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dannyvankooten/laravel-vat
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VAT library for Laravel

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> **HEADS UP** I suggest using [ibericode/vat](https://github.com/ibericode/vat) directly until #22 is tackled. Working with Laravel is not on my priority list so it would require someone else to send in a PR.

Laravel VAT
===========

[](#laravel-vat)

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> See [ibericode/vat-bundle](https://github.com/ibericode/vat-bundle) for a Symfony version of this package.

laravel-vat is a package that contains the Laravel related wiring code for [ibericode/vat](https://github.com/ibericode/vat/tree/1.2.1), helping you deal with VAT legislation for businesses based in the EU.

- Fetch (historical) VAT rates for any EU member state using [ibericode/vat-rates](https://github.com/ibericode/vat-rates).
- Validate VAT numbers (by format, [existence](http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/) or both)
- Validate ISO-3316 alpha-2 country codes
- Determine whether a country is part of the EU
- Geolocate IP addresses

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install this package via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
composer require dannyvankooten/laravel-vat
```

The package will automatically register itself.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Check out the [ibericode/vat README](https://github.com/ibericode/vat/tree/1.2.1) for general usage of this package.

#### Facades

[](#facades)

You can use facades to retrieve an instance of the classes provided by ibericode/vat.

```
use DvK\Laravel\Vat\Facades\Rates;
use DvK\Laravel\Vat\Facades\Validator;
use DvK\Laravel\Vat\Facades\Countries;

// Get current standard VAT rate for a country
Rates::country('NL'); // 21.00

// Get reduced VAT rate
Rates::country('NL', 'reduced'); // 6.00

// Get reduced VAT rate on a given Date
Rates::country('NL', 'reduced', new \DateTime('2005-01-01')); // 19.00

// Get an array of rates in country code => rates format
Rates::all();

// Validate a VAT number by both format and existence
Validator::validate('NL50123'); // false

// Validate VAT number by format only
Validator::validateFormat('NL203458239B01'); // true

// Validate VAT number by existence (uses a remote HTTP service)
Validator::validateExistence('NL203458239B01') // false

// Get array of ISO-3316 country codes and country names
Countries::all(); // array of country codes + names

// Get name of country by ISO-3316 code
Countries::name('NL') // Netherlands

// Get array of EU country codes + names
Countries::europe(); // array of EU country codes + names

// Check if ISO-3316 code is in EU
Countries::inEurope('NL'); // true

// Get ISO-3316 code by IP address geo-location
Countries::ip('8.8.8.8'); // US
```

By default, VAT rates are cached for 24 hours using the default cache driver.

#### Validation

[](#validation)

The package registers two new validation rules.

**vat\_number**

The field under validation must be a valid and existing VAT number.

**country\_code**

The field under validation must be a valid ISO-3316 alpha-2 country code.

```
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class Controller {

    public function foo(Request $request)
    {
        $request->validate([
            'vat_number_field' => ['vat_number'],
            'country_code_field' => [ 'country_code' ],
        ]);
    }
}
```

Alternatively, you can also use the `Rule` objects directly.

```
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use DvK\Laravel\Vat\Rules;

class Controller {

    public function foo(Request $request)
    {
        $request->validate([
            'vat_number_field' => [ new Rules\VatNumber() ],
            'country_code_field' => [ new Rules\Country() ],
        ]);
    }
}
```

Localization
------------

[](#localization)

You can translate the validation error message by [Using Translation Strings As Keys](https://laravel.com/docs/6.x/localization#using-translation-strings-as-keys) for the following strings:

`resources/lang/de.json`

```
{
    "The :attribute must be a valid VAT number.": "Your translation for the VatNumber Rule",
    "The :attribute must be a valid country.": "Your translation for the Country Rule"
}

```

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT licensed](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

44

—

FairBetter than 92% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity51

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community28

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 80.8% 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

Every ~182 days

Recently: every ~233 days

Total

12

Last Release

1473d ago

Major Versions

1.1.0 → 2.0.02019-01-08

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0PHP >=5.6

1.1.0PHP >=7.0

2.0.0PHP >=7.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/885856?v=4)[Danny van Kooten](/maintainers/dannyvankooten)[@dannyvankooten](https://github.com/dannyvankooten)

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