What does a confirmed VAT or EIN match mean?

It means Global Database returned a company record linked to the number you entered. It helps identify the entity but does not establish current tax-registration status.

What does ‘number not confirmed’ mean?

VATFind did not receive a matching company record for that country and input. The cause can be formatting, country selection, coverage, or the underlying record. It is not an official invalid result.

Can VATFind check an EIN with the IRS?

No. VATFind can match a source-reported EIN to a company record. It does not perform IRS TIN Matching or provide an IRS confirmation.

Should I still use VIES or HMRC?

Yes when your decision requires current authority-confirmed VAT registration. Keep that official result separate from the company-record match.

VAT & EIN COMPANY MATCH

Check a VAT or EIN number.
See the company behind it.

Enter a VAT number, EIN, or supported tax ID to see which Global Database company record it matches and review the legal entity behind it.

START WITHVAT, EIN, or supported tax ID + countryREVIEWCompany-record match + legal entity context

What do you need to do?

3 free searches per day

Use this when you already have a VAT or EIN and want to check which company record it matches.

Signed-in searches are saved to your history3 searches per day

Need an example?

A number check confirms a match against a Global Database company record. It does not perform live tax-authority or IRS validation.

WHEN TO USE IT

Identify whether the number on a document is associated with the company you expected.

Use the lookup as an entity-identification step. Keep the input, returned company details, source, and retrieval time in context.

A supplier sends a VAT number but the legal name is unclear.
A US vendor provides an EIN and you want to find the associated company record.
A number in your CRM or ERP needs to be matched back to a legal entity.

THE WORKFLOW

Four steps. One clear result boundary.

How VATFind works

Select the number’s country

The same sequence of digits can mean different things in different jurisdictions, so country context comes first.

Enter the VAT number or EIN

Paste the identifier from the invoice, onboarding form, or company record. Common separators are accepted.

Open the matched company

Review the legal name, registration number, address, and source rather than relying on the number alone.

Resolve any discrepancy

If the company record does not match the party on your document, ask for clarification before relying on the identifier.

WHAT YOU CAN REVIEW

The record, not just the number.

Fields vary by country and company. VATFind labels absent information instead of inventing a result.

01Number match: Whether Global Database returned a company record linked to the submitted identifier.
02Legal entity: The company name associated with the returned record.
03Company identifiers: Available VAT or tax ID and separate registration number.
04Company context: Address, region, legal form, and source-reported company status when available.
05Evidence context: Source information and VATFind retrieval time.

READ THE RESULT CORRECTLY

A company match is not official tax-authority validation.

VATFind confirms only that Global Database linked the submitted number to a company record. It does not make a live VIES, HMRC, tax-authority, or IRS request, and it does not label an unmatched number invalid.

EU: How official VIES validation works Review data and limitations

COMMON QUESTIONS

Before you use the result.

These answers separate company discovery, number matching, and official registration checks.

Check a VAT or EIN number.See the company behind it.

What do you need to do?

Identify whether the number on a document is associated with the company you expected.

Four steps. One clear result boundary.

Select the number’s country

Enter the VAT number or EIN

Open the matched company

Resolve any discrepancy

The record, not just the number.

A company match is not official tax-authority validation.

Before you use the result.

01What does a confirmed VAT or EIN match mean?

02What does ‘number not confirmed’ mean?

03Can VATFind check an EIN with the IRS?

04Should I still use VIES or HMRC?

Continue with the next task.

Find a VAT number by company name.

Find an EIN by company name.

Check supplier tax details before onboarding.

Check a VAT or EIN number.
See the company behind it.