Vies VAT number validation Actor

This Vies VAT number validation Actor checks if a given VAT number is valid in the EU. A Vies check (VAT Information Exchange System check) is not mandatory in the EU, but it is highly recommended and often required for VAT-exempt intra-EU transactions between businesses. The Actor returns if the VAT Number is valid and if so it will return the company name and address.

INPUT

Input of this actor should be JSON containing filter specification. Allowed input are:

Field	Type	Description	Allowed values
country	String	The shortcode of the country or the name of a country. You can also add the name of the country, but shortcodes are more on the safe side. This field is optional, but only if your VAT number input contains the shortcode as prefix	See beneeth for valid shortcodes
vatNumber	String	The VAT number of that specific country	Any string value

Allowed Country Shortcodes

Shortcode	Country
AT	Austria
BE	Belgium
BG	Bulgaria
CY	Cyprus
CZ	Czechia
DE	Germany
DK	Denmark
EE	Estonia
EL	Greece
ES	Spain
FI	Finland
FR	France
HR	Croatia
HU	Hungary
IE	Ireland
IT	Italy
LT	Lithuania
LU	Luxembourg
LV	Latvia
MT	Malta
NL	The Netherlands
PL	Poland
PT	Portugal
RO	Romania
SE	Sweden
SI	Slovenia
SK	Slovakia
XI	Northern Ireland

Example input:

1{\
2    "vatNumber": "NL854897276B01"
3}

or

1{
2    "country": "NL",
3    "vatNumber": "854897276B01"
4}

OUTPUT

Once the actor finishes it will return a result stating if the VAT number is valid or not. If it is valid, the company name and address are also returned.

Example result:

1{
2    "isValid": true,
3    "originalVatNumber": "NL854897276B01",
4    "correctedVatNumber": "854897276B01",
5    "companyName": "DEM IT HOLDING B.V.",
6    "companyAddressLine1": "WEEGSCHAAL 00116",
7    "companyAddressLine2": "3721WW BILTHOVEN"
8}