VIES and Intrastat Explained: VAT Number Checks, EC Sales Lists and 2026 Intrastat Thresholds
What VIES and Intrastat are and how they differ — the VIES VAT-number check and consultation number, the recapitulative statement (EC Sales List) that the intra-EU zero rate now depends on, Intrastat under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, and the 2026 Intrastat thresholds for all 27 Member States and Northern Ireland, each with its official source.