VAT Number Validation

In order to support ERP systems, the IDEP.WEB application provides the possibility to upload a list of VAT-numbers, which will then be validated.
The format of such a file is simple; a Text-file with one VAT-number per line. The VAT-numbers should start with a ISO-Country Code; e.g. BE0000000097

You can enter the filename directly or press the Browse button.
Then press upload in order to start copying the file to the server.

When the file has been correctly uploaded the following notification appears:

As indicated you can see the results in the Backgrounds Jobs screen.
The procedure is as follows:

• Check if the VAT-numbers are correct with respect to the ISO County-Code and VAT-number algorithm. If not, the VAT-number is marked invalid.
• If the previous check is passed, see if the number has been recently checked with VIES in Brussels. If so, use the last obtained status.
• If not recently checked, send the VAT-number to VIES in Brussels. They will contact the local registers in the related Member State to see if the number is indeed Registered.

It goes without saying that this procedure can take quite some time when there are many VAT-numbers to be checked and most of these have not been recently checked. We therefore advice you to be patient while this Checking Jobs executes or come back at a later time to check the results.