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Unlock Seamless B2B Transactions with the UK/EU VAT Manager
In the rapidly evolving eCommerce landscape, the ability to cater to both B2C and B2B customers has become essential for growth and scalability.
For store owners selling across the UK and EU, navigating the complexities of Value Added Tax (VAT) can be challenging.
B2B transactions within this region often need validation of VAT numbers to ensure legitimate business purchases, allowing sellers to exempt these buyers from VAT charges, where they report it to their local tax authorities.
With our EU/UK VAT Validation Manager for WooCommerce plugin, you can effortlessly validate UK/EU VAT numbers using VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) services, enabling you to sell to businesses in the EU without the additional tax burden.
This not only streamlines your checkout process but ensures compliance, boosting trust and confidence among your B2B clientele.
In a nutshell, here is what this plugin does:
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Collect & Validate VAT numbers: Adds EU VAT field to checkout page to collect VAT numbers and validate in real time
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Collect VAT on Signup: Add the EU VAT field to your WooCommerce signup form, entries will be automatically saved in customer data fields
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Preserve (keep) or Exempt VAT: Based on tax laws, select to remove VAT for valid VAT numbers or keep it, per country
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Custom Progress Messages: Customize & show messages during validation so customers are informed what’s happening behind while communicating with VIES
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Set Field Requirement: Go beyond optional & required, the plugin allows you to make the field customization based on different cases (more details below)
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Checkout Block-based Compatible: The plugin works seamlessly with the new block-based Checkout page
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Add VAT Number to PDF Invoices: Compatibility with the renowned PDF Invoice & Packing Slips plugin, or any other plugin manually using field_id
_billing_eu_vat_number
Important Note: Throughout this description, we use “EU VAT or VAT” to refer to both EU and UK VAT for simplicity and flow. All options and rules specified for the EU also apply to the UK.
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🚀 Main Features: FREE Version
🚀 Collect & Validate EU & UK VAT Numbers
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Add VAT field to checkout and/or signup forms to allow customers to enter their VAT numbers
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In real time, check VAT numbers on VIES services to verify if they are valid
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Validate VAT numbers using SOAP web service, with fallback methods like cURL & Simple
🚀 Decide to Deduct or Keep VAT For Valid Numbers
Once results return if VAT number is valid, you can select what VAT charges to apply:
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Remove VAT completely (generally when selling for businesses outside store base country)
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Preserve VAT for store base country
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Preserve VAT in selected countries of your choice
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Preserve VAT if shipping country is different from billing country
🚀 Checkout Block-based Compatible
With the recent updates to WooCommerce block-based checkout page, our plugin is now compatible with it, to ensure a seamless integration without the need to use classic editor or workarounds.
🚀 Control Field Visibility & Appearance
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Customize field name to reflect the common name for VAT for your audience (like USt, TVA, IVA)
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Customize field placeholder (text appearing inside the field)
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Add description to the field so customers are informed on what to do
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Control field position in checkout page in accordance to other fields
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Customize & label field class for CSS
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Compatible with checkout pages built using page builders by manually adding EU VAT through field_id
_billing_eu_vat_number
🚀 Set Field To Multiple Required/Optional Cases
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Select to make the field always required (if only selling B2B for example)
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Make field completely optional for all customers
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Make field required in selected countries only (and optional in the rest)
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Likewise, make field optional in some countries (and required in the rest)
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Select the field to be required ONLY if customer filled “Company” field
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Warn users when field is set to optional by showing customized notification text message
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For Belgium TVA Compatibility: Allow customer to select if they are individual or business, making the option required or optional based on selection
🚀 More Options to Validate/Invalidate VAT by Countries & User Roles
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Always exempt VAT for selected user roles only
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Always charge VAT for selected user roles only
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Skip VAT validation for selected countries
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Invalidate VAT checking and reserve VAT if country code in VAT number isn’t matching billing country code
🚀 Keep Customers Informed with Progress Messages
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Enhance checkout experience by showing custom messages related to VAT validation
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Select to show messages on different cases:
- Validating: While communicating with VIES services
- Valid: When results return Valid
- Invalid: When results return Invalid
- Validation failed: When communicating with VIES failed for technical reasons
- When customer select different billing & shipping countries (if that option is enabled)
- When customer uses a wrong company name (if that option is enabled “Pro option”)
- Control all messages with CSS: All messages have their own CSS classes to customize them along with your brand colors & guidelines
🚀 EU VAT Management for Admin
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Add an EU VAT number summary meta box to admin order edit page
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Add an EU VAT number column to admin orders list
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Debug & logging options to monitor all validation events
🚀 VAT Reporting
With this feature, you can view a detailed breakdown of sales by each EU country, clearly highlighting total tax amount and transactions where zero tax was applied due to valid VAT number validation, offering clarity on your B2B transactions, ensuring transparency and aiding in compliance.
🚀 More Advanced Options
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Import all standard EU Tax rates with a 1-click importer using our tool, accessible on WordPress Tools >> EU Country VAT Rates
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If your customers are used to provide their VAT numbers without preceding country code, you can tolerate this and treat both numbers the same with a seamless experience for your customers.
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PDF Invoice & Packing Slips compatibility: VAT number will be inserted to PDF invoices generated by PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce plugin
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For other invoicing plugins, you can also add VAT number to invoice by field_id
_billing_eu_vat_number
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Multi-Language Support: Plugin is WPML & Polylang compatible, you can use shortcodes to show different languages messages
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Seamless validation & update Checkout page in real time using AJAX (without refreshing the page)
“Best plugin for EU VAT: I was using another plugin that is not supported anymore. Then I found EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce, and really, I’m very happy the other plugin is not supported anymore, not because it was not a good plugin, on the contrary, it was. But in another case probably I didn’t find this amazing plugin, that is even a lot better. EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce is the best plugin to manage the EU VAT. I love the VAT check that is made via Ajax in the background when you are in the checkout. Really kudos for this amazing plugin!” – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jose
“Perfect PLUGIN & Service: I was looking for a plugin for a european based b2b shop which will deduct the VAT from other eu countries. Found this plugin, installed it and it worked perfectly! The VAT was deducted on point and i was very happy. But then i noticed that orders from the same country will also deduct the VAT which I thought was not possible. I contacted Omar and he replied that this new feature will be released soon. Today he messaged me to update the plugin and i did! And guess what, now it works exactly as i needed it! Thanks a lot for this plugin and service!” – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ khang1985
🏆 Do More: PRO Version
All the features mentioned above, and many more, are available in the free version. But if you’re looking to take things up a notch, consider our enhanced EU/UK VAT Validation Manager for WooCommerce Pro plugin.
Upgrade to the Pro version and unlock additional more features, including:
🏆 Show Specific Payment Method Only for Valid VAT
If you’re selling to businesses and wish to offer them specific payment gateways (such as cheques), you can hide that payment option unless a valid VAT number is provided at checkout.
🏆 Show/Hide EU VAT Field by Country & User Role
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Choose the countries where the VAT field should be displayed (Use case example: Hide it for sales within the store’s base country, as VAT will always be charged to these customers)
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Show field for selected user roles only
🏆 More Advanced Pro Options
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Country Match: Check if customer’s country (located by customer’s IP) matches the country used in VAT number
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Company Name Matching: Check if company name matches the VAT number, and show custom message if not
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Local VAT numbers Handling: Allow checkout in countries with local VAT numbers which can’t be validated (not part of VIES)
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Once activated, access the plugin’s settings by navigating to the “WPFactory” menu and look for the relevant tab.1. Upload the entire plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/
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2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
3. Start by visiting plugin settings at “WPFactory > EU VAT”.
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Contributors & Developers
“EU/UK VAT Validation Manager for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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4.2.5 – 05/02/2025
- Fix – Checkout block field – “Keep VAT if shipping country is different from billing country” option fixed.
- Fix – Do not use session in the “Get VAT details” in admin.
- Fix – Do not use transients in the “Get VAT details” admin notices.
- Dev – VIES error – “cURL” and “Simple” validation methods included.
- Dev – Admin settings – Validation – Descriptions updated.
- Dev – Developers – Validation –
alg_wc_eu_vat_validation_methods
filter added. - Dev – Developers –
alg_wc_eu_vat_is_checkout
filter added. - Dev – Code refactoring.
- Readme – Changelog cleanup.
4.2.4 – 03/02/2025
- Fix – Hide EU VAT field from checkout – Fixed.
- Dev – Security – Output escaped.
- Dev – Languages – POT file regenerated with WP-CLI.
- Dev – Code refactoring.
4.2.3 – 31/01/2025
- Dev – Request identifier – “cURL” and “Simple” validation methods included.
- Dev – Compatibility – “Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce” plugin option added (defaults to
no
). - Dev – Admin settings sections rearranged (“Validation & Progress” and “Admin & Advanced” split).
- Dev – Code refactoring.
- Dev – Developers – Validation –
alg_wc_eu_vat_validation_curl_disable_ssl
filter added. - Dev – Developers – Validation –
alg_wc_eu_vat_validation_response
filter added.
4.2.2 – 28/01/2025
- Dev – Admin – Validate VAT and remove taxes – Update the
is_vat_exempt
meta. - Dev – Admin – Validate VAT and remove taxes – Update the “Request Identifier” meta.
- Dev – PHP notices fixed.
- Dev – Admin settings descriptions updated.
- Dev – Code refactoring.
- Dev – Coding standards improved.
4.2.1 – 26/01/2025
- Fix – Empty EU VAT field – Do not validate when optional; correct message when required (“Progress Messages > Is required” option added).
- Dev – Admin settings descriptions updated.
- Dev – Code refactoring and cleanup.
4.2.0 – 25/01/2025
- Dev – Security – Output escaped.
- Dev – Admin & Advanced – “Request identifier” options added (disabled by default).
- Dev – Code refactoring.
4.1.0 – 23/01/2025
- Fix – Keep VAT in selected countries – Fixed.
- Dev – Security – Output escaped.
- Dev – Security – Input sanitized.
- Dev – Admin settings descriptions updated.
- Dev – Code refactoring and cleanup.
- Dev – Coding standards improved.
- WC tested up to: 9.6.
4.0.0 – 19/01/2025
- Fix – Sessions – Session status check added.
- Fix – Keep VAT for specific products – “get_cart was called incorrectly” PHP notice fixed (
did_action( 'wp_loaded' )
check added). - Fix – Exempt VAT – Fixed.
- Fix – Required / Optional in countries – Fixed.
- Fix – Checkout block field – “Keep VAT in selected countries” option fixed.
- Fix – Checkout block field – User meta copied (on
woocommerce_customer_save_address
andwoocommerce_created_customer
). - Fix – Checkout block field – The duplicated EU VAT field removed from the admin order edit page.
- Fix – Checkout block field – The EU VAT field removed from the “My account > Account details”.
- Dev – Security – Output escaped.
- Dev – Validation Options – ‘Validate in “My account”‘ option added (defaults to
no
). - Dev – General – “Show VAT details in checkout” option added (defaults to
no
). - Dev – “Get VAT details” link added in order for retrieving VAT details.
- Dev – VAT IDs with non-alphanumeric symbols are not allowed now.
- Dev – Checkout block field – Block-related JavaScript code moved to a dedicated block file.
- Dev – Admin settings descriptions updated.
- Dev – Major code refactoring and cleanup.
- Dev – Coding standards improved.
3.2.4 – 10/01/2025
- Fix – Checkout block field – Default value fixed.
3.2.3 – 07/01/2025
- Fix – When the “Admin > Checkout block field” option was enabled, the EU VAT field was hidden on the admin order edit page.
3.2.2 – 31/12/2024
- Fix – Show field for selected user roles only.
3.2.1 – 29/12/2024
- Dev – Code refactoring and cleanup.
3.2.0 – 28/12/2024
- Fix – “High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS)” compatibility.
- Dev – Code refactoring.
3.1.6 – 27/12/2024
- Dev – Compatibility – WPML/Polylang –
wpml-config.xml
file added. - Dev – Composer –
autoloader-suffix
param added. - Dev – Key Manager – Library updated.
- WC tested up to: 9.5.
3.1.5 – 26/11/2024
- Fix – VAT validation issue on block checkout.
- Fix – Enable/disable progress messages.
3.1.4 – 16/11/2024
- Fix – VAT error message not disappearing after company name update.
- Dev – Code refactoring and cleanup.
3.1.3 – 15/11/2024
- Plugin name updated (was “EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce”).
3.1.2 – 14/11/2024
- Fix – Missing library files uploaded.
- Tested up to: 6.7.
- WC tested up to: 9.4.
3.1.1 – 09/11/2024
- Dev – Initializing the plugin on the
plugins_loaded
action. - Dev – Code refactoring.
3.1.0 – 08/11/2024
- Dev – Plugin settings moved to the “WPFactory” menu.
- Dev – “Recommendations” added.
- Dev – “Key Manager” added.
- Dev – Code refactoring and cleanup.
3.0.1 – 30/10/2024
- Fix – Adjusted the VAT validation message location during account creation.
- Fix – Resolved localization shortcode {billing_eu_vat_number} issue in the block checkout.
- Fix – Resolved error “Function get_cart was called incorrectly”.
- Dev – Code cleanup.
3.0.0 – 23/10/2024
- Fix – Localization issue.
- Fix – Tax calculation on country change.
- Fix – Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability.
- Dev – Keep VAT for specific products.
- Dev – General – “Enable plugin” option removed.
- Dev – Admin settings descriptions updated.
- Dev – Code refactoring and cleanup.
- WC tested up to: 9.3.
- WooCommerce added to the “Requires Plugins” (plugin header).