Validate Vat has a number of features: Accurate calculations of pricing, including VAT by country code and digital good type. Perform VAT number lookup to get official updated company information from the national EU states Tax databases. All communication between you and ValidateVat servers are secure and encrypted through enterprise grade SSL. If you sell digital goods to customers located in the EU, European laws require that private customers must be charged a VAT, irrespective of whether the supplier is inside the EU or outside the EU. The VAT rate depends on the customer’s location. Business customers with a valid VAT number are exempt from being surcharged. The Validate VAT API helps you get the official EU VAT rates and check VAT numbers in real-time securely and automatically.