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EU VAT API Integration Guides

Practical guides for integrating EU VAT validation into your product. Each guide covers the implementation steps, working code examples, and API response handling — scoped to the platform or workflow you're building on.

All guides use the TaxID API: GET /api/v1/validate/:country/:vat — VIES-backed, sub-10ms for cached results, 100 free validations/month.

Platform integrations (Stripe, Shopify, WooCommerce) show how to add VAT validation to existing checkout flows with minimal code changes — typically a single API call before the payment intent is confirmed.

Code and framework guides provide copy-pasteable examples in Node.js, Python, PHP, React, and Next.js that handle the three response states —active,invalid, andservice_unavailable — correctly.

Business workflow guides cover less obvious cases: bulk validation for ERP imports, periodic re-validation for marketplace sellers, and DAC7-compliant onboarding flows where a validated VAT number is a prerequisite for payout.

Country-specific guides document the format quirks that trip developers — Germany's Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer prefix rules, France's two-character SIREN-derived key, and Spain's three distinct identifier types (NIF, CIF, NIE).

Platform integrations

Add EU VAT validation to existing checkout and commerce platforms.

Code & framework guides

Language-specific examples for Node.js, Python, PHP, React, and Next.js.

Business workflows

Implement VAT validation across billing systems, onboarding flows, and compliance pipelines.

Custom

EU VAT compliance for SaaS billing

Handle EU VAT for SaaS subscriptions. Validate customer VAT numbers at signup, determine B2B vs B2C tax treatment, and generate compliant invoices with the correct VAT amount.

Custom

DAC7 marketplace seller VAT verification

Verify seller VAT numbers during marketplace onboarding for DAC7 compliance. EU platforms must collect and validate tax IDs for sellers earning above the reporting threshold.

ERP

ERP supplier VAT number validation

Validate supplier VAT numbers in SAP, NetSuite, or Xero during onboarding. Prevent invalid numbers from entering your accounting system and causing rejected invoices.

Custom

Bulk VAT number validation via CSV import

Validate hundreds of EU VAT numbers in batch using parallel API requests. Ideal for CRM data cleansing, supplier audits, and initial data migrations.

Custom

Validate VAT numbers before invoice generation

Automatically validate customer VAT numbers before generating B2B invoices. Prevent invalid numbers from appearing on invoices that could be rejected by tax authorities.

Custom

EU OSS VAT validation for digital services

Validate customer registration status for EU One Stop Shop (OSS) digital services compliance. Determine whether B2B reverse charge applies or you must collect and remit local VAT.

Custom

Build a tax compliance platform with VAT validation

Integrate EU VAT validation as a core module in a tax compliance SaaS platform. Includes webhook notifications, audit logging, and multi-tenant architecture patterns.

Country-specific guides

Format details, common edge cases, and validation quirks for major EU markets.

Industry use cases

VAT validation requirements by business type — SaaS, e-commerce, marketplaces, accounting tools, and HR platforms.

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