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itemvirtual/vat-validate
========================

Validate European VAT numbers

1.0.4(5mo ago)027MITPHPPHP ^7.4|^8.0

Since Mar 15Pushed 5mo ago2 watchersCompare

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Vat Validate
============

[](#vat-validate)

> Laravel package

[![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3d78bbab63bd3ad0c04033b0744b6940ad61a990426139912ea69f0feaf964ad/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6974656d7669727475616c2f7661742d76616c69646174652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/itemvirtual/vat-validate)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8f49c3ff83b4c3228f267cfef85c615b1fd6ddee37ecdf106ad3cfd0dc466ec3/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6974656d7669727475616c2f7661742d76616c69646174652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/itemvirtual/vat-validate)

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require itemvirtual/vat-validate
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Use the `VatValidate` Facade for all methods

```
use Itemvirtual\VatValidate\Facades\VatValidate;
```

#### · Validate Spanish NIF, NIE, CIF

[](#-validate-spanish-nif-nie-cif)

```
VatValidate::checkSpanishVat($vat);
```

or you can do it for a specific type of document

```
VatValidate::checkNif($vat);
VatValidate::checkNie($vat);
VatValidate::checkSpecialNie($vat);
VatValidate::checkCif($vat);
```

#### · Validate European VAT

[](#-validate-european-vat)

```
VatValidate::checkEuropeanVat($vat, $countryCode);
```

#### · VIES Validation

[](#-vies-validation)

```
VatValidate::checkVies($vat, $countryCode);
```

#### · Helper methods

[](#-helper-methods)

Get VAT number formatted with country code

```
VatValidate::getFullFormatedVat($vat, $countryCode);
```

#### · Example VAT

[](#-example-vat)

```
$exampleVats = [
    'AT' => 'ATU12345678',
    'BE' => 'BE0123456789',
    'BG' => 'BG123456789',
    'CY' => 'CY12345678A',
    'CZ' => 'CZ12345678',
    'DE' => 'DE123456789',
    'DK' => 'DK12345678',
    'EE' => 'EE101234567',
    'GR' => 'EL123456789',
    'ES' => 'ESX1234567L',
    'FI' => 'FI12345678',
    'FR' => 'FRAB123456789',
    'GB' => 'GB123456789',
    'HR' => 'HR12345678901',
    'HU' => 'HU12345678',
    'IE' => 'IE1A23456B',
    'IT' => 'IT12345678901',
    'LV' => 'LV12345678901',
    'LT' => 'LT123456789',
    'LU' => 'LU12345678',
    'MT' => 'MT12345678',
    'NL' => 'NL123456789B01',
    'PL' => 'PL1234567890',
    'PT' => 'PT123456789',
    'RO' => 'RO123456789',
    'SE' => 'SE123456789001',
    'SI' => 'SI12345678',
    'SK' => 'SK1234567890',
];
```

### Info

[](#info)

[Vies Schema](https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl)

### 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)

- [Sergio](https://github.com/sergio-item)
- [Itemvirtual](https://github.com/itemvirtual)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance73

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~343 days

Total

5

Last Release

154d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c661af43bac4f574cfa73cee0f459791d0c789ffb21d6d27f1066f14b019d0c1?d=identicon)[itemvirtual](/maintainers/itemvirtual)

---

Top Contributors

[![sergio-item](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10372524?v=4)](https://github.com/sergio-item "sergio-item (6 commits)")

---

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