How do I check if a company is VAT-registered?

Search the tax ID in ANAF's register of VAT-registered taxable persons. For intra-EU numbers use VIES.

A regime where VAT becomes chargeable on invoice collection, not issuance. Partners applying it appear in the dedicated ANAF register.

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VAT register (VAT number check)

Quick answer: ANAF's public registers to check whether a partner is VAT-registered, on cash-VAT, or fiscally inactive, searchable by tax ID.

Key takeaways

Deducting VAT from a supplier with a cancelled number can be denied on audit.
An inactive taxpayer creates non-payment and tax risks.
Cash VAT changes when VAT becomes chargeable and must be handled correctly.

What the VAT register is

The VAT register groups ANAF's public registers used to check a partner's fiscal status by tax ID: whether it is VAT-registered, applies cash VAT, is fiscally inactive or has a cancelled VAT number.

Why you check partners

Deducting VAT from a supplier with a cancelled number can be denied on audit.

An inactive taxpayer creates non-payment and tax risks.

Cash VAT changes when VAT becomes chargeable and must be handled correctly.

How you check

ANAF publishes the register of VAT-registered taxable persons, the cash-VAT register and the inactive/reactivated taxpayers register, searchable by tax ID. VIES validates intra-EU VAT numbers.

How Azuvio helps

Azuvio can automatically check partners' VAT status when an order or invoice is created and flag cancelled numbers or inactive taxpayers before you issue the document — reducing non-deductible VAT risk.

Frequently asked

How do I check if a company is VAT-registered?: Search the tax ID in ANAF's register of VAT-registered taxable persons. For intra-EU numbers use VIES.
What is cash VAT?: A regime where VAT becomes chargeable on invoice collection, not issuance. Partners applying it appear in the dedicated ANAF register.

Where Azuvio fits

Related terms

e-Factura (RO e-Invoice) — Romania's national e-invoicing system: invoices as XML (UBL 2.1 / CIUS-RO) sent and validated through the ANAF SPV portal, mandatory B2B and B2C.
SAF-T (D406 return) — A standardized XML file (Standard Audit File for Tax) filed to ANAF via the D406 return, containing the period's full accounting transactions.
SPV (Virtual Private Space) — ANAF's online portal where individuals and companies deal with the Romanian tax authority electronically: filings, e-invoicing, payments, notices.

Last updated: 2026-07-06