EU VAT Number Field With Format Check
Adds an optional VAT number field to the classic checkout, checks it matches the official format for the billing country, and saves it to the order and emails.
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Code
$wpide_vat_formats = array( // Country => pattern for the part after the country prefix.
'AT' => 'U\d{8}', 'BE' => '[01]\d{9}', 'BG' => '\d{9,10}', 'CY' => '\d{8}[A-Z]', 'CZ' => '\d{8,10}',
'DE' => '\d{9}', 'DK' => '\d{8}', 'EE' => '\d{9}', 'EL' => '\d{9}', 'ES' => '[A-Z0-9]\d{7}[A-Z0-9]',
'FI' => '\d{8}', 'FR' => '[A-HJ-NP-Z0-9]{2}\d{9}', 'HR' => '\d{11}', 'HU' => '\d{8}', 'IE' => '\d{7}[A-W][A-I]?|\d[A-Z+*]\d{5}[A-W]',
'IT' => '\d{11}', 'LT' => '\d{9}|\d{12}', 'LU' => '\d{8}', 'LV' => '\d{11}', 'MT' => '\d{8}', 'NL' => '\d{9}B\d{2}',
'PL' => '\d{10}', 'PT' => '\d{9}', 'RO' => '\d{2,10}', 'SE' => '\d{12}', 'SI' => '\d{8}', 'SK' => '\d{10}', 'XI' => '\d{9}|\d{12}',
);
add_filter( 'woocommerce_billing_fields', function ( $fields ) {
$fields['billing_vat_number'] = array(
'type' => 'text',
'label' => 'VAT number',
'required' => false,
'class' => array( 'form-row-wide' ),
'priority' => 35,
);
return $fields;
} );
add_action( 'woocommerce_after_checkout_validation', function ( $data, $errors ) use ( $wpide_vat_formats ) {
$vat = strtoupper( preg_replace( '/[\s.\-]/', '', (string) ( $data['billing_vat_number'] ?? '' ) ) );
if ( '' === $vat ) {
return;
}
$country = (string) ( $data['billing_country'] ?? '' );
$prefix = 'GR' === $country ? 'EL' : $country;
if ( ! isset( $wpide_vat_formats[ $prefix ] ) ) {
return;
}
if ( 0 === strpos( $vat, $prefix ) ) {
$vat = substr( $vat, strlen( $prefix ) );
}
if ( ! preg_match( '/^(' . $wpide_vat_formats[ $prefix ] . ')$/', $vat ) ) {
$errors->add( 'validation', sprintf( 'The VAT number does not look like a valid %s VAT number. Please check it or leave the field empty.', esc_html( $prefix ) ) );
}
}, 10, 2 );
add_filter( 'woocommerce_order_formatted_billing_address', function ( $address, $order ) {
$vat = $order->get_meta( '_billing_vat_number' );
if ( $vat ) {
$address['company'] = trim( ( $address['company'] ?? '' ) . "\nVAT: " . $vat );
}
return $address;
}, 10, 2 );
add_action( 'woocommerce_admin_order_data_after_billing_address', function ( $order ) {
$vat = $order->get_meta( '_billing_vat_number' );
if ( $vat ) {
printf( '<p><strong>VAT number:</strong> %s</p>', esc_html( $vat ) );
}
} );
Notes
Checks the number's format only (it does not contact VIES) and stores it as _billing_vat_number under the billing address.
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