EU VAT Number for WooCommerce

If you sell to customers based in the EU, you will surely have to deal with VAT – Value Added Tax.

Collecting and validating VAT numbers on your WooCommerce store manually can be a cumbersome task.

This is where the Booster WooCommerce EU VAT Number plugin comes into play. With this plugin, you can automatically add EU standard VAT rates to your products, except VAT for certain purchases, and enforce VAT when needed.

What’s more, this plugin comes with an IP checker tool, enabling it to automatically detect the location of your customers and apply the appropriate VAT rates.

Key features of WooCommerce EU VAT Number plugin

The key features of the WooCommerce EU VAT plugin are as follows:

• Can preserve VAT in base country
• Disables VAT for Valid Numbers
• Can output a customized message if a customer’s VAT isn’t valid
• Checks country location IP
• Multiple VAT validation method
• Allows you add progress message
• Custom progress message validating
• Custom message for failed validation
• Exempt certain countries from VAT
• Multiple displays: After order table and in billing address
• Collect EU VAT Number during Sign-up Process
• Display EU VAT Field for particular user roles

Installation of WooCommerce EU VAT Number plugin

To install the WooCommerce EU VAT number plugin module on your website, you first need to install and activate WooCommerce – if you haven’t done so already.

After that, download the Booster for WooCommerce plugin to your machine. Next, upload, install, and activate the plugin on your website, just like you would with any other plugin.

When you are done, click the Launch Booster Settings button.

This will bring up the Booster for the WooCommerce settings page. From here now, you can add EU VAT number in WooCommerce to your products.

How to add EU VAT Number validation in WooCommerce

To add EU VAT number validation in WooCommerce, click the Cart & Checkout tab from the booster setting page.

If you can’t see the page, navigate to WooCommerce >> Booster Settings. 

On the Cart and Checkout page, scroll down a little until you find the EU VAT number option.

Click the Settings tab, and then Enable the EU VAT Number module.

If you want, you can play around with the other options that come with the plugin. For example, you can add a field label, a placeholder text, select your preferred validation method, and much more.

Collecting and Validating EU VAT Numbers

You should start by visiting module’s settings at WooCommerce > Settings > Booster > Emails & Misc. > EU VAT Number.

Field Label

Field label on shop’s checkout (frontend).

Default: EU VAT Number

Placeholder

Field placeholder on shop’s checkout.

Default: EU VAT Number

Required

Should the field be required for customer to fill on checkout?

Default: No

Clear

CSS clear after the field.

Default: Yes

Class

CSS class.

Default: Wide

Validate

Should the VAT be validated? VAT is validated through “VAT Information Exchange System (VIES)”.

Default: Yes

Message on Not Valid

Message to the customer if VAT is not valid.

Default: EU VAT Number is not valid.

Disable VAT for Valid Numbers

Subtract VAT from order for validated numbers.

Default: Yes

Preserve VAT in Base Country

This will prevent from subtracting the VAT for validated customers with billing country same as shop’s base country.

Default: No

Check for IP Location Country

Allow only customers located in country to enter that country’s VAT code. Customer is located by IP.

Default: No

Adding customer’s EU VAT Number to PDF Invoices

This can be done with wcj_order_checkout_field shortcode.

EU Countries VAT Rates Tool

List of EU VAT rates to be added