piighost/eu-vat

European VAT number in its purely numeric form: a two-letter country code then eight to twelve digits. Member states whose number carries letters, such as Ireland or the Netherlands, are not covered. It overlaps with any code written as two letters and digits, an IBAN prefix included.

Label: EU_VAT

Pattern

\b[A-Z]{2}\d{8,12}\b

Must be caught

• VAT FR12345678901 on the invoice. → FR12345678901
• Intra-community number DE123456789 → DE123456789

Must be left alone

• FR1234567
• F123456789

Tags: eu, business, finance, accounting

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