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How to Connect VIES VAT Validation to Claude — via MCP

Validate EU VAT numbers via the European Commission VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) REST API. Confirms that a VAT number is registered for intra-Community trade and returns the trader name and address when the member state exposes them.

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VIES VAT Validation

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VIES VAT Validation

Validate EU VAT numbers via the European Commission VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) REST API. Confirms that a VAT number is registered for intra-Community trade and returns the trader name and address when the member state exposes them.

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Region

EU

Category

Government

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Public API

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  • GDPR & SOC 2 ready
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  • Open-source on GitHub
    Open source AGPL-3.0
  • Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
    Any MCP-compatible client

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Summary

Validate EU VAT numbers via the European Commission VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) REST API. Confirms that a VAT number is registered for intra-Community trade and returns the trader name and address when the member state exposes them.

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Example prompts for VIES VAT Validation

Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.

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VIES VAT Validation + Claude

Validate EU VAT numbers via the European Commission VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) REST API. Confirms that a VAT number is registered for intra-Community trade and returns the trader name and address when the member state exposes them.

Prerequisites

See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:

(none — public API)

Step 1 — Get credentials

Use for B2B invoice compliance: before issuing an intra-EU invoice without VAT, confirm the buyer's VAT number is valid via this adapter.

Country codes: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, plus EL for Greece and XI for Northern Ireland. Common codes: DE, AT, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, PL, DK, SE, FI, IE, PT, CZ, HU, RO.

Format: VAT number must NOT include the country code prefix (e.g. for DE123456789 pass countryCode='DE' and vatNumber='123456789').

Response: valid: true/false, plus name and address when provided by the member state. Some countries (DE, ES) do not return name/address for privacy reasons — in that case only valid is authoritative.

…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)

Step 2 — Install the adapter

git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d

Step 3 — Add the connector in Claude

Recommended path — works on claude.ai web without editing any config file.

  1. Open claude.ai/customize/connectors.
  2. Click "Add custom connector".
  3. Fill in:
    • Name: VIES VAT Validation
    • URL: https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp
    • Authentication: Bearer token → paste your MCP API key (from AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key)
  4. Click Connect to authorize.

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Available tools

ToolWhat it does
vies_check_vatCheck whether an EU VAT number is valid and, when available, return the registered trader name and address

FAQ

Does it work with Claude Code as well as Claude Desktop? Yes — point both at https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp.

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