Capture the legal details
Collect the supplier’s legal name, registration country, tax ID, registration number, and registered address.
SUPPLIER ONBOARDING
Check supplier tax details before onboarding.
See the company behind it.
Match a supplier’s VAT number, EIN, or supported tax ID to a company record before adding the legal entity to your vendor master.
START WITHSupplier country + submitted tax IDREVIEWMatched legal entity + discrepancy context
WHEN TO USE IT
Catch basic name, country, and entity mismatches before they become embedded in procurement and payment records.
Use the lookup as an entity-identification step. Keep the input, returned company details, source, and retrieval time in context.
- A new supplier submits a VAT number or EIN with its onboarding form.
- The commercial brand does not clearly identify the contracting legal entity.
- Procurement and accounts payable need one consistent company identity in the vendor master.
THE WORKFLOW
Four steps. One clear result boundary.
Search the submitted number
Use the tax-ID check to see which Global Database company record is linked to the number.
Compare the entity
Check the returned legal name and identifiers against the onboarding form and supporting documents.
Escalate mismatches
Ask the supplier to explain discrepancies. Do not silently overwrite one source with another.
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.
- 01Legal-name match
- Does the company record identify the supplier you expected?
- 02Tax-ID association
- Is the submitted number linked to the returned company record?
- 03Registration details
- Separate company number, legal form, status, and incorporation date when supplied.
- 04Registered address
- Useful for resolving entities with a common or trading name.
- 05Source context
- The source label and time VATFind retrieved the record.
READ THE RESULT CORRECTLY
Tax-ID matching is one onboarding control, not complete KYB.
The lookup does not verify bank ownership, sanctions, beneficial ownership, tax compliance, or the authority of the person submitting the form. Apply the other controls required by your risk policy separately.
Review data and limitationsCOMMON QUESTIONS
Before you use the result.
These answers separate company discovery, number matching, and official registration checks.