link-nv / eu-vat-check

Verify the validity of a VAT number issued by any Member State of the European Union

eu-vat-check

Verify the validity of a VAT number issued by any Member State of the European Union.

More info about this subject is found here.

Requirements

• Java 1.7+

Usage

Add the linkID repositories to your pom file:

<!-- REMOTE ARTIFACT REPOSITORIES -->
<repositories>
    <repository>
        <id>repo.linkid.be.release</id>
        <name>LinkID Public Repository</name>
        <url>http://repo.linkid.be/releases</url>
        <snapshots>
            <enabled>false</enabled>
            <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
        </snapshots>
        <releases>
            <enabled>true</enabled>
            <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
        </releases>
    </repository>
    <repository>
        <id>repo.linkid.be.snapshot</id>
        <name>LinkID Public Repository</name>
        <url>http://repo.linkid.be/snapshots</url>
        <snapshots>
            <enabled>true</enabled>
            <updatePolicy>always</updatePolicy>
        </snapshots>
        <releases>
            <enabled>false</enabled>
            <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
        </releases>
    </repository>
</repositories>

Add the eu-vat-check-client dependency to your pom file:

<dependency>
    <groupId>net.lin-k.eu.eu-vat-check</groupId>
    <artifactId>eu-vat-check-client</artifactId>
    <version>0.4</version>
</dependency>

Example code:

CountryCode countryCode = CountryCode.BE;
String vatNumber        = "0446495156";

logger.inf( "VAT Number check for %s %s", countryCode, vatNumber );

VatCheckServiceClient vatCheckServiceClient = new VatCheckServiceClient( countryCode, vatNumber );

boolean valid = vatCheckServiceClient.isVatNumberValid();

//After isVatNumberValid() you can get the name and address of the enterprise
logger.inf( "Returned: valid=%s; name=%s; address=%s",
        valid, vatCheckServiceClient.getName(), vatCheckServiceClient.getAddress() );

RELEASE NOTES

v0.5 (2016-06-23)

• Release for repo.linkid.be move

v0.4 (2014-03-11)

• Added some utility methods. (See VATUtil class)

v0.3 (2013-12-17)

• Updated the WSDL location.

v0.2 (2013-12-02)

• Implemented all country codes.

v0.1 (2013-11-29)

• Initial release.