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Type a VAT number and see whether it is registered in the European Commission's VIES service, with the name and address the registry holds — and whether they match what your client or supplier gave you.
is the European Commission service that answers whether a number is registered for intra- transactions. This tool sends the number to that service and shows you the answer, keeping nothing.
is not a Greek registry: each country declares there which numbers are active for intra-EU transactions. Greek numbers have nine digits and the prefix EL.
The tool sends one question per number, keeps the answer for an hour on the server so the service is not hammered, and does not log the numbers you type.
A supplier gives the number 099999999 and the trade name “ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ ΣΩΤ ΣΙΑ ”. answers that the number is registered and returns the registry name and address — if they match, you proceed. If it had returned a different name, or an address in another town, you would ask before paying.
No. shows only the intra- registration. For deduction and for the reliability of your counterparty you need the checks the law provides, with the invoice and records.
writes “---” when the country does not publish the field. It does not mean the number is wrong.
No. The question is made from our server to , it is not logged, and nothing is stored in a database.
VIES lookup result
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