EU VAT Guard for WooCommerce vs Tax Exemption for WooCommerce

EU VAT Guard for WooCommerce is a powerful plugin that adds advanced EU VAT number management and validation to your WooCommerce store. It helps you collect, validate, and manage company VAT numbers for your B2B customers, ensuring compliance and a smooth checkout experience. Key Features Company Name & VAT Number Fields – Adds company name and VAT number fields to registration, account, and checkout forms EU VAT Number Validation – Offline format validation for all EU VAT numbers with optional real-time VIES validation (uses European Commission’s VIES service) Automatic VAT Exemption – Applies reverse charge VAT exemption for valid B2B transactions between EU member states VAT Rate Importer – Import current EU VAT rates for all 27 member states, including one reduced rate per country WooCommerce Integration – VAT numbers are saved to orders and displayed in admin and emails Block Checkout Support – Full compatibility with WooCommerce’s new block-based checkout Advanced Customization – Custom labels, messages, and exemption rules WPML Compatible – Full multilingual support for international stores PDF Integration – Compatible with WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips VAT Exemption Rules VAT exemption is automatically applied when ALL conditions are met: * Customer provides a valid EU VAT number * VAT number country differs from your store’s base country * Shipping method is NOT local pickup * Billing and shipping countries match the VAT number country Supported Features Classic WooCommerce checkout Block-based checkout (Cart & Checkout blocks) Customer registration and account pages Admin order management Email notifications All 27 EU member states VAT formats VIES real-time validation (optional) PDF invoice integration (WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips) Advanced customization options WPML multilingual support Custom field labels and messages External Services This plugin optionally uses the European Commission’s VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) service for real-time VAT number validation. VIES Service Details: * Service: European Commission VIES VAT validation service * Purpose: Real-time validation of EU VAT numbers to verify their authenticity * Data Sent: Only the VAT number (country code and number) that customers enter during checkout, registration, or account updates * When Data is Sent: Only when VIES validation is enabled in plugin settings AND a customer enters a VAT number * Service URL: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl * Privacy Policy: https://ec.europa.eu/info/privacy-policy_en * Terms of Service: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/faq.html Important Notes: * VIES validation is completely optional and disabled by default * No personal data (names, addresses, emails) is ever sent to VIES * Only the VAT number itself is transmitted for validation * The plugin works fully without VIES validation using offline format checking * You can disable VIES validation at any time in the plugin settings Requirements WordPress 5.0 or higher WooCommerce 4.0 or higher PHP 7.2 or higher SOAP extension (for VIES validation) Support For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please contact us through our website or the WordPress.org support forums.

Let your customers declare that they are exempt from tax on WooCommerce checkout, provide the details to back it up, and have tax removed from their order automatically. This is useful if you have some customers that are eligible to be exempt from tax on your products, for example for the purpose of disability VAT exemption or charity VAT relief, or business customers supplying a VAT number. Getting Started Simply install the “Tax Exemption plugin for WooCommerce” plugin, and visit the “Tax Exemption” settings page under “WooCommerce” in the WordPress admin. Configure the plugin settings as required: Enable or disable the tax exemption feature. Select the tax class to use for the Tax / VAT exemption. Select the location on checkout to display the tax exemption fields. Show the tax exemption checkbox and fields on the cart page too, and choose where. Enable or disable removal of tax on shipping for exempt customers. Enable or disable the tax exemption fields on the “My Account” page. Choose which details to collect – the name and reason fields can each be shown, hidden, or made required. Collect a registration number (VAT number, charity number, ABN and more) and choose which types you accept. Get an email whenever a tax exempt order is placed. Customise the text/labels used throughout the plugin. Your customers will then be able to select the “I want to claim tax exemption” checkbox on the checkout page, and enter their tax exemption details. Tax will be removed from their order if this is checked and they have entered their details successfully. Where The Form Appears The tax exemption form works on the classic checkout, the WooCommerce block checkout, the cart page, and the “My Account” page, for both guests and logged in customers. You can also place it anywhere else on your site with the [tefw_exemption_form] shortcode. Managing Exempt Customers & Orders Exempt Customers – a searchable list of every customer claiming tax exemption, along with their details. Customers can be added and edited here directly. Exempt Orders – every order placed with tax exemption, filterable by date. If an order is marked as tax / VAT exempt, this will be shown on the admin order details page, where you can see the tax exempt details. An optional column on the orders list marks which orders were exempt. Each customer’s exemption details can also be viewed and edited from their WordPress user profile. Tax exemption details are included in WordPress personal data exports and erasure requests. PRO Version The PRO version offers several additional features including: Registration number verification (VAT, charity, ABN, GSTIN and more). Live lookups against the official registers – VIES, HMRC, the Australian Business Register and the Charity Commission. Automatic approval for customers whose number verifies. Consultation references recorded as proof that a number was checked. Re-check a customer’s stored number at any time. Option to show ex-tax prices to exempt customers across the whole store. Optional “inc/ex tax” price toggle for every visitor. Custom tax exemption form fields. Tax exemption certificate upload field. Tax exemption expiration date field. Automatic expiry reminder & expired notification emails. Customisable exemption request, approval and decline emails. Default validity period (auto-calculate expiration dates). Tax exemption city/state field. Tax exemption fields on registration form. Exemption status management for admins. Only allow exemption for approved users. Hide the tax exemption fields on checkout. Only remove tax from specific products. Only allow exemption for logged in users. Only allow exemption for selected user roles. Only allow exemption for selected countries. Only allow exemption for selected states/cities. Customize the tax class for each user. Export CSV files of exempt customers. Export CSV files of exempt orders. Integration with “AvaTax”. UPGRADE TO PRO