How to provide your business' VAT number when registering for a TalkJS account
TalkJS operates from the Netherlands, which is in the European Union. If you’re a business operating from an EU member state, we have to charge you value added tax (VAT). However, if you're also a registered business, we can set the VAT rate at 0%. To this end you need to provide us with the VAT number of your business.
The internationalized format of your VAT number always starts with a two-letter country code followed by a custom number, which may contain letters and numbers. For example, a full Dutch VAT number has the format NL123456789B01
, but may show up as 123456789B01
on some documents.
EU country codes and VAT number formats
Here’s an overview of EU country codes and VAT number formats:
Country | Country code | VAT number format |
Austria | AT | U12345678 |
Belgium | BE | 1234567890 |
Bulgaria | BG | 123456789, 1234567890 |
Croatia | HR | 12345678901 |
Republic of Cyprus | CY | 12345678X |
Czech Republic | CZ | 12345678, 123456789, 1234567890 |
Denmark | DK | 12345678 |
Estonia | EE | 123456789 |
Finland | FI | 12345678 |
France | FR | 12345678901, X1234567890, 1X123456789, XX123456789 |
Germany | DE | 123456789 |
Greece | EL | 123456789 |
Hungary | HU | 12345678 |
Ireland | IE | 1234567X, 1X23456X, 1234567XX |
Italy | IT | 12345678901 |
Latvia | LV | 12345678901 |
Lithuania | LT | 123456789, 123456789012 |
Luxembourg | LU | 12345678 |
Malta | MT | 12345678 |
Netherlands | NL | 123456789B01 |
Poland | PL | 1234567890 |
Portugal | PT | 123456789 |
Romania | RO | 12, 123, 1234, 12345, 123456, 1234567, 12345678, 123456789, 1234567890 |
Slovak Republic | SK | 1234567890 |
Slovenia | SI | 12345678 |
Spain | ES | X12345678, 12345678X, X1234567X |
Sweden | SE | 123456789012 |
Are you unsure how to format your VAT number? You can use this VAT number validation tool to check your VAT number’s validity.
If you're a business from an EU member state but you don't have a VAT number, then you pay your country's VAT over TalkJS services.
Do you have any questions about VAT? We’re happy to help. Get in touch.