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Validating EU VAT IDs before you send invoices

24 February 2026 · 5 min read

If you sell cross-border inside the EU, you need a valid customer VAT number to apply reverse charge. VonBill pings the EU VIES service every time you add an EU client and stores a validated-at timestamp against the contact, so your invoice footers can truthfully say the buyer is a verified VAT-registered entity.