H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, VAT ID SE556042722001 — Verified
Active and verified against VIES as of 10 Sep 2026.
Confirmed against VIES on 10 Sep 2026, 01:04 UTC
Check ID: 01a088d8-3a90-735f-a95c-d263480364b9
VAT ID
SE556042722001
organisationsnummer
556042-7220
Company
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
Company type
Limited company (AB)
Founded
7 Aug 1943
Industry
Verksamheter som utövas av huvudkontor
Address
MÄSTER SAMUELSGATAN 46 A
106 38 STOCKHOLM
SWEDEN
VAT rates in Sweden (SEK)
Standard
25%
Reduced
12%
Reduced
6%
VAT rates as of 8 Nov 2026
The registry details on this page come from Bolagsverket, the Swedish Companies Registration Office. The company name and address come from VIES.
How SE556042722001 is built
The prefix SE marks Sweden, where VAT is known locally as Mervärdesskatt (moms). The part after it, 556042722001, is 12 digits. The whole number follows the format SE + 10 digits + 01. The first 10 characters after the prefix correspond to the organisationsnummer 556042-7220.
For H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, its registered company type is Limited company (AB); the national register or authority record gives a registration date of 7 Aug 1943, 83 years before the check; its organisationsnummer is 556042-7220.
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}
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