However, many national governments will not give out VAT identification numbers due to data protection laws.
[4] You should always verify that the VAT number is valid in each corresponding country’s tax system, as giving false IDs is considered a form of fraud.
e.g. ESX9999999R[19] fǎrén hé qítā zǔzhī tǒngyī shèhuì xìnyòng dàimǎ Unified Social Credit Identifier tǒngyī shèhuì xìnyòng dàimǎ (Hiragana: ほうじんばんごう)hōjin bangōCorporate Number PIN= personal identification numberЖСН – жеке сәйкестендіру нөмірі
[40] Isle of Man registrations share the 9- and 12-digit formats with the UK, with GB as the country code prefix, but are distinguished by having 00 as the first two digits.
[41] Numbers with 01 to 09 in the first two digits are reserved by HM Revenue & Customs for UK non-VAT reference schemes.