VIES – VAT Information Exchange System
Duties & taxes
PL: VIES – System weryfikacji VAT UE | DE: MIAS – MwSt.-Informationsaustauschsystem
Definition
VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) is a European Commission electronic system for verifying whether a trading partner's VAT number from another EU member state is active and valid. VIES verification is crucial before applying 0% VAT on intra-Community supplies.