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EU VIES VAT Verification
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| <?php | |
| // (c) Arthur Heidt, 2019. Licensed under MIT. | |
| // There is no guarantee that this code works, I have not tested it. | |
| // But it should at least point you in the right direction. | |
| // You must enable the SOAP extension to allow this extension to work. | |
| /** | |
| * Verifies a VAT number using the EU VIES API. | |
| * | |
| * @param string $countryCode The country code for the company of which the VAT number must be | |
| * verified. | |
| * @param string $vatNumber The VAT number of the company of which the VAT number must be | |
| * verified. | |
| * | |
| * @return bool True when the VAT number of the company is valid. | |
| */ | |
| function verifyVatNumber( | |
| $countryCode, | |
| $vatNumber | |
| ) | |
| { | |
| // By default this function uses the test soap service. To use the actual soap service, | |
| // comment line 26 and uncomment line 27. | |
| // The test service will return valid for VAT number 100 and invalid for 200. | |
| /// For the test service, the countrycode needs to be valid but not specific so just use 'NL'. | |
| $viesApiEntrypoint = "http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatTestService.wsdl"; | |
| // $viesApiEntrypoint = "http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl"; | |
| $req = [ | |
| 'countryCode' => $countryCode, | |
| 'vatNumber' => $vatNumber | |
| ]; | |
| $viesClient = new \SoapClient($viesApiEntrypoint); | |
| $viesCallResult = $viesClient->checkVat($req); | |
| return $viesCallResult->valid; | |
| } |
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