Estonia VAT API — Validate Estonia VAT Numbers in Real Time
REST JSON endpoint for verifying Käibemaks (km) numbers against the official EU VIES register, with national registry fallback where available and a VIES consultation number on every successful check.
Why a Estonia-aware VAT API
In Estonia, VAT is known as Käibemaks (km) and the current standard rate is 24%. Every Estonia VAT number starts with the prefix EE and follows a fixed structure issued by the Estonia tax authority. A generic VAT validator that ignores country-specific quirks will accept malformed input, miss the country's format rules, and fail to surface the local registry identifier that accountants and auditors actually need.
The vatnode API normalises km input, runs the official VIES check, falls back to the Estonia national company registry when VIES is unavailable, and returns a single JSON shape with the consultation number, company data where published, and the current Estonia VAT rates inline.
Estonia VAT number format
EE + 9 digits^EE\d{9}$Real Estonia VAT numbers you can validate right now:
- EE100220641 — Tallink Grupp AS
- EE100354546 — Swedbank AS
- EE100530247 — AS LHV Pank
Validating Estonia VAT numbers — code examples
All three examples validate the same Estonia VAT number EE100220641.
curl https://api.vatnode.dev/v1/vat/EE100220641 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"const res = await fetch(
'https://api.vatnode.dev/v1/vat/EE100220641',
{ headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VATNODE_API_KEY}` } }
)
const data = await res.json()
console.log(data.valid, data.companyName, data.consultationNumber)import os, httpx
r = httpx.get(
"https://api.vatnode.dev/v1/vat/EE100220641",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['VATNODE_API_KEY']}"},
)
data = r.json()
print(data["valid"], data["companyName"], data["consultationNumber"])What you get back
A successful response for a valid Estonia VAT number looks like this:
{
"valid": true,
"vatId": "EE100220641",
"countryCode": "EE",
"countryName": "Estonia",
"companyName": "Tallink Grupp AS",
"consultationNumber": "WAPIAAAAXk7ZpY3o",
"source": "VIES",
"countryVat": {
"currency": "EUR",
"standardRate": 24,
"reducedRates": [9,13],
"superReducedRate": null,
"parkingRate": null
},
"verifiedAt": "2026-05-19T08:14:22Z"
}When the number is not registered, valid is false and company fields are null. The consultationNumber is the EU VIES requestIdentifier — the documented audit reference for reverse-charge "reasonable care" evidence.
Estonia VAT rates
vatnode returns the current Estonia km rates inline with every successful response. Today's rates (standard 24%, reduced 9%, 13%) are sourced from the European Commission TEDB feed and refreshed daily.
| Rate type | Value |
|---|---|
| Standard | 24% |
| Reduced (1) | 9% |
| Reduced (2) | 13% |
VIES vs national fallback for Estonia
VIES is the primary data source for Estonia validation — it is the authoritative EU register and the only source that produces a consultation number. When VIES returns a transient error (timeout, MS_UNAVAILABLE, SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE), vatnode automatically queries the Estonia national company registry as a fallback so your checkout or invoicing pipeline keeps working.
The response includes a source field that tells you which system answered — VIES for the EU register, or the Estonia national-registry source code when the fallback ran.
Estonia is one of the EU countries where vatnode keeps validating during EU VIES outages via a direct national registry adapter. See coverage matrix for the full list.
Estonia VAT API — FAQ
Is the Estonia VAT number the same as the company registration number?
No. The Estonia km number is issued by the tax authority for VAT purposes; the national registry identifier is a separate ID issued by the company registry. vatnode returns both fields (registryCode + registryCodeName) for Estonia when the data is available.
How fast is Estonia VAT validation through vatnode?
Cached responses return in single-digit milliseconds. Live VIES lookups for Estonia typically complete in under one second; a 15-minute Redis cache is applied to identical VAT IDs.
Does the API work for Estonia sole traders and small businesses?
Yes. If a Estonia sole trader or small business is registered for km and listed in VIES, vatnode validates the number and returns the same response shape as for corporate entities. The valid field is true regardless of legal form.
What happens if EU VIES is down for Estonia?
vatnode falls back to the Estonia national registry adapter when VIES returns a transient error (timeout, MS_UNAVAILABLE). Validation keeps working from the national source; the response includes a source field so you can tell which system answered.
What is the consultation number returned for Estonia checks?
The consultationNumber is the VIES requestIdentifier — a unique reference issued by the EU VIES service that proves the check was performed against the official EU register on a specific date. It is the EU's documented mechanism for "reasonable care" evidence under the reverse-charge rules and is returned on every successful VIES validation, including Estonia.
See also
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