Allows you to verify hundreds of VAT identification numbers issued by a Member State. The verification is done against the national VAT database corresponding to the selected Member State. There is no VAT database at Community level. For the purpose of the verification, your request is sent to the national database via a secure Intranet service connecting national Customs and Taxation administrations and the reply is sent back in a few seconds.

European VAT Check Service is useful to companies having to verify the VAT Numbers of many customers and suppliers, for example before billing. Unlike verification available on websites, European VAT Check Service allows:

• single-click verification of hundreds of VAT identification numbers got from external data sources
• to get "VIES Request ID", unique consultation number useful if you have to prove to a tax administration of a Member State that you have checked a given VAT number .
• to print and/or export results to file.

For a proper and legal use of the service refer to VIES disclaimer

• Yes, valid VAT number.
• No, invalid VAT number. (meaning that the number introduced is not valid at least on the date specified)
• Service unavailable. Please re-submit your request later. (meaning there is some problem with either the network or the Web application)
• Member State service unavailable. Please re-submit your request later.(meaning the application in the Member State whose VAT number you are trying to validate is not available)
• Error: Incomplete (VAT + Member State) or corrupted data input.
• Request time-out. Please re-submit your request later.

System Requirements
You can install this application on Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows Seven, 32bit and 64bit systems. The only system requirement is presence of Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 (or later). You can download .Net Framework from Microsoft sites or from here.

Operational requirement is an Internet connection. If your Internet connection uses a proxy, you have to enter authentication parameters to allow conversation between software and VIES web-service.

How to acquire a list of VAT numbers from external data sources
Click on Config button and open options and parameters window:

Import from FILE
With this option you can enter enter a file name or leave cell blank.
File format is veri simple: one VAT number each record.
Record separator must be a new-line (CR+LF)
After each VAT number you can append a space and a reference (for example, you customer name).

File example:
IT08181180012 West Consulting
PT504821113 Portuguese customer
DE213272873 German customer
GB277701833 English customer
DE150327237
ATU12094507

After connection string, you have to write one or more SQL queries in order to read VAT Numbers from your database. A query must returns a single field, one VAT Number each row. VAT Numbers can be followed by space and reference text (name of your customer, for example).

Export to file
You can print and/or export results to file using "Print" or "Export to file" buttons on main window, many file formats are available.

Demo version - activation code
You can freely download this software and install it as demo version. With demo version you can verify only three VAT Numbers at once, but you have no limits in order to import from external data sources.

To use this software without limits you need an ACTIVATION CODE. You can buy and pay it by PayPal at price 45,00 EUR (+ VAT 20% if ITALIAN CUSTOMER or with VAT EXEMPTION if outside of Italy)

The activation code is valid for a single PC and based on the setup code generated from application first time it runs. A link on "About ..." window opens the payment page managed by PayPal site. Connection is absolutely secure and protected from fraud. You can pay with credit card even if you do not have a PayPal account.

After payment process completed within minutes you will receive an email from PayPal as transaction confirmation and a second email from us containing your activation code. After payment confirmation we'll send you the receipted invoice. Please write to info@westconsulting.it if withing 48 hours activation code is not in your mail-box.

NOTE: Carefully enter your e-mail on the payment page, otherwise we cannot send you the activation code..


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