NB note: the below is digital products/services specific.
Upon successful registration with the relevant tax authority, you will be assigned a VAT/GST identification number or equivalent (referred to here as “tax numbers” for simplicity). This tax number is a unique identifier for each company registered with the tax authority. It is often required in payment references and in communications with the tax authority, ensuring all transactions are correctly linked to your account.
Proof of registration is typically provided in the form of a VAT/GST certificate, which includes country-specific registration details.
If you are unsure of your tax number, you can always refer to your certificate. Generally, the following information is included in the certificate:
The tax number will follow country-specific formatting rules, as outlined below:
Country | Tax Number Format |
Australia | 12 numeric digits |
Bahrain | 15 numeric digits |
Barbados | 13 numeric digits |
Canada Federal | 9 numerical digit business number, followed by a 6 alphanumeric identifier E.g. 123456789 RT0001 |
CA British Columbia | 11 alphanumeric characters. E.g. PST-1234-1234 |
CA Manitoba | 15 alphanumeric characters E.g. 123456789MT0001 |
CA Quebec | 10 alphanumeric characters E.g. NR12345678 |
CA Saskatchewan | 7 numeric digits |
Chile | 9 numeric digits |
Colombia | 10 numeric digits |
Egypt | 9 numeric digits |
EU Non-Union OSS | 11 alphanumeric characters |
Georgia | 9 numeric digits |
Ghana | 12 alphanumeric characters: B61234567890 |
Iceland | 10 numeric digits |
India | 15 alphanumeric digits |
Indonesia | 15 numeric digits E.g. 12.123.123.1-123.123 |
Japan | Japanese Corporate Number is assigned. 13 numeric digits |
Kazakhstan | 12 numeric digits (not a VAT number, but a company identifying number) |
Kenya | 11 alphanumeric characters E.g. X123456789X |
Malaysia | 8 numeric digits |
Mexico | 12 alphanumeric characters E.g. XXX-123456-XXX |
Moldova | 7 numeric digits |
New Zealand | 9 numeric digits E.g. 123-123-123 |
Nigeria | 12 numeric digits E.g. 12345678-1234 |
Norway | 7 numeric digits |
Oman | 12 alphanumeric characters |
Saudi Arabia | 15 numeric digits |
Singapore | 10 alphanumeric characters E.g. X12345678X |
South Africa | 10 numeric digits |
South Korea | 10 numeric digits E.g. 123-12-12345 |
Switzerland | 12 alphanumeric characters E.g. CHE-123.123.123 |
Taiwan | 8 numeric digits |
Thailand | 13 numeric digits E.g. 1 1234 12345 12 1 |
Turkey | 10 numeric digits |
UAE | 15 numeric digits |
UK | 11 alphanumeric characters E.g. GB123 1234 12 |
Ukraine | 10 numeric digits |
Vietnam | 9 numeric digits |