What is a Tax ID?
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A tax ID is a unique number issued by your government which is used to identify your business. It's known under various names, for example:

  • VAT Number (Europe)

  • TAX ID (United States)

  • ABN (Australia)

Productive uses your tax ID for billing purposes, meaning that each invoice you receive for your Productive subscription will contain the tax ID of your company.

Below is the list of accepted tax ID numbers:

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates TRN

123456789012345

Australia

Australian Business Number (AU ABN)

12345678912

Brazil

Brazilian CNPJ number

01.234.456/5432-10

Brazil

Brazilian CPF number

123.456.789-87

Canada

Canadian BN

123456789

Canada

Canadian QST number

1234567890TQ1234

Switzerland

Switzerland VAT number

CHE-123.456.789 MWST

Chile

Chilean TIN

12.345.678-K

Spain

Spanish CIF number

A12345678

Austria

European VAT number

ATU12345678

Belgium

European VAT number

BE0123456789

Bulgaria

European VAT number

BG0123456789

Cyprus

European VAT number

CY12345678Z

Czech Republic

European VAT number

CZ1234567890

Germany

European VAT number

DE123456789

Denmark

European VAT number

DK12345678

Estonia

European VAT number

EE123456789

Spain

European VAT number

ESA1234567Z

Finland

European VAT number

FI12345678

France

European VAT number

FRAB123456789

United Kingdom

European VAT number

GB123456789

Greece

European VAT number

EL123456789

Croatia

European VAT number

HR12345678912

Hungary

European VAT number

HU12345678912

Ireland

European VAT number

IE1234567AB

Italy

European VAT number

IT12345678912

Lithuania

European VAT number

LT123456789123

Luxembourg

European VAT number

LU12345678

Latvia

European VAT number

LV12345678912

Malta

European VAT number

MT12345678

Netherlands

European VAT number

NL123456789B12

Poland

European VAT number

PL1234567890

Portugal

European VAT number

PT123456789

Romania

European VAT number

RO1234567891

Sweden

European VAT number

SE123456789123

Slovenia

European VAT number

SI12345678

Slovakia

European VAT number

SK1234567891

Hong Kong

Hong Kong BR number

12345678

Indonesia

Indonesian NPWP number

12.345.678.9-012.345

India

Indian GST number

12ABCDE3456FGZH

Japan

Japanese Corporate Number (Hōjin Bangō)

1234567891234

Japan

Japanese Registered Foreign Businesses’ Registration Number (Tōroku Kokugai Jigyōsha no Tōroku Bangō)

12345

Korea, Republic of

Korean BRN

123-45-67890

Liechtenstein

Liechtensteinian UID number

CHE123456789

Mexico

Mexican RFC number

ABC010203AB9

Malaysia

Malaysian FRP number

12345678

Malaysia

Malaysian ITN

C 1234567890

Malaysia

Malaysian SST number

A12-3456-78912345

Norway

Norwegian VAT number

123456789MVA

New Zealand

New Zealand GST number

123456789

Russian Federation

Russian INN

1234567891

Russian Federation

Russian KPP

123456789

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia VAT

123456789012345

Singapore

Singaporean GST

M12345678X

Singapore

Singaporean UEN

123456789F

Thailand

Thai VAT

1234567891234

Taiwan

Taiwanese VAT

12345678

United States

United States EIN

12-3456789

South Africa

South African VAT number

4123456789


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