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[Validation & Sanitization](/categories/validation) 4. / 5. alegiac/laravel-vat-checker ActiveLibrary[Validation & Sanitization](/categories/validation) alegiac/laravel-vat-checker =========================== European VAT Validator package for Laravel v1.1.8(7mo ago)039MITPHPPHP ^8.0CI failing Since Sep 5Pushed 6mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/alegiac/laravel-vat-checker)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/alegiac/laravel-vat-checker)[ Docs](https://github.com/alegiac/laravel-vat-checker)[ RSS](/packages/alegiac-laravel-vat-checker/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (11)Used By (0) Laravel VAT Checker =================== [](#laravel-vat-checker) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/dc4632417d4099d66668f25dd4d5df56660f747d06620337bb280c086500e9ff/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f616c65676961632f6c61726176656c2d7661742d636865636b65722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/alegiac/laravel-vat-checker)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0c83c6b75187c7bcb4bb7e924b89200418e80a491312e22805a69531ecdf053e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f616c65676961632f6c61726176656c2d7661742d636865636b65722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/alegiac/laravel-vat-checker) European VAT validator for Laravel with format checks and VIES verification. Includes optional caching and email notifications on connection errors. Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require alegiac/laravel-vat-checker ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Facade (Laravel) [](#facade-laravel) ``` use LaravelVatChecker; $result = LaravelVatChecker::check('IT12345678901'); // $result = [ // 'isFormatted' => bool, // 'isVies' => bool, // 'isError' => bool, // 'errorDescription' => string|null, // 'details' => array // ]; ``` ### Class [](#class) ``` use Alegiac\LaravelVatChecker\LaravelVatChecker; $checker = new LaravelVatChecker(); $result = $checker->check('DE123456789'); ``` ### Examples [](#examples) UK (format validation only): ``` $result = LaravelVatChecker::check('GB123456789'); // $result['isFormatted'] === true/false ``` Switzerland (format validation only, accepts separators and suffixes): ``` $result = LaravelVatChecker::check('CHE-421.098.863 MWST'); // $result['isFormatted'] === true/false ``` Norway (format validation only, MOD11 check, optional MVA suffix): ``` $result = LaravelVatChecker::check('NO999888777MVA'); // $result['isFormatted'] === true/false ``` Australia (format validation only, ABN 11 digits with checksum): ``` $result = LaravelVatChecker::check('AU51824753556'); // $result['isFormatted'] === true/false ``` Canada (format validation only, BN 9 digits with optional RT0001): ``` $result = LaravelVatChecker::check('CA123456789RT0001'); // $result['isFormatted'] === true/false ``` New Zealand (format validation only, GST 8–9 digits): ``` $result = LaravelVatChecker::check('NZ123456789'); // $result['isFormatted'] === true/false ``` Configuration (optional) ------------------------ [](#configuration-optional) Publish config and views (for email notifications): ``` php artisan vendor:publish --tag=vat-checker-config php artisan vendor:publish --tag=vat-checker-views ``` Environment variables: ``` VAT_CHECKER_CACHE=true VAT_CHECKER_CACHE_TTL=86400 # 0 = forever VAT_CHECKER_NOTIFICATIONS=true VAT_CHECKER_NOTIFICATIONS_MAIL=true VAT_CHECKER_NOTIFICATIONS_MAIL_TO=ops@example.com ``` Supported countries ------------------- [](#supported-countries) - EU: AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, LV, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK - CH: Switzerland (format validation only) - GB: United Kingdom (format validation only) - NO: Norway (format validation only) - AU: Australia (format validation only) - CA: Canada (format validation only) - NZ: New Zealand (format validation only) Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` composer test ``` License ------- [](#license) MIT ### Changelog [](#changelog) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Alessandro Giacomella](https://github.com/alegiac) - [Stefano Gallina](https://github.com/tuungsteno) License ------- [](#license-1) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 34 — LowBetter than 77% of packages Maintenance65 Regular maintenance activity Popularity8 Limited adoption so far Community8 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity47 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 94.4% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. 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