# VAT Validation

> Skill `vat-validation` on Faro. 0 sub-skills.

Verifies EU VAT numbers against the official registry and returns whether the number is valid and registered, along with the business name and address when disclosed. Useful for checking suppliers, customers, or vendors before a transaction.

**Category:** Business & Companies  
**Tags:** vat, tax-id, vies, eu, business-verification  
**Use when:** You need to confirm an EU VAT number is valid and registered before invoicing, zero-rating a cross-border supply, or trusting a business.  
**Not for:** UK VAT numbers, US tax IDs or sales tax, format or checksum only validation, tax rate lookups, full company data enrichment, or batch lists.  
**Returns:** information — Returns whether the number is valid, the normalized full VAT ID that was checked, and the registered business name and address when disclosed. Some member states withhold the name and address even for valid numbers. Not a downloadable file.

## How to run
Skills run through one gateway with your Faro token. Hand it an `intent` in plain language; Faro routes to the right sub-skill, runs it, and bills per call. Raw tools are internal plumbing and are not directly callable.

```
POST https://skill.askfaro.com/skills/vat-validation/run
Authorization: Bearer faro_<your_key>
Content-Type: application/json

{"intent":{"prompt":"Is this VAT number valid: DE123456789?"}}
```

Or from the CLI:

```bash
pip install askfaro-cli && askfaro auth login
askfaro run vat-validation "Is this VAT number valid: DE123456789?"
```

Full run reference: https://askfaro.com/llms/run.md — Agent recipe: https://askfaro.com/llms/skill.md

## Example requests

- Is this VAT number valid: DE123456789?
- Check if the VAT number GB987654321 is registered
- Verify this EU VAT number and return the company name

## What it can do

- Check one EU VAT number against the official registry and return whether it is valid and registered.
- Return the registered business name and address when the member state discloses them.

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On the web: https://askfaro.com/search/vat-validation