Validation Type per Country
Read about the supported countries and the type of validation supported for each one.
Note
The Tax IDs that are checked are those used for international trade. There may be some Tax IDs that are used for domestic transactions which may not be present in the databases used to validate the IDs. You should only use these validation results for international trade to foreign buyers.
The following table lists the supported countries for Vertex Validator. The categories are as follows:
- Supported: Tax IDs from this country or region are supported.
- Validation Type: Validation can be one of 2 types:
- Syntax: Only the syntax of the ID is checked against the requirement specified by the country or region.
- Database: The syntax is checked and the Tax ID is checked against the database for that country or region.
| Country or Region | Supported | Validation Type |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Yes | Syntax |
| Australia | Yes | Database. See Note 1. |
| Bahrain | Yes | Syntax |
| Bangladesh | No | No |
| Belarus | Yes | Database |
| Cambodia | Yes | Syntax |
| Canada - Federal | Yes | Database. See Note 2. |
| Canada - Manitoba | Yes | Syntax |
| Canada - Saskatchewan | Yes | Syntax |
| Canada - British Columbia | Yes | Syntax |
| Canada - Quebec | Yes | Database |
| Chile | Yes | Syntax |
| Colombia | Yes | Syntax |
| Egypt | Yes | Syntax |
| European Union (EU) | Yes | Database. See Note 3. |
| Georgia | Yes | Database |
| Iceland | Yes | Syntax |
| India | Yes | Database |
| Indonesia | Yes | Syntax |
| Japan | No | No |
| Kazakhstan | Yes | Syntax |
| Kenya | Yes | Syntax |
| Kosovo | Yes | Syntax |
| Malaysia | Yes | Syntax |
| Mexico | Yes | Syntax |
| Moldova | Yes | Syntax |
| New Zealand | Yes | Database |
| Nigeria | Yes | Syntax |
| Norway | Yes | Database |
| Oman | Yes | Database |
| Russia | Yes | Syntax |
| Saudi Arabia | Yes | Syntax |
| Serbia | Yes | Syntax |
| Singapore | Yes | Syntax |
| South Africa | Yes | Syntax |
| South Korea | Yes | Database |
| Switzerland | Yes | Database |
| Taiwan | Yes | Syntax |
| Tanzania | Yes | Syntax |
| Thailand | Yes | Database |
| Turkey | Yes | Syntax |
| UAE | Yes | Syntax |
| Ukraine | Yes | Syntax |
| United Kingdom | Yes | Database |
| United States of America | No | No |
| Uruguay | Yes | Syntax |
| Uzbekistan | Yes | Syntax |
| Vietnam | Yes | Syntax |
Notes
- By default, for Australia, the service does not verify whether the GST ID is registered or not. It only validates ABN numbers. If you want to validate GST IDs, you need to contact Vertex to enable this.
- Canada supports syntax check and database validation for GST/HST and QST.
- European Union (EU) Tax IDs are checked against the VIES database. This means some Tax IDs that are used for domestic transactions may not be present. See VIES VAT Number Validation page from the European Commission for details.
Updated 3 months ago