Taxation
NEED HELP ON VAT NUMBER?
EU commercial operators (excluding Italy)
The validity of the VAT number will be checked with the VIES system (VAT Information Exchange System - VAT information exchange system). It is an electronic tool for validating the VAT number of economic operators registered in the EU for cross-border transactions of goods and services. In order to correctly fill in the VAT number field, it will be necessary to enter the number referring to the following information.
Member State |
Directions to fill in the field * |
AT-Austria |
U99999999 |
BE-Belgium |
0999999999 |
BG-Bulgaria |
999999999 or 9999999999 |
CY-Cyprus |
99999999L |
CZ-Czech Republic |
99999999 or 999999999 or 9999999999 |
DE-Germany |
999999999 |
DK-Denmark |
99 99 99 99 |
EE-Estonia |
999999999 |
EL-Greece |
999999999 |
ES-Spain |
X9999999X4 |
FI-Finland |
99999999 |
FR-France |
XX 999999999 |
GB-United Kingdom |
999 9999 99 o 999 9999 99 9995 o GD9996 or HA9997 |
HR-Croatia |
99999999999 |
HU-Hungary |
99999999 |
IE-Ireland |
9S99999L or 9999999WI |
IT-Italy |
99999999999 |
LT-Lithuania |
999999999 or 999999999999 |
LU-Luxembourg |
99999999 |
LV-Latvia |
99999999999 |
MT-Malta |
99999999 |
NL-Netherlands |
999999999B998 |
PL-Poland |
9999999999 |
PT-Portugal |
999999999 |
RO-Romania |
999999999 |
SE-Sweden |
999999999999 |
SI-Slovenia |
99999999 |
SK-Slovakia |
9999999999 |
Notes: *:
The format it does not include the two letters of the prefix
9: One digit
X: A letter or a digit
S: A letter; a figure; "+" or "*"
L: a letter
Once the validity of the VAT number has been verified, the system will automatically deduct the amount of taxes from the order total, according to art. 41, paragraph 1, letter a) DL 331/1993. This can only be applied if the shipping and billing address refer to the same country.
Commercial operators and private entities EXTRA EU
All commercial operators and private entities outside the EU, by accessing the corresponding site, will automatically see the prices without VAT, according to art. 8, Presidential Decree 633/1972. This can only be validated if the shipping and billing address refer to the same country.