Validate French VAT numbers (numéro de TVA intracommunautaire) against the EU VIES service. Paste one number or a whole list below: every entry is format-checked for France (FR + 2-character key + 9-digit SIREN) before it is sent to VIES.
The French intra-community VAT number (numéro de TVA intracommunautaire) is built from the SIREN, the 9-digit number that identifies every French company. In front of the SIREN sits a two-character key, and in front of that the FR prefix.
For most businesses the key is two digits calculated from the SIREN. This is why you cannot build a French VAT number from the SIREN alone by guessing the key: ask the supplier, or read the number from an invoice.
For most businesses the two-digit key is calculated from the SIREN with a modulo-97 formula, which is why it catches most typos in the nine digits after it. SIREN numbers are issued by INSEE through the SIRENE register, and the public French business directory (Annuaire des Entreprises) shows both the SIREN and the intra-community VAT number of a company, so you can read the key there instead of guessing it.
Monaco is part of the French VAT area, so businesses in Monaco also have VAT numbers with the FR prefix and VIES checks them through France. The French overseas departments, such as Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion, are outside the EU VAT area.
The 14-digit SIRET adds a 5-digit establishment code (NIC) to the SIREN, so the first nine digits of a SIRET are the SIREN you need. The key still has to come from the supplier, an invoice or the business directory.
Paste your French numbers into the validator above, one per line, each starting with FR. Spaces, dots and hyphens are removed automatically, and lower-case letters are converted to upper case.
justaxit first checks each entry against the France format (FR + 2-character key + 9-digit SIREN). Numbers with the wrong shape are flagged immediately and are not sent to VIES. Well-formed numbers are then checked through VIES, which asks the France tax administration whether the number is currently valid for intra-EU transactions.
Each result shows valid or invalid, plus the name and address when the member state shares them through VIES. If the national service is temporarily unavailable, the number is marked for retry rather than reported as invalid. Registered users can save lists and export results to CSV, Excel or PDF.
FR followed by a 2-character key and the 9-digit SIREN, for example FR12345678901.
No. The SIRET has 14 digits and identifies an establishment. The VAT number uses the 9-digit SIREN plus the key.
The key is probably missing. FR plus 9 digits is only the SIREN; the full number has 11 characters after FR.
VIES returns name and address when the member state provides them. justaxit shows whatever VIES returns next to each result.