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jairforo/php-vat-checker
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PHP VAT checker based on the European Commission web service

3.0.0(5y ago)24.7k3[1 PRs](https://github.com/jairforo/php-vat-checker/pulls)BSD-2-ClausePHPPHP ^7.3

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PHP VAT Checker
===============

[](#php-vat-checker)

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A PHP package that helps you to check information about Union European companies through the combination of VAT number and Country code. This package is an interface to consume the SOAP API webservice provided by the European Commission. ([http://ec.europa.eu/taxation\_customs/vies/checkVatTestService.wsdl](http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatTestService.wsdl))

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require jairforo/php-vat-checker
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Checking the VAT information.

[](#checking-the-vat-information)

This check only validates whether the VAT information is valid.

```
use JairForo\VATChecker\Exceptions\VATCheckerException;
use JairForo\VATChecker\VATChecker;

try {
    /** @var bool $isValid */
    $isValid = (new VATChecker())->isValid($countryCode, $vatNumber);
} catch (VATCheckerException $exception) {
    // Something went wrong during the request.
}
```

### Obtaining the VAT information.

[](#obtaining-the-vat-information)

- If the information is not valid, an InvalidVATException is thrown.
- If something goes wrong during the request, an VATCheckerException is thrown.

```
use JairForo\VATChecker\Exceptions\InvalidVATException;
use JairForo\VATChecker\Exceptions\VATCheckerException;
use JairForo\VATChecker\Objects\VATResponse;
use JairForo\VATChecker\VATChecker;

try {
    /** @var VATResponse $vatResponse */
    $vatResponse = (new VATChecker())->check($countryCode, $vatNumber);

    print_r($vatResponse);
} catch (VATCheckerException $exception) {
    if ($exception instanceof InvalidVATException) {
        // The VAT information was invalid.
        return;
    }

    // Something else went wrong during the request.
}
```

The above, when successful, prints the following output:

```
{
  "country_code": "NL",
  "vat_number": "611989431B01",
  "requested_at": {
    "date": "2020-02-02 00:00:00.000000",
    "timezone_type": 1,
    "timezone": "+00:00"
  },
  "company_name": "UNICORN B.V.",
  "address": "UNICORN STREET 007",
  "zipcode": "1108DH",
  "city": "AMSTERDAM",
  "original_address": "UNICORN STREET 007 1108DH AMSTERDAM"
}

```

### Testing

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

License
-------

[](#license)

The BSD 2-clause "Simplified" license (bsd-2-clause). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance32

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 68.3% 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 ~161 days

Total

3

Last Release

1944d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02021-01-12

2.0.0 → 3.0.02021-01-12

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.1

2.0.0PHP ^7.2

3.0.0PHP ^7.3

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

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