trig --> s0 s0 --> s1 s1 --> s2 out[/"VAT number validation result"/]:::out pay{{"Confidence in vendor legitimacy"}}:::pay s2 --> out out --> pay classDef task fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#34b8f0,color:#2c2a29 classDef svc fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#7c8795,color:#2c2a29 classDef mi fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29,stroke-width:2px classDef human fill:#fff,stroke:#0079a8,color:#0079a8 classDef store fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29 classDef trig fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigtime fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigdata fill:#8ad4f5,stroke:#0079a8,color:#06314c,font-weight:bold classDef gate fill:#fff,stroke:#e8a23d,color:#6b4708,font-weight:bold classDef out fill:#1f9d6b,stroke:#167a53,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef pay fill:#06314c,stroke:#021f33,color:#fff
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Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
API & Webhook IntegrationSurvey & FeedbackSecurity & Compliance
Connects
VIES

The problem it solves

Before you invoice a European vendor or customer, you need to confirm their VAT number is real and registered. Checking each one by hand on a government website is slow, especially when you're vetting several vendors at once.

Who it fits

A business that works with European vendors or customers and needs to verify VAT numbers.

How it works

  1. You submit a VAT number through a simple form
  2. The system queries the official VIES database
  3. It pulls back the registered business name and address
  4. You get the validation result back instantly on screen
What you get

VAT numbers confirmed against the official registry

You can validate any EU VAT number against the official European Commission database and see the registered business name instantly.

What you get

A validation result showing whether the VAT number is registered, plus the business name and address.

What you need

No special account is needed since it uses the free public VIES database.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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