VAT codes within the EU are usually prefixed with the appropriate country code. This code is then suffixed by a set of characters, usually numbers. In some EU countries, the organization nr is used. Finally some EU countries append a few numbers or characters. Dipcon AB for example: SE556591577301 [CCnnnnnnnnnNN] where CC is the country code, nnnn... is the org. nr. and NN is the obligatory suffix. The org.nr of Dipcon is 556591-5773 so it is quite easy to see how the VAT number is constructed.
VAT-code specifications per EU country. (In Swedish)
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Austria
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AT
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ATU
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8
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ATU12345678
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Details
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Belgium
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BE
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BE
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10
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BE0123456789
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Belgium
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BE
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BE
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9
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BE123456789
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Cyprus
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CY
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CY
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9
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CY123456789
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Czech Rep.
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CZ
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CZ
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CZ
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8
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CZ12345678CZ
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Czech Rep.
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CZ
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CZ
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9
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123456789CZ
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Czech Rep.
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CZ
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10
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1234567890CZ
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Denmark
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DK
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DK
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8
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DK12345678
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Estonia
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EE
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EE
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9
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EE123456789
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Finland
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FI
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FI
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8
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FI12345678
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France
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FR
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FR
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11
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FR12345678901
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Details
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Germany
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DE
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DE
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9
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DE123456789
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Details
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Great Britain
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GB
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GB
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9
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GB123456789
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Great Britain
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GB
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GB
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12
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GB123456789012
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Details
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Great Britain
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GB
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GBGD
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3
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GBGD123
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Details
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Great Britain
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GB
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GBHA
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3
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GBHA123
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Details
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Great Britain
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UK
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GB
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9
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GB123456789
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Great Britain
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UK
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GB
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12
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GB123456789012
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Great Britain
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UK
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GBGD
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3
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GBGD123
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Details
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Great Britain
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UK
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GBHA
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3
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GBHA123
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Details
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Greece
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EL
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EL
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8
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EL12345678
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Details
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Greece
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EL
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EL
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9
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EL123456789
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Details
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Hungary
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HU
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HU
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8
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HU12345678
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Ireland
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IE
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IE
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8
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IE12345678
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Details
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Italy
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IT
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IT
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11
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IT12345678901
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Latvia
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LV
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LV
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11
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LV12345678901
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Lithuania
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LT
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LT
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LT
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9
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LT123456789LT
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Lithuania
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LT
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LT
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12
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LT123456789012
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Luxemburg
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LU
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LU
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8
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LU12345678
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Malta
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MT
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MT
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8
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MT12345678
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Netherlands
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NL
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NL
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12
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NL123456789012
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Poland
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PL
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PL
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10
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PL1234567890
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Portugal
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PT
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PT
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9
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PT123456789
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Slovakia
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SK
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SK
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SK
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9
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SK123456789SK
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Slovakia
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SK
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SK
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10
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SK1234567890
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Slovenia
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SI
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SI
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8
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SI12345678
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Spain
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ES
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ES
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9
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ES123456789
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Details
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Sweden
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SE
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SE
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12
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SE123456789001
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Details
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* The VAT code always starts with this, usually the country code.
* The VAT code always ends with this, not used in most cases.
* Number of characters excluding the prefix and suffix, i.e. 12 for a Swedish VAT code (SE123456789012).
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