Validate Vat is the leading VAT Number Validation & EU VAT Rates API. Get started for free and easily check if a VAT number is valid. You can use our interactive tool or the flexible JSON API. Get the most updated and official EU VAT Rates by country code and type of digital goods. Validate Vat has a number of features:

Accurate calculations of pricing including VAT by country code and digital good type. Perform VAT number lookup to get official updated company information from the national EU states Tax databases. All communication between you and ValidateVat servers are secure and encrypted through enterprise grade SSL. Our JSON API is easy and flexible to use. Plug in with your e-commerce platform (Wordpress, Shopify, etc) or your own custom web application.

If you sell digital goods to customers located in the EU, European laws require that private customers must be charged a VAT irrespective of whether the supplier is inside the EU or outside the EU. The VAT rate depends on the customer’s location. Business customers with a valid VAT number are exempt from being surcharged. The Validate VAT API helps you get the official EU VAT rates and check VAT numbers in real-time securely and automatically.