WooCommerce EU VAT Number Validation Plugin: build your own, pay once
Collect and validate EU VAT numbers at checkout, and remove VAT for eligible businesses. Describe it and Ora builds a WooCommerce EU VAT number validation plugin for your store.
Try it on a practice WooCommerce site for 7 days with 2 free changes. Pay from $9 once only if you keep it.
Example: checkout VAT field
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VAT number valid. VAT removed from this order.
Subtotal€240.00
VAT€0.00
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Illustration only. Your plugin follows your own rules.
What your EU VAT Number Validation plugin does
A focused plugin that adds a VAT number field, checks it and updates the tax on the order.
VAT number field
A field at checkout with a label you choose.
Validation
The number is checked before the order is placed.
VAT removed for businesses
Eligible business customers are not charged VAT.
One settings page
Its own item in your WordPress admin menu, so options are easy to find and change.
Good to know: Whether a customer is eligible depends on your tax setup, and Ora will ask about it. Filing returns and reports are separate builds.
Tell Ora what you need. Check the plan before you pay.
Describe your WooCommerce EU VAT Number Validation Plugin in your own words. Ora replies with a plan and a price. Nothing is built until you approve it.
Example request
I sell software licenses from Ireland to businesses across the EU. Add a VAT number field labeled Company VAT number, check it at checkout, and take VAT off when it is valid and the customer is in another EU country.
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Here is the plan:
Company VAT number field at checkout
The number is validated before the order is placed
VAT removed for valid businesses in other EU countries
A settings page in its own menu in your WordPress admin
Standard build · $19 once
In this build: VAT returns, invoices and reports are not in this plan.
Want more? Add it to your request:
Show the number on emails. Print the VAT number on order emails and the admin order.
Country check. Compare the VAT number country with the billing country.
Ora builds it together with the plugin and the quote goes up to match. You see the new price before you pay. One plugin never costs more than $39. If it needs more than one plugin, Ora quotes each one. Or add it later as a separate build.
How to set up EU VAT Number Validation
Here is how to get a EU VAT Number Validation from idea to working plugin on your site. Most of the work is a few decisions, and these steps walk through them.
1. Choose the rules
Which countries need a VAT number, and whether it is optional or required.
2. Set how it checks
Check the number against the official EU service and remove VAT for valid business numbers.
3. Describe it to Ora
Paste your own version of the example request on this page, or start from one of the examples, and change the details. Ora replies with a plan and a price, and nothing is built until you approve it.
4. Test on the practice site
Try a valid number, an invalid one and one from your own country at checkout on the practice site.
Common snags:
The check service can be offline, so decide what to do then.
Tax rules vary, so confirm yours with an adviser.
No yearly fee for your WooCommerce EU VAT Number Validation Plugin
Looking for an alternative to the paid EU VAT Number extension from WooCommerce? It lists at $39 a year. Your own version is a one-off.
the paid EU VAT Number extension from WooCommerce
$39 / year
After 1 year$39
After 3 years$117
Your own WooCommerce EU VAT Number Validation Plugin on Pluginora
$19–$39 once
After 1 yearthe same
After 3 yearsthe same
Includes5 free changes
Paid plugin price is the list price for one site, as shown on the seller's site in October 2026. The price of your build depends on its size. Ora quotes it before you pay. The paid product may do more than the plugin described above.
Start from an example
Pick one to open the builder with it filled in, then change anything you like.
Is there a free woocommerce eu vat number validation plugin?
Free ones may exist. Building your own gives you the exact behavior you describe and no extra features.
What happens if validation fails?
You choose. The order can be blocked with a message, or accepted and charged VAT as normal.
Do I need WooCommerce?
Yes. This plugin is built for WooCommerce stores and works with your products, cart and checkout. You don't need to buy the paid EU VAT Number extension.
Can I get a refund?
The trial fee is refunded automatically if a build fails. A purchased plugin can be refunded within 14 days if it doesn't do what the approved plan said and Ora can't fix it, as long as it hasn't been downloaded or installed.
