Sales tax ID check USTID validation EU, GB and Switzerland

by D-MIT-S

Rating: 5.0

Downloads: 119

Automatically validates your business customers' VAT ID at registration, profile change and checkout – with address check, check result, status tags and history.

Annually €18.33* /month €239.88 * €219.99* /year 8.29% discount In comparison to the regular monthly price

Monthly €19.99* /month Cancelable monthly

This extension contains in-app purchases, which may incur additional costs.

Compatible with:

Cloud 6.4.0.0 - 6.7.15.1

Includes:

Free trial month

The subscription starts with a free trial month during which it can be canceled at any time.

All updates

During the subscription all released updates are included for free

Support from the Extension Partner

In case you have any questions or problems with your extension you can always ask the Extension Partner for help during the subscription.

In-App Purchases

Subscriptions

Sales tax ID check Plus

€4.99 * /month

1,000 VAT ID checks per month instead of 300 – for shops with many business customers.

Sales tax ID check Premium

€9.99 * /month

5,000 checks per month plus automatic hourly re-checking of orders placed while the validation service was unavailable.

Description

Highlights

Automatic VAT ID check at registration, profile change and checkout
Address comparison with the company data from the check
Status tags and check history on every order, filterable in the order list
"Check VAT ID now" directly in the order
Premium: automatic re-check if the validation service was unavailable

Features

VAT ID check during registration, profile changes and checkout
Registration and/or orders only with a valid VAT ID (configurable separately)
Format check per EU country, including Greece (EL) and Northern Ireland (XI)
Automatic filling of empty fields (company, street, zip code, city, country) during registration
Comparison of company, street, zip code, city and country with notice and apply button if they differ

Check result, "VAT ID status" field and tags on every order with a VAT ID
Check history: checked at order, in the admin or automatically
"Check VAT ID now" button in the order detail view
Overview page with monthly usage, unverified and colour-coded recent orders
Choose what happens if the validation service is unavailable (allow or block)
Exclude countries from the check (e.g. non-EU countries)
Notice about tax-free orders in the checkout
Optional: convert VAT ID to upper case while typing
All messages customisable via text snippets, German and English included
Plus and Premium plans bookable directly in the Shopware admin

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About the Extension

If you sell to business customers in the EU, their VAT identification number has to be correct. This app checks the VAT ID automatically before a customer account is created or an order is submitted.

The check runs during registration, when the customer profile is changed and at checkout. If the VAT ID is invalid, the customer gets a clear notice and can correct it right away. If the validation service returns company name and address, the app compares them with the customer's details and, if you like, fills in empty fields during registration automatically.

The app adds a check result, a readable status field and a colour-coded tag to every order with a VAT ID, for example "VAT ID valid", "address differs" or "invalid". This lets you find conspicuous orders with a filter in the order list. With the "Check VAT ID now" button you can re-check any order at any time, including address comparison and check history.

Under Orders → VAT ID check you see your plan, monthly usage, unverified and recently checked orders at a glance. This is also where you book the Plus and Premium plans.

Plans

- Free: 300 checks per month

- Plus: 1,000 checks per month

- Premium: 5,000 checks per month plus automatic hourly re-checking of orders placed while the validation service was unavailable

- Higher volumes on request

Notes

- The check is performed via an external service. We therefore cannot guarantee the accuracy or permanent availability of the results.

- The app supports you with the check but does not replace your own duty of care. Please carefully verify the VAT ID, company data and addresses yourself as well – especially before a tax-free delivery.

- Company name and address are not provided for all EU countries (e.g. usually not for Germany). If they are missing, the address cannot be compared. The shipping address should still be checked by the shop operator.

- If a shop reaches its monthly limit, further checks until the end of the month are handled as if the validation service were unavailable. What happens then is up to you in the app configuration.

Details

Available: English, German
Latest update: 30 October 2026
Publication date: 4 July 2022
Version: 2.1.0
Category: B2B extensions

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So muss das laufen!

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by Michael Brückner // BOTSCHAFT.digital

19 April 2023 14:57

So stell ich mir Plugin-Entwickler vor. Freundlicher und zuvorkommender Kontakt. Schnelle und kompetente Hilf und kundenspezifische Erweiterung des Plugins, auch bis ins Detail.

Bitte mehr davon!

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About the Extension Partner

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Partner Status

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Extension Partner

Details

Ø-Rating: 5

Average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
Partner since: 2019
Extensions: 33

Support

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

Check VAT ID – configuration guide

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Important notice

The check is performed via an external service. We therefore cannot guarantee the accuracy of the

results. The app supports you with the check but does not replace your own duty of care: please

carefully verify the VAT ID, company data and addresses yourself as well – especially before a

tax-free delivery.

1. Requirements

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- Shopware 6.6 or 6.7. In-app purchases (Plus/Premium) require Shopware 6.6.9 or later.

- Under Settings → Login/registration, enable "Show selection between business and private account".

Only then can customers register a business account with a VAT ID.

- Accept the requested permissions when installing or updating the app. Without them, the check

result, status tags and the "Check VAT ID now" button cannot work.

You find the configuration under Extensions → My extensions → Check VAT ID → Configure.

2. Card "Configuration"

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Active

Switches the check on. Without this option the app checks neither during registration nor at checkout.

Registration and edit profile only with valid VAT ID

Business customers can only register or save their profile with a valid VAT ID.

If switched off, registration and profile are not blocked.

Order only with valid VAT ID

Business customers can only order with a valid VAT ID. A business customer is anyone with the

account type "business", a company name or a VAT ID in the customer account.

Re-check orders automatically (Premium)

If the validation service was unavailable when the order was placed, the VAT ID is re-checked

automatically every hour and the check result is added to the order. Only effective with Premium.

Convert VAT ID to upper case while typing

Converts e.g. "se123…" to "SE123…" while typing. Recommended if you use the VAT ID pattern in the

country settings, as Shopware distinguishes upper and lower case there.

Allow registration if VAT ID is empty / Allow order if VAT ID is empty

Business customers may register or order without a VAT ID. If a VAT ID is entered, it is still checked.

Ignore the check for the following countries

No check takes place for these countries, e.g. non-EU countries such as Switzerland or Norway.

The country of the address counts during registration, the shipping country at checkout.

Tax-free order: show checkout notice except for the following shipping countries

Shows the notice about tax-free orders at checkout, except for the selected shipping countries

(usually your own country).

Tax-free order: show checkout notice in css class

Position of the notice at checkout. Default: .checkout-container .checkout-aside-action

Only change this if your theme has a different structure.

Service request timeout ms

How long the shop waits for the check result (default 5000 = 5 seconds). After that the validation

service is considered unavailable.

3. Card "Messages"

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All notices your customers see are text snippets and can be customised per language.

Placeholders that should be kept:

- %company%, %street%, %zipcode%, %city%, %country%: value from the check

- %buttonYes% (English) or %buttonJa% (German): button the customer uses to apply the value

- in "Error message if shipping address not equal with VAT ID address" also the shipping address

placeholders such as %companyShipping% and %countryShipping%

Particularly important:

- "Notice if service not available": shown if the validation service does not respond and

registration or ordering is not allowed in that case.

4. Card "Advanced Configuration"

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Autofill if empty with VAT ID data

Fills empty fields (company, street, zip code, city, country) during registration with the data

from the check, if the validation service provides it.

Allow register with different shipping address to VAT ID address

The address is not compared with the company data during registration.

Allow registration if return address from VAT ID is empty

Allow registration if the validation service returns no address. Recommended, as this is the case

for many countries (e.g. Germany).

Registration country must be equal to VAT ID country

The country of the address must match the country of the VAT ID.

Allow registration if service not available

If the validation service is unavailable, the customer can still register. Otherwise the notice

from the "Messages" card is shown.

Allow order if shipping address is different to VAT ID address

The shipping address is not compared with the company data at checkout.

Allow order if return address from VAT ID is empty

Allow the order if the validation service returns no address. Recommended (see above).

Shipping country must be equal to VAT ID country

At checkout the shipping country must match the country of the VAT ID.

Ignore address check in checkout if tax will be paid

If VAT is charged (no tax-free delivery), the address is not compared at checkout.

Allow order if service not available

If the validation service is unavailable, the customer can still order. The order is then marked

as "unverified" and can be checked later: with the "Check VAT ID now" button or automatically

with Premium.

5. Recommended settings

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Typical B2B shop (safe, without rejecting customers unnecessarily)

- Active: on

- Registration and edit profile only with valid VAT ID: on

- Order only with valid VAT ID: on

- Ignore the check for: non-EU countries

- Allow registration if return address from VAT ID is empty: on

- Allow order if return address from VAT ID is empty: on

- Allow order if service not available: on (re-checked automatically with Premium)

- Autofill if empty with VAT ID data: on

Strict (only checked customers and orders)

- as above, but "Allow registration if service not available" and

"Allow order if service not available" off

- additionally "Shipping country must be equal to VAT ID country" on

6. In the Shopware admin

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Orders → VAT ID check

Your plan, checks this month, status of the automatic re-check, unverified orders and the latest

orders with a VAT ID (green valid, yellow address differs, red invalid, grey unverified).

This is also where you book Plus and Premium. Reopen the module after a purchase.

In the order

- Custom field "VAT ID status": result, time and history in readable form

- Tags, e.g. "USt-Id gültig / VAT ID valid" or "USt-Id ungeprüft / VAT ID unverified",

filterable in the order list

- "Check VAT ID now" button: shows the stored result with history. "Check now" checks again and

updates the order.

7. Check quota

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- Free 300, Plus 1,000, Premium 5,000 checks per month, higher volumes on request.

- Every check counts, including a repeated check of the same VAT ID.

- Once the monthly limit is reached, further checks until the end of the month are handled as if the

validation service were unavailable. The "Allow … if service not available" options then apply.

8. FAQ

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The check does not start at checkout.

Make sure "Active" and "Order only with valid VAT ID" are switched on and the customer counts as a

business customer (account type "business", company name or VAT ID in the customer account).

Clear the shop cache after updating the app.

A valid German VAT ID is marked as "address differs".

For German VAT IDs the validation service usually returns no address. Enable

"Allow … if return address from VAT ID is empty".

Customers cannot save a VAT ID in lower case.

Enable "Convert VAT ID to upper case while typing".