Foreign companies that trade with non-enterprises in the EU may have a VATIN starting with "EU" instead of a country code. See - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAT_identification_number - http://www.becompta.be/forums/tva/ndeg-tva-commencant-eu - http://www.bruynfico.be/index.php/7-droit-comptable/19-connexion-asp?idart=159 opw-621177