How does Weglot manage the VAT?
In this article, you will discover how VAT works with Weglot, in which scenario you have to pay VAT, and how to add a VAT number to your account.
I. Do I have to pay VAT?
As Weglot is located in Europe and, more precisely, in France, there are 3 different possibilities based on your location:
3. I'm located in another European country
1. I'm located outside Europe
If you are not located in a European country, you won't pay VAT. When selecting your country, for instance, the United States, the VAT number is automatically set to 0%.
2. I'm located in France
You must pay a 20% VAT, even though you provide a VAT number.
3. I'm located in another European country
In this case, it depends upon your situation. Whether or not you have a VAT number ( regardless of whether you are buying as a business or an individual).
- If you have a valid VAT number, you will not pay any tax, as you will be exempt from VAT.
- If you do not have a valid VAT number, you will pay the VAT applicable in your country.
II. How can I add my VAT number?
When selecting or updating a plan from this page, you can enter your VAT number in the "VAT NUMBER (ONLY FOR EUROPEAN BUSINESS)" field below.
The VAT number format may differ according to your country. If an error message is returned regarding the VAT number format, please consult the tab below:
| Member State | Structure | Format |
| AT-Austria |
ATU99999999 | 1 block of 9 characters |
| BE-Belgium | BE0999999999 |
1 block of 10 characters |
| BG-Bulgaria | BG999999999 or BG9999999999 | 1 block of 9 or 10 digits |
| CY-Cyprus | CY99999999L | 1 block of 9 characters |
| CZ-Czech Republic | CZ99999999 or CZ999999999 or CZ9999999999 | 1 block of 8, 9, or 10 digits |
| DE-Germany | DE999999999 | 1 block of 9 digits |
| DK-Denmark | DK99 99 99 99 | 4 blocks of 2 digits |
| EE-Estonia | EE999999999 | 1 block of 9 digits |
| EL-Greece | EL999999999 | 1 block of 9 digits |
| ES-Spain | ESX9999999X | 1 block of 9 characters |
| FI-Finland | FI99999999 | 1 block of 8 digits |
| FR-France | FRXX or FR999999999 | 1 block of 2 characters or 1 block of 9 digits |
| GB-United Kingdom | GB999 9999 99 or GB999 9999 99 9995 or GBGD9996 or GBHA9997 |
1 block of 3 digits, 1 block of 4 digits, and 1 block of 2 digits; or the above followed by a block of 3 digits; or 1 block of 5 characters |
| HR-Croatia |
HR99999999999 | 1 block of 11 digits |
| HU-Hungary |
HU99999999 |
1 block of 8 digits |
| IE-Ireland | IE9S9999 or 9LIE9999999WI | 1 block of 8 characters or 1 block of 9 characters |
| IT-Italy | IT99999999999 | 1 block of 11 digits |
| LT-Lithuania | LT999999999 or LT999999999999 | 1 block of 9 digits, or 1 block of 12 digits |
| LU-Luxembourg | LU99999999 | 1 block of 8 digits |
| LV-Latvia | LV99999999999 | 1 block of 11 digits |
| MT-Malta | MT99999999 | 1 block of 8 digits |
| NL-TheNetherlands | NLSSSSSSSSSSSS | 1 block of 12 characters |
| PL-Poland | PL9999999999 | 1 block of 10 digits |
| PT-Portugal | PT999999999 | 1 block of 9 digits |
| RO-Romania | RO999999999 | 1 block of minimum 2 digits and maximum 10 digits |
| SE-Sweden | SE999999999999 | 1 block of 12 digits |
You can also verify the validity of your VAT number on this website.
III. What if I forgot to add my VAT number?
You can contact us at support@weglot.com. We will manually add your VAT number straight into our payment system. Any change will be effective from your next invoice. This means that the update will not affect invoices already issued since we do not issue invoices ourselves, and we are not legally authorized to amend previous invoices.