Formatting tax numbers
ArtPort requires that tax numbers are provided in the proper format so that they can be verified with Stripe (our online payment partner).
Examples
The following table demonstrates how the tax number for a particular country should be written to be compliant with Stripe.
| Country | Description | Stripe format |
|---|---|---|
| Andorra | Andorran NRT number | A-123456-Z |
| Argentina | Argentinian tax ID number | 12-3456789-01 |
| Australia | Australian Business Number (AU ABN) | 12345678912 |
| Australia | Australian Taxation Office Reference Number | 123456789123 |
| Austria | European VAT number | ATU12345678 |
| Bahrain | Bahraini VAT Number | 123456789012345 |
| Belarus | Belarus TIN Number | 123456789 |
| Belgium | European VAT number | BE0123456789 |
| Bolivia | Bolivian tax ID | 123456789 |
| Brazil | Brazilian CNPJ number | 01.234.456/5432-10 |
| Brazil | Brazilian CPF number | 123.456.789-87 |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria Unified Identification Code | 123456789 |
| Bulgaria | European VAT number | BG0123456789 |
| Canada | Canadian BN | 123456789 |
| Canada | Canadian GST/HST number | 123456789RT0002 |
| Canada | Canadian PST number (British Columbia) | PST-1234-5678 |
| Canada | Canadian PST number (Manitoba) | 123456-7 |
| Canada | Canadian PST number (Saskatchewan) | 1234567 |
| Canada | Canadian QST number (Québec) | 1234567890TQ1234 |
| Chile | Chilean TIN | 12.345.678-K |
| China | Chinese tax ID | 123456789012345678 |
| Colombia | Colombian NIT number | 123.456.789-0 |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rican tax ID | 1-234-567890 |
| Croatia | European VAT number | HR12345678912 |
| Croatia | Croatian Personal Identification Number | 12345678901 |
| Cyprus | European VAT number | CY12345678Z |
| Czech Republic | European VAT number | CZ1234567890 |
| Denmark | European VAT number | DK12345678 |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican RCN number | 123-4567890-1 |
| Ecuador | Ecuadorian RUC number | 1234567890001 |
| Egypt | Egyptian Tax Identification Number | 123456789 |
| El Salvador | El Salvadorian NIT number | 1234-567890-123-4 |
| Estonia | European VAT number | EE123456789 |
| EU | European One Stop Shop VAT number for non-Union scheme | EU123456789 |
| Finland | European VAT number | FI12345678 |
| France | European VAT number | FRAB123456789 |
| Georgia | Georgian VAT | 123456789 |
| Germany | German Tax Number (Steuernummer) | 1234567890 |
| Germany | European VAT number | DE123456789 |
| Greece | European VAT number | EL123456789 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong BR number | 12345678 |
| Hungary | European VAT number | HU12345678 |
| Hungary | Hungary tax number (adószám) | 12345678-1-23 |
| Iceland | Icelandic VAT | 123456 |
| India | Indian GST number | 12ABCDE3456FGZH |
| Indonesia | Indonesian NPWP number | 012.345.678.9-012.345 |
| Ireland | European VAT number | IE1234567AB |
| Israel | Israel VAT | 000012345 |
| Italy | European VAT number | IT12345678912 |
| Japan | Japanese Corporate Number (Hōjin Bangō) | 1234567891234 |
| Japan | Japanese Registered Foreign Businesses' Registration Number | 12345 |
| Japan | Japanese Tax Registration Number (Tōroku Bangō) | T1234567891234 |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakhstani Business Identification Number | 123456789012 |
| Kenya | Kenya Revenue Authority Personal Identification Number | P000111111A |
| Latvia | European VAT number | LV12345678912 |
| Liechtenstein | Liechtensteinian UID number | CHE123456789 |
| Lithuania | European VAT number | LT123456789123 |
| Luxembourg | European VAT number | LU12345678 |
| Malaysia | Malaysian FRP number | 12345678 |
| Malaysia | Malaysian ITN | C 1234567890 |
| Malaysia | Malaysian SST number | A12-3456-78912345 |
| Malta | European VAT number | MT12345678 |
| Mexico | Mexican RFC number | ABC010203AB9 |
| Moldova | Moldova VAT Number | 1234567 |
| Morocco | Morocco VAT Number | 12345678 |
| Netherlands | European VAT number | NL123456789B12 |
| New Zealand | New Zealand GST number | 123456789 |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Tax Identification Number | 12345678-0001 |
| Norway | Norwegian VAT number | 123456789MVA |
| Norway | Norwegian VAT on e-commerce number | 1234567 |
| Oman | Omani VAT Number | OM1234567890 |
| Peru | Peruvian RUC number | 12345678901 |
| Philippines | Philippines Tax Identification Number | 123456789012 |
| Poland | European VAT number | PL1234567890 |
| Portugal | European VAT number | PT123456789 |
| Romania | European VAT number | RO1234567891 |
| Romania | Romanian tax ID number | 1234567890123 |
| Russia | Russian INN | 1234567891 |
| Russia | Russian KPP | 123456789 |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia VAT | 123456789012345 |
| Serbia | Serbian PIB number | 123456789 |
| Singapore | Singaporean GST | M12345678X |
| Singapore | Singaporean UEN | 123456789F |
| Slovakia | European VAT number | SK1234567891 |
| Slovenia | European VAT number | SI12345678 |
| Slovenia | Slovenia tax number (davčna številka) | 12345678 |
| South Africa | South African VAT number | 4123456789 |
| South Korea | Korean BRN | 123-45-67890 |
| Spain | Spanish NIF number (previously Spanish CIF number) | A12345678 |
| Spain | European VAT number | ESA1234567Z |
| Sweden | European VAT number | SE123456789123 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland UID number | CHE-123.456.789 HR |
| Switzerland | Switzerland VAT number | CHE-123.456.789 MWST |
| Taiwan | Taiwanese VAT | 12345678 |
| Tanzania | Tanzania VAT Number | 12345678A |
| Thailand | Thai VAT | 1234567891234 |
| Turkey | Turkish Tax Identification Number | 0123456789 |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian VAT | 123456789 |
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates TRN | 123456789012345 |
| United Kingdom | Northern Ireland VAT number | XI123456789 |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom VAT number | GB123456789 |
| United States | United States EIN | 12-3456789 |
| Uruguay | Uruguayan RUC number | 123456789012 |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan TIN Number | 123456789 |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan VAT Number | 123456789012 |
| Venezuela | Venezuelan RIF number | A-12345678-9 |
| Vietnam | Vietnamese tax ID number | 1234567890 |
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