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ddeboer/vatin
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Validate VAT identification numbers

3.1.0(1y ago)1413.0M—8.1%37[2 issues](https://github.com/ddeboer/vatin/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/ddeboer/vatin/pulls)8MITPHPPHP >=8.1CI passing

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VATIN
=====

[](#vatin)

[![Packagist Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/bf6c1c93c65dc36c84d02d2142b64779b5464e90826379b76f5e21b42fb6dbc5/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f646465626f65722f766174696e)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/bf6c1c93c65dc36c84d02d2142b64779b5464e90826379b76f5e21b42fb6dbc5/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f646465626f65722f766174696e)

A small PHP library for validating VAT identification numbers (VATINs).

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

[](#installation)

This library is available on [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ddeboer/vatin):

```
$ composer require ddeboer/vatin
```

If you want to use this library in a Symfony application, you can use the [VatinBundle](https://github.com/ddeboer/vatin-bundle) instead.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Validate a VAT number’s format:

```
use Ddeboer\Vatin\Validator;

$validator = new Validator();
$bool = $validator->isValid('NL123456789B01');
```

Additionally check whether the VAT number is in use, with a call to the [VAT Information Exchange System (VIES)](https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/faq.html#item_16) SOAP web service:

```
use Ddeboer\Vatin\Validator;

$validator = new Validator();
$bool = $validator->isValid('NL123456789B01', true);
```

###  Health Score

58

—

FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance44

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity59

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community34

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity81

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 70.3% 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 ~231 days

Recently: every ~213 days

Total

20

Last Release

445d ago

Major Versions

1.3.3 → 2.0.02017-01-21

2.4.1 → 3.0.02025-02-27

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.1PHP >=5.3.0

2.2.0PHP >=5.6.0

3.0.0PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

phpvalidationvatvat-numbervattaxviesbtw

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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