cba85/vat-validation

A PHP component to verify the validity of a VAT number issued by any European Union Member State

European VAT number validation

A PHP package to verify the validity of a VAT number issued by any European Union Member State., _(*1)

This package is basically calling web service provided by VIES for VAT number validation., _(*2)

VIES API documentation : http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl, _(*3)

This package allows you to : - validate a VAT number - retrieve information like the name or the address of the company, _(*4)

What is a VAT number?

A value added tax identification number or VAT identification number (VATIN) is an identifier used in many countries, including the countries of the European Union, for value added tax purposes., _(*5)

Installation

Install using Composer :, _(*6)

$ composer require cba85/eu-vat-validation dev-master

You must have PHP with Soap enabled., _(*7)

Usage

$vatValidation = new Validation('FR12345678910');

/*
 * Check VAT
 */
$vat = $vatValidation->checkVat();

/*
 * Is VAT ID valid ?
 */
$valid = $vatValidation->isValid();

You'll find more examples in the example folder., _(*8)

Returns

Check VAT

Array (
    [countryCode] => FR
    [vatNumber] => 12345678910
    [requestDate] => 2016-12-19+01:00
    [valid] =>
    [name] => ---
    [address] => ---
)

Check VAT approx.

Array(
    [countryCode] => FR
    [vatNumber] => 12345678910
    [requestDate] => 2016-12-19+01:00
    [valid] =>
    [traderName] => ---
    [traderCompanyType] => ---
    [traderAddress] => ---
    [requestIdentifier] =>
)

Tests

If TVA rates evolve, change the results expected., _(*9)

$ ./vendor/bin/phpunit --bootstrap vendor/autoload.php tests/ValidationTest