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Getting a Dutch VAT number
You rarely apply for a VAT number separately. You receive it automatically after registering with the KvK, once the tax authority registers you for VAT.
How do you get one?
Register with the KvK (Chamber of Commerce). The KvK passes your details to the tax authority, which decides whether you are a VAT entrepreneur and then sends your numbers. Allow about two weeks. You do not need to register with the tax authority separately.
Two numbers, two purposes
A sole trader has two numbers:
- The VAT identification number (btw-id), for example NL123456789B01. Put this on your invoices and website. It does not contain your citizen service number.
- The omzetbelastingnummer. Use this when dealing with the tax authority, for example in letters and calls. It is based on your BSN and does not belong on invoices.
Where do you find it?
Log in to Mijn Belastingdienst Zakelijk with DigiD (sole trader) or eHerkenning (BV). Choose Omzetbelasting and then btw-identificatienummer. Both numbers are shown. They are also in the letter you receive after registration.
Checking your customer’s VAT number
If you supply a business in another EU country without Dutch VAT, check their VAT ID in the EU VIES database and keep the result in your records.
No number received?
Sometimes the tax authority does not treat you as a VAT entrepreneur, for instance with exempt services. If that seems wrong or takes too long, contact them or let us look into it.
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