Description

The All in One EU VAT Manager Plugin

Because of the constant changes in VAT regulations, it became very time-consuming for online store owners to update their webshops to comply with EU VAT regulations.

With this plugin, we made adherence to EU VAT regulations much easier, with a few clicks, we made all settings you need possible to make your WooCommerce store fully compliant with EU VAT regulations in matter of a few clicks.

This EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce plugin has all the settings you need to collect VAT numbers, validate them and keep or preserve charges based on validation results.

Validation Features

1. Collect VAT numbers without any validations:

Not the default behavior for all stores, but if you need it, the plugin offers this.

2. Validate VAT numbers with EU/UK VAT databases:

The plugin checks instantly on checkout page with the VIES services (as well as those for UK) to verify validity of the entered VAT number, based on results, you can select the needed setting to be applied (preserve/keep VAT).

3. Keep VAT charges in store base country:

When you sell inside your store country, EU VAT regulations require you to keep/charge VAT on these goods.

4. Preserve VAT in selected countries:

If your regulations require you to keep VAT charges when you sell to specific countries (other than your store base country), you can do so by selecting which countries that should have VAT charges applied.

5. Verify billing country:

In most cases, you will need to verify that billing country is the same country registered for the entered EU VAT number.
With a single click, the plugin offers this functionality and act accordingly based on desired setting.

6. Using VAT numbers with/without country codes:

If your customers are used to provide their VAT numbers without preceding country code, you can tolerate this and treat both numbers the same with a seamless experience for your customers.

7. Progress Messages:

For a better UX on your checkout page, we provide different fields to show messages to your customers during the validation stages, you can set your messages based on these cases:
Valid, invalid, validating, company name mismatch, different shipping & billing countries.

Frontend Interface options

1. Field label settings:

Customize field name, like using BTW in Belgium (which is more common than VAT), change the placeholder (text inside the field), and also add a description to the field if needed.

2. Required/Optional Settings:

We offer you almost all settings to match your needs, you can set the field to be required in these cases:

Always
In specific countries
In all countries except specific countries
If customer filled company field
And of course, make it completely optional

3. Field placement:

Easil control the location/placement of the EU VAT field on the checkout page, you can also insert it manually using the field_id when using a custom page builder for your checkout page.

More Features

1. Collect VAT on signup:

You can add the EU VAT field to your WooCommerce signup form, entries will be automatically saved in customer data fields.

2. Belgium Compatibility:

Due to BE different VAT/BTW regulations, the plugin offers multiple extra features to fully comply with that, like allowing customers to select if they are business or individual, then handle VAT accordingly.

3. PDF Invoice & Packing Slips:

Without a doubt, this is one of the most used PDF invoicing plugins, without further customizations, the EU VAT number will be inserted to PDF invoices generated by PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce plugin.

4. Tax Rates:

With a matter of a click, you can insert all official VAT rates for EU countries, the tool is accessible from WordPress Tools >> EU Country VAT Rates

Pro Version

We offered almost all the settings you need to make your store compliant with EU VAT regulations with the free version, but if you’re interested in getting some extra benefits, you can also check the Pro version of this plugin that includes:

1. Verify company name:
The plugin can also verify if entered VAT number is registered for the exact same company name filled in “Company” field in checkout, and it can even show a customized message if entered name is different from the registered one.

2. Verify country by IP:
As per EU VAT regulations, there should be a physical evidence that the customer is shopping from & shipping to the country of registered company for that VAT number.
The plugin will allow you to verify IP using GeoIP lookup databases.

3. Show field in specific countries:
By default, EU VAT field will appear in all EU countries, if you want to specifically hide/show it on some countries, you can select what those countries are using this option.

4. Show field based on user role:
This option will allow you to show the field for selected user roles only, while hiding it for all other user roles.

Demo Store

If you want to try the plugin features and play around with its settings before installing it on your live website, feel free to do so on this demo store:
URL: https://wpwhale.com/demo/wp-admin/
User: demo
Password: G6_32e!r@

Installation

Upload the entire plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
Start by visiting plugin settings at “WooCommerce > Settings > EU VAT”.

Reviews

Blue2 GmbH September 5, 2023

The plugin is easy to set up after installation. All required functions can be easily set. Support responded excellently to a request for extended use of the plugin and helped. Thank you for that!Kind regards,Johannes

vanvlietwebdesign June 24, 2023

I used the one from simbahosting before and it is really bad, the support is even worse.I use EU/UK VAT for WooCommerce Pro now and it does exactly what it should do. Worth the money. Glad i switched.

welaunchio March 13, 2023

This one just works Note: use the SOAP method, CURL or simple are no longer available.

machinette March 1, 2023

Everything works as expected, awesome support from Omar. I'll use it in every proyect aand push for the pro version

atamovich February 2, 2023

I sent my wishes to Support, and Omar answered me so fast!

bence96 January 13, 2023

I finally found that plugin. Working ubeliveble good, that was what I needed!

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Contributors & Developers

“EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

“EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

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Changelog

2.9.13 – 21/09/2023

Compatibility with WordPress 6.3 verified
Update filter text “EU VAT not provided”.
WC tested up to: 8.1
Adjust HPOS compatibility.

2.9.12 – 12/08/2023

HPOS compatibility

2.9.11 – 12/08/2023

WC tested up to: 7.9
Add new filter “EU VAT provided” to user table

2.9.10 – 27/06/2023

update js function alg_wc_eu_vat_validate_vat with load flag

2.9.9 – 15/06/2023

extend validation result with new hook alg_wc_eu_vat_check_alternative
WC tested up to: 7.8

2.9.8 – 30/05/2023

update with extra character trim with eu VAT validator response.
WC tested up to: 7.6

2.9.7 – 11/04/2023

Update woocommerce_before_calculate_totals priority from MAX to 99, so users can run their own overwrite.
Compatibility with WordPress 6.2 verified

2.9.6 – 31/03/2023

Move to WPFactory.
Enhanced field validaiton on page load

2.9.5 – 18/03/2023

PDF invoicing compatibility is part of the free version
Fixed a bug in field starting validation on checkout page load
Altered classname to allow more control on the field
Verified compatibility with WooCommerce 7.5

2.9.4 – 08/03/2023

Enhanced field border color for validation (before & after entering values)

2.9.3 – 21/02/2023

Fixed a bug to make VAT field mandatory if a company field is not empty
Enhanced checkout VAT recalculations once VAT number changed/removed
Verified compatibility with WooCommerce 7.4
More compatibility with PHP 8.2 introduced by addressing deprecated methods

2.9.2 – 06/02/2023

Fixed a bug in free version regarding “Preserve VAT in selected countries”
Enhanced handling for “Undefined_constant” errors

2.9.1 – 30/01/2023

Fixed warning message for Taxes group
Enhanced VAT handling when manually editing an order for a preserved country
Error messages in PHP 8.2 (creation of dynamic property)
Reverted options to select validation methods

2.9 – 14/01/2023

Improved session handling
Fixed a bug showing PHP warning (title not defined)
Verified compatibility with WooComemrce 7.3

2.8.5 – 06/12/2022

Removed cURL & Simple validation methods as they are no longer used on VIES
Added new shortcodes to trasnlate EU VAT field in WPML & Polylang
Enhancement to UK validation method

2.8.4 – 29/11/2022

Enhanced seesion validation on checkout & cart pages, leading to better performance
Added validation messages class names to tooltips

2.8.3 – 23/11/2022

Enhanced validation checks when using PHP sessions, making more compatibility with stores using multisites plugins
New option to completely remove the field from checkout so you can control it using field ID with checkout page builders
Progress messages got class names, allowing customizing them using CSS

2.8.2 – 18/11/2022

The plugin will automatically add VAT number to invoices in the popular plugin (PDF Invoices & Packing Slips)
Bug fixes in cache handling

2.8.1 – 13/11/2022

New feature: You can now show a custom message when VAT is valid but not matching company name (probably a minor typo)
Fixed a bug in show/hide field for countries
Enhancements on registrationg values passed to VAT validation
Compatibility with WooCommerce 7.1 and WordPress 6.1 verified

2.8 – 20/09/2022

Fixed a bug blocking checkout on valid numbers
Allowed checking out if billing & shipping countries are different
Enhanced VAT calculation when “Shipping to a different address” is unchecked without a refresh
Compatibility with WooCommerce 6.9

2.7.4 – 02/09/2022

Hotfix for a bug caused by SiteGround optimizer plugin and add related setting under Advanced tab

2.7.3 – 01/09/2022

Fixed several bugs when field is required/optional
Fixed bug allowing checkout on black VAT even field is required
Fixed a bug on option “Show field in these countries”
Enhanced caching mechanism on SiteGround hosting
New feature: You can now verify if shipping country is same as billing country and preserve VAT if so

2.7.2 – 10/08/2022

Added a new option to make field required in all countries except selected
Compatibility with WooCommerce 6.8

2.7.1 – 04/07/2022

Verified compatibility with WooCommerce 6.6

2.7 – 11/06/2022

Update: Preserve VAT in shop base country/specific countries is now in FREE version
Verified compatibility with WooCommerce 6.5 & WordPress 6.0

2.6.3 – 15/04/2022

Fixed an issue in validating VAT on signup if field was empty
Fixed a PHP Deprecated warning message & PHP Uncaught TypeError: explode()
Verified compatibility with WooCommerce 6.4

2.6.2 – 26/03/2022

Added depency to the wp_enqueue_script function related to Ajax handling
Fixed an issue when EU VAT field is optional while creating new users using REST-API

2.6.1 – 19/03/2022

Verified compatibily with WooCommerce 6.3
Added a new option in the revamped “Required” section to make the VAT field required if company field is filled

2.6 – 27/02/2022

Added a new option to make the field required on selected countries only
Enhanced how coupons tax should be handled on checkout
Changed PHP_MAX_INT priority from server max. to 99 to allow more control for admins
Fixed Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function message

2.5.4 – 18/02/2022

Added an option to allow checkout even if VAT is not registered in VIES
Added a new option to filter orders with VAT numbers in order admin page
Verified compatibily with WooCommerce 6.2

2.5.3 – 28/01/2022

Verified compatibily with WordPress 5.9 & WooCommerce 6.1
Added an option to remove tax if customer is out of EU (Belgium regulations)
Added an option to collect & validate VAT numbers in signup forms

2.5.2 – 11/12/2021

Compatibilty issue with Wholesale plugin user roles

2.5.1 – 10/12/2021

New feature added: Allow specific payment gateway if VAT is valid (i.e. for B2B to allow wire transfers)
Verified compatibility with WooCommerce 5.9

2.5 – 06/11/2021

Fixed a bug in showing EU VAT label if not filled.
Verified compatibility with WooCommerce 5.8

2.4.5 – 10/10/2021

Enhanced EU VAT appearance in billing section so it’s easily identified
UK VAT numbers are space-tolerated so plugin will read VAT numbers with/without spaces
Verified compatibility with WooCommerce 5.7

2.4.4 – 20/09/2021

NEW: The plugin now validates UK VAT numbers as well
Verified compatibility with WooCommerce 5.6

2.4.3 – 06/08/2021

Fixed a warning message regarding AJAX being broken

2.4.2 – 26/07/2021

Added an option to hide validation messages in preserved countries
Fixed a bug in removing VAT if shipping address is a forwarding address
Verified compatibility with WordPress 5.8

2.4.1 – 13/07/2021

Added an option to validate VAT based on final destination (if order is sent to a forwarding address)
Fixed undefined index & order ID warning messages
Verified compatibilty with WooCommerce 5.5

2.4 – 24/06/2021

Added a popup section to open official VIES website in orders backend (to verify VAT info on order)
Verified compatibilty with WooCommerce 5.4

2.3.3 – 16/05/2021

Fixed a bug was showing “Undefined index” errors when connecting through SSH
Verified compatibilty with WooCommerce 5.3

2.3.2 – 03/05/2021

Fixed a bug in session not firing in store
Added tolerance for dash (-) in case VAT number was entered with a dash

2.3.1 – 30/04/2021

Enhanced session configuration
Added a feature to preserve tax if valid VAT number holders are not exempted (useful in Belgium)
Tested compatibility with WooCommerce 5.2

2.3 – 20/04/2021

Added new option to allow user to select VAT option
Added banners on the sidebar
Added a filter to control changes updates
Checked compatibility with WC 5.1 & WP 5.7

2.2.5 – 28/02/2021

Tested compatibilty with WC 5.0

2.2.4 – 27/01/2020

Tested compatibility with WC 4.9

2.2.3 – 30/12/2020

Tested compatibility with WC 4.8 & WP 5.6
Changed default session type to WooCommerce session

2.2.2 – 21/11/2020

Tested compatibility with WC 4.7
Plugin name updated

2.2.1 – 14/10/2020

Fixed a warning message that was appearing the Site Health Check

2.2 – 02/10/2020

Added more strings to be translatable using multi-language sites
Tested compatibility with WC 4.5

2.1 – 20/08/2020

Fixed a bug that wasn’t exempting VAT on manual orders (WP backend)

2.0.1 – 15/08/2020

Tested compatibility with WP 5.5
Tested compatibility with WC 4.3

2.0 – 25/06/2020

Fixed a bug that prevented showing the correct message (valid successful) for compatibility with some themes JS
Enhanced the SOAP method via using better communication method with EU VAT servers

1.9 – 17/06/2020

Stopped calling the main JS file on all pages and keep it only on checkout for better performance
Removed the string from a deprecated argument to get list of countries
Fixed a minor issue that was causing error (failed to load external entity ) in communicating with VIES servers in some cases

1.8.1 – 25/03/2020

Checked all plugin features compatibility with WC 4

1.8.0 – 23/12/2019

Dev – Plugin author updated.

1.7.2 – 12/12/2019

Dev – General – Frontend Options – “Max length” option added.
Dev – Validation – “Skip VAT validation for selected countries” option moved from to “Advanced” section.
Dev – Code refactoring.

1.7.1 – 05/12/2019

Fix – Validation – Check for matching billing country code – Fixed for Greece (EL is replaced with GR when comparing country codes).
Dev – Admin & Advanced – “Force VAT recheck on checkout” option added.
Dev – Debug – “Error: VAT is not valid” message added to the log.
Dev – Code refactoring.
Tested up to: 5.3.

1.7.0 – 08/11/2019

Dev – Validation – “Always exempt VAT for selected user roles” and “Always not exempt VAT for selected user roles” options added.
Dev – Admin & Advanced – Debug – “Country code does not match” message added to the log.
Dev – Admin & Advanced – Session type – “WC session” option marked as “recommended”.
Dev – Code refactoring.
WC tested up to: 3.8.

1.6.1 – 16/10/2019

Dev – Validation – Check company name – Now converting all values to uppercase before comparing.
Dev – JavaScript – Better event for company validation.

1.6.0 – 15/10/2019

Dev – General – Frontend Options – “Show field for selected user roles only” option added.
Dev – Validation – “Check company name” option added.
Dev – Admin & Advanced – Advanced Options – “Debug” option added.
Dev – Code refactoring.

1.5.0 – 13/08/2019

Dev – Admin – Order List – “EU VAT” column added.
Dev – Admin – Reports – Taxes – “EU VAT” report added.
Dev – Admin – EU country VAT Rates Tool – Duplicates are no longer added for the country.
Dev – Admin settings split into sections.
Dev – Allow VAT number input without country code – Additional country fallback added.
Dev – Functions – General – alg_wc_eu_vat_session_start() – Additional headers_sent() check added.
WC tested up to: 3.7.
Tested up to: 5.2.

1.4.1 – 04/05/2019

Fix – Preserve VAT in selected countries – Bug (when “Allow VAT number input without country code” is enabled) fixed.
Fix – Show field for selected countries only – Bug (when “Required” is enabled) fixed.
Dev – Frontend Options – “Confirmation notice” options added.
Dev – Code refactoring.
Dev – “WC tested up to” updated.

1.4.0 – 06/03/2019

Fix – “Preserve VAT in selected countries” fixed when “Allow VAT number input without country code” is enabled.
Dev – Frontend Options – “Always show zero VAT” option added.
Dev – [alg_wc_eu_vat_translate] shortcode added.
Dev – Shortcodes are now also processed in field label, placeholder, description and validation message options.
Dev – Validation – Preserve VAT in selected countries – “Comma separated list” option added.
Dev – Frontend Options – “Show field for selected countries only” option added.

1.3.0 – 31/01/2019

Fix – Default field value on the checkout fixed.
Dev – Display Options – Display – Multiple positions are now allowed (i.e. multiselect).
Dev – Display Options – Display – In billing address – Field is now editable (“My Account > Addresses”).
Dev – Frontend Options – “Label CSS class” option added.
Dev – Code refactoring.

1.2.1 – 30/01/2019

Dev – Advanced Options – “Session type” option added.
Dev – Admin settings – “Your settings have been reset” notice added.

1.2.0 – 12/11/2018

Fix – AJAX – Possible “undefined index” PHP notice fixed.
Dev – General – “Priority (i.e. position)” option added.
Dev – General – “Raw” input is now allowed in textarea admin settings.
Dev – Code refactoring.
Dev – Plugin URI updated.

1.1.0 – 07/06/2018

Dev – General – “Check for matching billing country code” option added.
Dev – General – “Allow VAT number input without country code” option added.

1.0.1 – 05/06/2018

Dev – %eu_vat_number% replaced value added to “Message on not valid” option. “Message on not valid” now doesn’t check for required (i.e. empty) field.

1.0.0 – 24/05/2018

Initial Release.