The use of VAT IDs as a keyword in the API depends on the country and is not advantageous in all countries.
Countries where VAT IDs are publicly accessible:
In the following countries, VAT IDs are publicly available and can be used as a search keyword in the API:
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Poland
- Norway
- Greece
- France
- Finland
Countries where searching by VAT ID is not recommended:
In Germany, VAT IDs are not publicly accessible. We only display VAT IDs for companies that have a registered public website and make their VAT ID publicly available on that website. This information comes from our partner Dealfront.
In Austria, VAT IDs are only partially listed in the register (wko). Since an Austrian VAT ID is only assigned to a company if it has multiple operations or engages in multiple activities, this is not applicable to all companies.
We recommend to use the VAT ID number as a keyword in the Power Search API for the countries where this information is publicly available for all companies. We do not recommend it for Germany and Austria.