Customer Tax IDs

Learn how to store, validate, and render customer tax ID numbers with Stripe Billing.

Displaying a customer’s tax ID on invoice documents is a common requirement that you can satisfy by adding tax IDs to customers. A customer’s tax IDs display in the header of invoice and credit note PDFs.

Supported Tax ID types

Currently, Stripe supports the following Tax ID types in the following regions:

Country	Enum	Description	Example	Impact in Tax Calculation

Albania	`al_tin`	Albania Tax Identification Number	J12345678N	Yes
Andorra	`ad_nrt`	Andorran NRT number	A-123456-Z	No
Angola	`ao_tin`	Angola Tax Identification Number	5123456789	No
Argentina	`ar_cuit`	Argentinian tax ID number	12-3456789-01	No
Armenia	`am_tin`	Armenia Tax Identification Number	02538904	Yes
Aruba	`aw_tin`	Aruba Tax Identification Number	12345678	Yes
Australia	`au_abn`	Australian Business Number (AU ABN)	12345678912	Yes
Australia	`au_arn`	Australian Taxation Office Reference Number	123456789123	No
Austria	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	ATU12345678	Yes
Azerbaijan	`az_tin`	Azerbaijan Tax Identification Number	0123456789	Yes
Bahamas	`bs_tin`	Bahamas Tax Identification Number	123.456.789	No
Bahrain	`bh_vat`	Bahraini VAT Number	123456789012345	Yes
Bangladesh	`bd_bin`	Bangladesh Business Identification Number	123456789-0123	Yes
Barbados	`bb_tin`	Barbados Tax Identification Number	1123456789012	No
Belarus	`by_tin`	Belarus TIN Number	123456789	Yes
Belgium	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	BE0123456789	Yes
Benin	`bj_ifu`	Benin Tax Identification Number (Identifiant Fiscal Unique)	1234567890123	Yes
Bolivia	`bo_tin`	Bolivian tax ID	123456789	No
Bosnia & Herzegovina	`ba_tin`	Bosnia and Herzegovina Tax Identification Number	123456789012	Yes
Brazil	`br_cnpj`	Brazilian CNPJ number	01.234.456/5432-10	No
Brazil	`br_cpf`	Brazilian CPF number	123.456.789-87	No
Bulgaria	`bg_uic`	Bulgaria Unified Identification Code	123456789	No
Bulgaria	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	BG0123456789	Yes
Burkina Faso	`bf_ifu`	Burkina Faso Tax Identification Number (Numéro d'Identifiant Fiscal Unique)	12345678A	Yes
Cambodia	`kh_tin`	Cambodia Tax Identification Number	1001-123456789	Yes
Cameroon	`cm_niu`	Cameroon Tax Identification Number (Numéro d'Identifiant fiscal Unique)	M123456789000L	No
Canada	`ca_bn`	Canadian BN	123456789	No
Canada	`ca_gst_hst`	Canadian GST/HST number	123456789RT0002	Yes
Canada	`ca_pst_bc`	Canadian PST number (British Columbia)	PST-1234-5678	No
Canada	`ca_pst_mb`	Canadian PST number (Manitoba)	123456-7	No
Canada	`ca_pst_sk`	Canadian PST number (Saskatchewan)	1234567	No
Canada	`ca_qst`	Canadian QST number (Québec)	1234567890TQ1234	Yes
Cape Verde	`cv_nif`	Cape Verde Tax Identification Number (Número de Identificação Fiscal)	213456789	No
Chile	`cl_tin`	Chilean TIN	12.345.678-K	Yes
China	`cn_tin`	Chinese tax ID	123456789012345678	No
Colombia	`co_nit`	Colombian NIT number	123.456.789-0	No
Congo - Kinshasa	`cd_nif`	Congo (DR) Tax Identification Number (Número de Identificação Fiscal)	A0123456M	No
Costa Rica	`cr_tin`	Costa Rican tax ID	1-234-567890	No
Croatia	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	HR12345678912	Yes
Croatia	`hr_oib`	Croatian Personal Identification Number	12345678901	No
Cyprus	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	CY12345678Z	Yes
Czech Republic	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	CZ1234567890	Yes
Denmark	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	DK12345678	Yes
Dominican Republic	`do_rcn`	Dominican RCN number	123-4567890-1	No
Ecuador	`ec_ruc`	Ecuadorian RUC number	1234567890001	No
Egypt	`eg_tin`	Egyptian Tax Identification Number	123456789	Yes
El Salvador	`sv_nit`	El Salvadorian NIT number	1234-567890-123-4	No
Estonia	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	EE123456789	Yes
Ethiopia	`et_tin`	Ethiopia Tax Identification Number	1234567890	Yes
EU	`eu_oss_vat`	European One Stop Shop VAT number for non-Union scheme	EU123456789	No
Finland	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	FI12345678	Yes
France	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	FRAB123456789	Yes
Georgia	`ge_vat`	Georgian VAT	123456789	Yes
Germany	`de_stn`	German Tax Number (Steuernummer)	1234567890	No
Germany	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	DE123456789	Yes
Greece	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	EL123456789	Yes
Guinea	`gn_nif`	Guinea Tax Identification Number (Número de Identificação Fiscal)	123456789	Yes
Hong Kong	`hk_br`	Hong Kong BR number	12345678	No
Hungary	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	HU12345678	Yes
Hungary	`hu_tin`	Hungary tax number (adószám)	12345678-1-23	No
Iceland	`is_vat`	Icelandic VAT	123456	Yes
India	`in_gst`	Indian GST number	12ABCDE3456FGZH	Yes
Indonesia	`id_npwp`	Indonesian NPWP number	012.345.678.9-012.345	No
Ireland	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	IE1234567AB	Yes
Israel	`il_vat`	Israel VAT	000012345	No
Italy	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	IT12345678912	Yes
Japan	`jp_cn`	Japanese Corporate Number (Hōjin Bangō)	1234567891234	No
Japan	`jp_rn`	Japanese Registered Foreign Businesses' Registration Number (Tōroku Kokugai Jigyōsha no Tōroku Bangō)	12345	No
Japan	`jp_trn`	Japanese Tax Registration Number (Tōroku Bangō)	T1234567891234	Yes
Kazakhstan	`kz_bin`	Kazakhstani Business Identification Number	123456789012	Yes
Kenya	`ke_pin`	Kenya Revenue Authority Personal Identification Number	P000111111A	No
Kyrgyzstan	`kg_tin`	Kyrgyzstan Tax Identification Number	12345678901234	No
Laos	`la_tin`	Laos Tax Identification Number	123456789-000	No
Latvia	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	LV12345678912	Yes
Liechtenstein	`li_uid`	Liechtensteinian UID number	CHE123456789	No
Liechtenstein	`li_vat`	Liechtensteinian VAT number	12345	Yes
Lithuania	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	LT123456789123	Yes
Luxembourg	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	LU12345678	Yes
Malaysia	`my_frp`	Malaysian FRP number	12345678	No
Malaysia	`my_itn`	Malaysian ITN	C 1234567890	No
Malaysia	`my_sst`	Malaysian SST number	A12-3456-78912345	No
Malta	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	MT12345678	Yes
Mauritania	`mr_nif`	Mauritania Tax Identification Number (Número de Identificação Fiscal)	12345678	No
Mexico	`mx_rfc`	Mexican RFC number	ABC010203AB9	No
Moldova	`md_vat`	Moldova VAT Number	1234567	Yes
Montenegro	`me_pib`	Montenegro PIB Number	12345678	No
Morocco	`ma_vat`	Morocco VAT Number	12345678	Yes
Nepal	`np_pan`	Nepal PAN Number	123456789	Yes
Netherlands	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	NL123456789B12	Yes
New Zealand	`nz_gst`	New Zealand GST number	123456789	Yes
Nigeria	`ng_tin`	Nigerian Tax Identification Number	12345678-0001	No
North Macedonia	`mk_vat`	North Macedonia VAT Number	MK1234567890123	Yes
Norway	`no_vat`	Norwegian VAT number	123456789MVA	Yes
Norway	`no_voec`	Norwegian VAT on e-commerce number	1234567	No
Oman	`om_vat`	Omani VAT Number	OM1234567890	Yes
Peru	`pe_ruc`	Peruvian RUC number	12345678901	Yes
Philippines	`ph_tin`	Philippines Tax Identification Number	123456789012	Yes
Poland	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	PL1234567890	Yes
Portugal	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	PT123456789	Yes
Romania	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	RO1234567891	Yes
Romania	`ro_tin`	Romanian tax ID number	1234567890123	No
Russia	`ru_inn`	Russian INN	1234567891	Yes
Russia	`ru_kpp`	Russian KPP	123456789	Yes
Saudi Arabia	`sa_vat`	Saudi Arabia VAT	123456789012345	Yes
Senegal	`sn_ninea`	Senegal NINEA Number	12345672A2	No
Serbia	`rs_pib`	Serbian PIB number	123456789	No
Singapore	`sg_gst`	Singaporean GST	M12345678X	Yes
Singapore	`sg_uen`	Singaporean UEN	123456789F	No
Slovakia	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	SK1234567891	Yes
Slovenia	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	SI12345678	Yes
Slovenia	`si_tin`	Slovenia tax number (davčna številka)	12345678	No
South Africa	`za_vat`	South African VAT number	4123456789	Yes
South Korea	`kr_brn`	Korean BRN	123-45-67890	Yes
Spain	`es_cif`	Spanish NIF number (previously Spanish CIF number)	A12345678	No
Spain	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	ESA1234567Z	Yes
Suriname	`sr_fin`	Suriname FIN Number	1234567890	Yes
Sweden	`eu_vat`	European VAT number	SE123456789123	Yes
Switzerland	`ch_uid`	Switzerland UID number	CHE-123.456.789 HR	No
Switzerland	`ch_vat`	Switzerland VAT number	CHE-123.456.789 MWST	Yes
Taiwan	`tw_vat`	Taiwanese VAT	12345678	Yes
Tajikistan	`tj_tin`	Tajikistan Tax Identification Number	123456789	Yes
Tanzania	`tz_vat`	Tanzania VAT Number	12345678A	Yes
Thailand	`th_vat`	Thai VAT	1234567891234	Yes
Turkey	`tr_tin`	Turkish Tax Identification Number	0123456789	Yes
Uganda	`ug_tin`	Uganda Tax Identification Number	1014751879	Yes
Ukraine	`ua_vat`	Ukrainian VAT	123456789	Yes
United Arab Emirates	`ae_trn`	United Arab Emirates TRN	123456789012345	Yes
United Kingdom	`eu_vat`	Northern Ireland VAT number	XI123456789	Yes
United Kingdom	`gb_vat`	United Kingdom VAT number	GB123456789	Yes
United States	`us_ein`	United States EIN	12-3456789	No
Uruguay	`uy_ruc`	Uruguayan RUC number	123456789012	Yes
Uzbekistan	`uz_tin`	Uzbekistan TIN Number	123456789	No
Uzbekistan	`uz_vat`	Uzbekistan VAT Number	123456789012	Yes
Venezuela	`ve_rif`	Venezuelan RIF number	A-12345678-9	No
Vietnam	`vn_tin`	Vietnamese tax ID number	1234567890	No
Zambia	`zm_tin`	Zambia Tax Identification Number	1004751879	No
Zimbabwe	`zw_tin`	Zimbabwe Tax Identification Number	1234567890	No

Validation

You’re responsible for the accuracy of customer information including their tax ID number. The invoice includes the customer tax ID whether or not it’s valid.

Stripe provides automatic validation to help determine if the formatting is correct when you add the ID to our system. You can see the results of the validation in the Dashboard along with other customer information, including details returned from the government databases, and the registered name and address. However, we don’t continue to validate them over time. If automatic validation isn’t available, you must manually verify these IDs.

Australian Business Numbers (ABN)

Stripe automatically validates all Australian Business Numbers (ABNs) with the Australian Business Register (ABR).

European Value-Added-Tax (EU VAT) Numbers

Stripe also automatically validates all European Value-Added-Tax (EU VAT) numbers with the European Commission’s VAT Information Exchange System (VIES). This process only validates whether or not the tax ID is valid—you still need to verify the customer’s name and address to make sure it matches the registration information.

VIES validation usually takes only a few seconds, but depending on the availability of various government databases, might take longer. Stripe automatically handles VIES downtime and attempts retries.

United Kingdom Value-Added-Tax (GB VAT) Numbers

Stripe automatically validates all UK Value-Added-Tax (GB VAT) numbers with the United Kingdom’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC). This process only validates whether or not the tax ID is valid—you still need to verify the customer’s name and address to make sure it matches the registration information.

HMRC validation usually takes only a few seconds, but depending on the availability, might take longer. Stripe automatically handles HMRC downtime and attempts retries.

Testing customer tax ID verification

Use these magic tax IDs to trigger certain verification conditions in testing environments. The tax ID type must be either the EU VAT Number or Australian Business Number (ABN).

Number	Type
`000000000`	Successful verification
`111111111`	Unsuccessful verification
`222222222`	Verification remains pending indefinitely

Validation webhooks and Dashboard display

Because this validation process happens asynchronously, the customer.tax_id.updated webhook notifies you of validation updates.

Hover over a customer’s EU VAT number to display their VIES information.

The Dashboard displays the results of the validation within the customer details, including information returned from the government databases, and the registered name and address.

When automatic validation isn’t available, you must manually verify these IDs.

Managing

You can manage tax IDs in the Dashboard, with the customer portal, or the Tax ID API.

To add a tax ID:

Navigate to the Customers page, and select the applicable customer.
Click the pencil icon next to Details on the right.
Scroll down to Tax Status and Tax ID fields.
Click Add another ID to add a row to the tax ID list, where you can select the ID type and value.