Overview
VAT Sense is a VAT and GST compliance API that validates numbers against official registers: all 27 EU member states through VIES, with two official fallback services, UK numbers through HMRC, XI numbers through VIES, and Swiss (UID), Norwegian (MVA), Australian (ABN/GST), South African and Brazilian (CNPJ) identifiers[8].
Passing the customer’s own VAT number as requester_vat_number returns a VIES or HMRC reference that can be kept with invoices as evidence[8]. Responses include the company name and address where the register provides them, and the service can match a name and address held by the customer against the register[8]. Bulk validation by CSV upload is available in the dashboard with PDF and CSV reports, and the API also returns VAT rates for 179 countries[8]. Servers are hosted in London[8].
Pricing is in pounds sterling and excludes VAT. Failed upstream lookups are not counted, and every plan includes every endpoint[9]. The company’s legal entity and founding date are not stated on the pages reviewed, and coverage outside the eight named regimes is limited to rates rather than number validation.
VAT Sense features
- VIES with two official fallback services
- HMRC for GB, VIES for XI numbers
- Swiss, Norwegian, Australian, South African and Brazilian checks
- Consultation numbers via requester_vat_number
- Name and address matching
- CSV and Excel bulk validation
VAT Sense pricing
Free: 500 requests on sign-up, never expiring, no card. Monthly plans (GBP, ex-VAT): Starter £4.99 (500 requests), Basic £9.99 (2,000), Standard £29.99 (10,000), Plus £59.99 (25,000), Premium £99.99 (50,000); yearly billing 20% cheaper. Pay-as-you-go packs from £13.99 for 2,000 to £649.99 for 250,000 requests.
VAT Sense strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Consultation numbers documented
- Widest set of named registers in the commercial group
- Failed upstream lookups not billed
- Low entry price
Limitations
- Legal entity not named on the pages reviewed
- Prices in GBP only
- Validation beyond eight regimes not offered
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VAT Sense alternatives and competitors
Alternatives to VAT Sense: companies ranked in the same lists.
- VIES (VAT Information Exchange System)
HMRC Check a UK VAT number
Brønnøysund Register Centre (Enhetsregisteret)- Swiss UID register
Vatstack
MonitorPay- Lookuptax
Fonoa
vatcheckapi
Abstract API (VAT Validation & Rates)- VATcomply
VATFind
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