B2B VAT: Tax-free when entering the UID number with Validation

by ACRIS E-Commerce GmbH

Rating: 5.0

Downloads: 626

Customers, who enter a valid UID number (VAT ID number), can see prices without VAT in the store. In the Checkout you can also invoice without VAT (depending on the country).

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6.2.0 - 6.7.3.1

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Description

Highlights

Correct price display for customers with a valid VAT ID – in domestic and EU cross-border sales
Automatic VAT ID validation during registration, address entry, or checkout
Flexible rules for customer groups and countries configurable via Rule Builder

Features

Net pricing for customers with a valid VAT ID – independent of customer group
Intelligent VAT ID validation via the EU VIES web service, optionally with additional company and address verification
Flexible tax rules via the Rule Builder: configurable for countries, customer groups, or delivery addresses
Tax-free deliveries configurable individually per country or customer group
VAT ID field can be made mandatory in the registration or address form if required

Clear error messages in the storefront if a VAT ID is invalid

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About the Extension

In the Shopware standard, tax display is strongly tied to customer groups. Merchants must manually assign customers to a B2B or B2C group in order to correctly display net or gross prices.

Our plugin extends Shopware with a flexible tax logic:

Correct price display for customers with a valid VAT ID
Customers who provide a valid VAT ID automatically see the correct prices: in their home country, net prices with gross billing, and in other EU countries, net prices with net billing. The display works independently of the assigned customer group, so no manual switching between B2B and B2C is required and prices are always shown correctly.

Automatic VAT ID validation
Another key feature is the automatic VAT ID validation. When a VAT number is entered, it is validated directly via the official EU service (VIES). Invalid numbers are immediately detected and clearly marked in the storefront, preventing incorrect orders from being placed in the first place. On request, validation can also be extended to check company name and address against the registered data, ensuring the VAT ID truly belongs to the stated business.

Flexible rules via Rule Builder
With the Rule Builder, tax logic can be customised individually. For example, shop owners can specify that net prices are only displayed for certain countries, or that tax-free deliveries are only available for intra-EU orders with a valid VAT ID. More complex combinations, such as depending on customer group and delivery address, can also be mapped without issue.

Use cases

B2B order within the same country (e.g. AT --> AT)
For domestic orders, net prices are automatically displayed in the shop, regardless of which customer group the buyer belongs to. Invoicing, however, is still gross once a VAT ID is entered in the delivery address. For this behaviour to apply, the extended tax-free configuration must be activated for the corresponding customer group.

B2B order in another EU country (e.g. AT → DE)
For orders to another EU country, customers also automatically see net prices in the shop, regardless of their customer group. Invoicing in this case is also net, as it is an intra-EU delivery, once a VAT ID is entered in the delivery address.
For this behaviour to apply, the extended tax-free configuration must be activated both for the customer group and for the relevant country.

In the Shopware standard, tax display is strongly tied to customer groups. Merchants must manually assign customers to a B2B or B2C group in order to correctly display net or gross prices.

Our plugin extends Shopware with a flexible tax logic:

Use cases

Details

Available: English, German
Latest update: 3 November 2025
Publication date: 3 June 2020
Version: 9.1.16
Category: B2B extensions

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by Juri Oll

31 March 2021 12:51

Sehr vielseitig einsetzbar und erfüllt alle unseren Anforderungen.

Der Support ist einfach nur Perfekt! Freundlich, zuvorkommend und am wichtigsten kompetent, schnell und zuverlässig.

Danke nochmal für alles!

5.0 Functionality

5.0 Usability

5.0 Documentation

5.0 Support

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Ø-Rating: 4.9

Average rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars
Partner since: 2015
Extensions: 165

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Based in: Austria
Speaks: German, English
Response time: Very quickly

Installation

Open the Plugin Manager via Settings > System > Plugins
Upload, install and activate the plugin

Plugin configuration

Extensions > My Extensions > Acris Tax > Configure

VAT Reg. No. input fields - (only if user is "Commercial")

VAT Reg. No. store for:
Define wheter the VAT Reg. No. is saved only in personal data (default) oder additionally in billing and delivery

VAT Reg. No. general settings - (only if user is "Commercial")

VAT Reg. No. format validation enabled for all EU Countries
Define whether the VAT Reg. No. format check is activated or deactivated for all countries.
VAT Reg. No. required for all EU Countries
Define whether VAT Reg. No. entry is mandatory for all EU countries.
VAT Reg. No. validation via API service enabled for all EU Countries
Enable or disable validation via the official EU web service to verify the validity of the VAT Reg. No.
VAT Reg. No. validation before creating an order
Enables an additional check when submitting the order.
Behaviour on valid VAT Reg. No. validation before creating an order
Define whether to continue with the updated basket prices or whether the order must be confirmed again.
Select the country automatically when the VAT Reg. No. is entered
If enabled, the country is automatically detected based on the VAT Reg. No.
Validate VAT Reg. No. on login
Choose whether the VAT Reg. No. is checked again when the customer logs in.

VAT Reg. No. error handling and logging - (only if user is "Commercial")

Behavior when the web service is not available during registration or address saving process
Define whether VAT Reg. No. is saved in the address (without validation) or not.
Behavior when the web service is not abailable during creatin an order
Define whether the order is created (without validation) or not.
Behavior when the company name does not match the VAT Reg. No. during the registration
Define what happens if the company name does not match the validated VAT Reg. No.
Behavior when the address does not match the VAT Reg. No. during the registration
Define what happens if the address does not match the validated VAT Reg. No.
Behavior in case of API error
Define whether the order is marked as faulty or not.
Log mode
Enable or disable logging for checks and errors.
Clear cache on customer login to secure VAT Reg. No. validation
If this option is enabled, the cache is cleared when the customer logs in, and validation of the VAT Reg. No. is ensured and executed without cache issues.

VAT Reg. No. validation display setting - (only if user is "Commercial")

Display VAT Reg. No. check status at account page
Define whether the check status of the VAT Reg. No. should be visible to the customer in the customer account.

VAT Reg. No. field saving behavior (personal data, billing and shipping addresses)

Truncate the VAT Reg. No. on saving the personal data with customer account (account type: private)
Define whether the VAT Reg. No. is automatically deleted for private customers when they save their personal data.
Truncate the VAT Reg. No. on saving the address with customer account (account type: private)
Define whether the VAT Reg. No. is also removed from address data for private customers.

Tax-free invoice / tax-free delivery settings for EU countries

Configuration of the rules for tax-free invoice /delivery
Here you can define under which conditions invoices or deliveries are tax-free.
Rules for ACRIS advanced tax-free configuration
Assign rules specifically provided by the plugin (e.g. “Delivery address contains VAT Reg. No.”).
Exceptions: For this EU countries calculate taxes for invoice / delivery
Define countries for which taxes should be calculated despite the rule.
Exceptions: Calculate the taxes based on these rules for certain products
Define that individual products are excluded from the tax exemption.

Tax calculation on creating an order

Recalculate tax calculation
If active, tax is recalculated in the basket when creating an order.

Determination of taxes

Determination of the taxes applied in the shop
Define the basis on which tax is calculated in the shop.

VAT Reg. No. not changeable

VAT Reg. No. in personal data can not be changed by:
Restrict who may change the VAT Reg. No. in personal data.
VAT Reg. No. in address can not be changed by:
Define who may make changes to the VAT Reg. No. in address records.

Delete VAT Reg. No. check log entries automatically

Activate automatic deletion of VAT Reg. No. log entires
If active, VAT Reg. No. validation logs are regularly deleted.
Days untli log entires are deleted
Define the number of days after which stored log entries are automatically removed.

Country and customer group configuration

After installation, two new functions are available in the Shopware admin:

Country configuration: Settings > Localisation > Countries > Select country > Tax-free > activate extended tax-free settings
Customer group configuration: Settings > Customer > Customer groups > Select group > Tax display > activate extended tax-free settings

This allows tax exemptions to be controlled flexibly on country and customer group level.

Rule Builder
The plugin automatically extends the Rule Builder with additional conditions for the tax logic. These can be assigned to countries or customer groups as usual:

Billing address has VAT Reg. No.
Shipping address has VAT Reg. No.
customer personal data has valid VAT Reg. No.
Billing address has valid VAT Reg. No.
Shipping address has valid VAT Reg. No.
Same Country in billing and shipping address
Exclude products from tax-fee