Short version: this section of ERP Reference collects no personal data. It sets no cookies, has no accounts and no forms that store your details, and never receives the VAT numbers you check.
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VAT number checks
The VAT number check on this site is a format check that runs entirely in your browser. No VAT number leaves your browser: the number you type is not sent to our server, to the European Commission or to anyone else, and the site does not call VIES. The country formats it uses are part of the page.
The page links to the European Commission's official VIES checker (ec.europa.eu) for validity checks. If you follow that link and enter a number there, the European Commission processes it under its own terms; nothing is passed on by us.
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Rest of ERP Reference
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Changes to this page
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See also the disclaimer and terms.