1. Tax Processing Implementation Guide
  2. Validating EU VAT ID Using VAT Information Exchange System (VIES)

Validating EU VAT ID Using VAT Information Exchange System (VIES)

This section provides an overview of the VAT Information Exchange System (VIES) to validate European Union (EU) value-added tax (VAT) IDs, lists prerequisites, and discusses how to:

  • Set up a user-defined code (UDC) for EU VAT ID validation.

  • Setting Processing Options for the Validate VAT ID VIES Program (R74101)

  • Validate VAT IDs using VIES.

  • Review VAT IDs validated by VIES.