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snowcap/vat-validation
======================

EU VAT number validation

10108.0k↓31.6%2PHP

Since Feb 11Pushed 5y ago5 watchersCompare

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Vat Validation
==============

[](#vat-validation)

About
-----

[](#about)

Vat-Validation is a PHP class allowing you to

- Validate a VAT number
- Retrieve information like the name or the address of the company

The data is extracted from a European Commission webservice

**It actually only works for European countries**

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

See `examples/example.php`

Some available methods
----------------------

[](#some-available-methods)

```
$validation->isValid()
$validation->getName()
$validation->getDenomination()
$validation->getAddress()

```

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.3>
- Soap extension enabled

Disclaimer
----------

[](#disclaimer)

Take a look at [http://ec.europa.eu/taxation\_customs/vies/viesdisc.do](http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/viesdisc.do) to know when/how you're allowed to use this service and his information

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity38

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity31

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/658424?v=4)[Snowcap](/maintainers/Snowcap)[@snowcap](https://github.com/snowcap)

---

Top Contributors

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