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codelayer/laravel-vat-validator
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Validate the format of EU vat numbers.

v1.0.0(6y ago)38.9k2[1 PRs](https://github.com/codelayerhq/laravel-vat-validator/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^7.2

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Validate the format of EU VAT identification numbers
====================================================

[](#validate-the-format-of-eu-vat-identification-numbers)

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This package can be used to validate EU VAT identification numbers such as `DE123456789`.

You can install the package using composer:

```
composer require codelayer/laravel-vat-validator
```

### Translations

[](#translations)

If you wish to customize the package's translation, you can publish the translation files:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Codelayer\VatValidator\VatValidatorServiceProvider"
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Simply use the `VatFormat` rule inside your rules array, e.g. in a form request:

```
use Codelayer\VatValidator\Rules\VatFormat;

public function rules()
{
    return [
        'vat_number' => ['required', new VatFormat()],
    ];
}
```

About Us
--------

[](#about-us)

[codelayer](https://codelayer.de) is a web development agency based in Karlsruhe, Germany. This package was developed for use in our product [likvi](https://likvi.de).

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT).

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 80% 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. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2281d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2f04d4e2cb7a74a716a094852915a387214f7f303914284c3655f9a060ed9efc?d=identicon)[codelayer](/maintainers/codelayer)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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