| EU Country With
Country Code |
Format To Use |
Example |
| Austria (AT) |
9 characters, first is always a
U |
U12345678 |
| Belgium (BE) |
10 characters |
1234567890 |
| Bulgaria (BG) |
1 block of 9 digits or 1 block
of 10 digits |
BG999999999 or BG9999999999 |
| Cyprus (CY) |
9 characters, last is always
alpha |
12345678X |
| Czech Republic (CZ) |
3 formats:
* 8 characters
* 9 characters
* 10 characters
If 11, 12 or 13 characters, delete the three-digit suffix, which is a tax code |
12345678
123456789
1234567890 |
| Denmark (DK) |
8 characters |
12345678 |
| Estonia (EE) |
9 characters |
123456789 |
| Finland (FI) |
8 characters |
12345678 |
| France (FR) |
4 formats, all 11 characters:
* All digits
* First character is alpha
* Second character is alpha
* First and second characters are alpha |
12345678901
X1123456789
1X123456789
XX123456789
|
| Germany (DE) |
9 characters |
123456789 |
| Greece (EL) |
9 characters |
123456789 |
| Hungary (HU) |
8 characters |
12345678 |
| Ireland (IE) |
2 formats, both 8 characters:
* Last character is alpha
* Second and last characters are alpha |
1234567X
1X34567X |
| Italy (IT) |
11 characters |
12345678901 |
| Latvia (LV) |
11 characters |
12345678901 |
| Lithuania (LT) |
2 formats:
* 9 characters
* 12 characters |
123456789
123456789012 |
| Luxembourg (LU) |
8 characters |
12345678 |
| Malta (MT) |
8 characters |
12345678 |
| Netherlands (NL) |
12 characters, the three-digit
suffix will always be in the format B01 |
123456789B01 |
| Poland (PL) |
10 characters |
1234567890 |
| Portugal (PT) |
9 characters |
123456789 |
| Romania (RO) |
1 block of minimum 2 digits and
maximum 10 digits |
9999999999 |
| Slovakia (SK) |
10 characters |
1234567890 |
| Slovenia (SI) |
8 characters |
12345678 |
| Spain (ES) |
3 formats, all 9 characters:
* First character is alpha
* Last character is alpha
* First and last characters are alpha |
X12345678
12345678X
X1234567X |
| Sweden (SE) |
12 characters, the two-digit
suffix will always be in the format 01 |
123456789001 |
| United Kingdom (GB) |
9 characters |
123456789 |
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