by Diego 5 (37 reviews)

EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce

Name: EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce
Rating: 5.0 (37 reviews)
Author: Diego

Extends the standard WooCommerce sale process and assists in achieving compliance with the new EU VAT regime starting on the 1st of January 2015.

EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce ranks #3,179 among WordPress.org plugins with 5,000+ active installations, is #421 of 12,325 in the E-commerce category, a 5/5 rating from 37 reviews, and was last updated Apr 29, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v2.1.30.260413 Current Version v2.1.30.260413

Updated 4 months ago Last Update on 29 Apr, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#421 of 12,325 in E-commerce Top 5% by installs Downloads -23.3% this week

View on WordPress.org

Rank

#3,179

+3 this week

Active Installs

5K+

-7.1%

KW Avg Position

2.3

— No change

Downloads

314.1K

+2 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (37 reviews)

Next Milestone 6K

Total Progress 39%

5K+ 6K+

217

Ranks to Climb

Growth Needed

8,000,000

Active Installs

Pro

Unlock Exact Install Count

See the precise estimated active installs for this plugin, calculated from real-time ranking data.

Exact install estimates within tiers
Track install growth over time
Milestone progress predictions

Upgrade to Pro

Need 610 more installs to reach 6K+

Rank Changes

Current #3,179

Change

Best #

Upgrade to Pro

Unlock 30-day and 90-day rank history charts with a Pro subscription.

Upgrade Now

Active Installs Growth

Upgrade to Pro

Active Installs 0,000,000+

Growth +0.0%

Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

Downloads

Growth

Peak

Upgrade to Pro

Unlock 30-day, 90-day, and yearly download history charts with a Pro subscription.

Upgrade Now

Reviews & Ratings

5.0

37 reviews

Overall 100%

36 (97%)

1 (3%)

0 (0%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

5 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 4 days ago

Oct 16, 2024

EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce [woocommerce-eu-vat-assistant] < 2.0.28.220224

CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v2.0.28.220224
Jul 18, 2023

EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce [woocommerce-eu-vat-assistant] < 2.1.2.230718

CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v2.1.2.230718
Mar 4, 2022

EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce [woocommerce-eu-vat-assistant] < 2.0.28.220224

CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v2.0.28.220224
Feb 28, 2022

EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce [woocommerce-eu-vat-assistant] < 2.0.28.220224

Fixed in v2.0.28.220224
Feb 28, 2022

EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce [woocommerce-eu-vat-assistant] < 2.0.28.220224

Fixed in v2.0.28.220224

Track This Plugin

Get detailed analytics, keyword tracking, and position alerts delivered to your inbox.

Start Tracking Free

Plugin Details

Version: 2.1.30.260413
Last Updated: Apr 29, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.1 or higher
Author: Diego

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 37
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

aelia digital vat tax compliance vat compliance woocommerce

Upgrade to Pro

Unlock keyword rankings, search positions, and detailed analytics with a Pro subscription.

Upgrade Now

Similar Plugins

Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer

6K+ installs

#2,754

Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits

MonsterInsights - Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)

Google for WooCommerce

800K+ installs

#75

WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments

800K+ installs

#76

WooCommerce PayPal Payments

800K+ installs

#81

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway

700K+ installs

#85

WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax)

500K+ installs

#115

View all Ecommerce plugins

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WooCommerce store owners selling digital goods or services to consumers in the European Union. It calculates VAT under EU VAT rules, validates EU VAT numbers, records evidence of customer location, and generates VAT/MOSS reports.

Calculates VAT under new EU regime
Records customer location evidence
Validates EU VAT numbers via VIES
Dedicated VAT currency for reports
Auto-populates EU VAT rates
EU VAT, VIES, and INTRASTAT reports
Supports ECB exchange rates
Integrates with PDF Invoices and Packing Slips

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about EU VAT Assistant for WooCommerce

In short, no. We originally developed the EU VAT Assistant to help with the VAT MOSS regulations that apply to digital products from the 1st of January 2015 (VAT MOSS regulations). The EU VAT Assistant can be used, to a certain extent, even after the 1st of July. It's possible, with some custom filters, to cover some the rules applicable to the shipping of goods, such as the VAT exemption over 150 EUR (or 135 GBP, for the UK). However, please keep in mind that it's designed primarily for digital products, and doesn't implement features specific to physical goods, such as handling the aspects of shipping.

Over the course of 2021 we have been working on a new plugin to handle the new VAT regulations, to replace the EU VAT Assistant. After carefuly consideration, we came to the conclusion that the product we have been developing could not be competitive, in a market where several of these solutions already exist. Due to that, we opted not to release our own premium VAT compliance product, and collaborate with the authors of existing plugins instead. Towards the end of 2021, Aelia established a collaboration with David Anderson, founder of Simba Hosting and author of the popular Updraft Plus backup plugin, and of the WooCommerce EU/UK VAT / IVA Compliance plugin. If you're looking for a comprehensive plugin to help you complying with the new regulations, we recommend to try that plugin. We chose to endorse the David's solution, instead of releasing our own, because we have been working together and exchanging information for years and we know that it's a reliable product. We are also organising to offer an optional migration service, to convert the data stored by the Aelia EU VAT Assistant into the formate used by the WooCommerce EU/UK VAT / IVA Compliance plugin. This will be an optional, paid service, which we will provide on request. You can read more about the collaboration between Aelia and Simba Hosting in the following article: VAT OSS Compliance – From Aelia EU VAT Assistant to Simba Hosting's WooCommerce EU/UK VAT/IVA Compliance.

The EU VAT Assistant includes all the features to handle the VAT MOSS regulations for EU countries (see notes about UK Brexit, applicable from the 1st of January 2021). It's based on the same framework we use for our other premium products, such as the Aelia Currency Switcher for Woocommerce, Prices by Country for WooCommerce, Aelia Tax Display by Country for WooCommerce, and it follows the same quality standards. All the included features are fully functional, without restrictions or time limitations.

Yes. The EU VAT Assistant automatically validates the EU VAT number entered by the customer on the checkout page. When a valid VAT number is entered, the plugin informs WooCommerce that a VAT exemption should be applied.

Our solution relies on the official VIES service to validate EU VAT numbers. The EU VAT Assistant also includes several options to accept VAT numbers when the remote VIES service is unavailable or overloaded. Such options are disabled by default, and can be enabled in the plugin settings.

The EU VAT Assistant could validate UK VAT numbers up until the 31st of December 2020. From the 1st of January 2021, the VIES service no handles UK VAT numbers, which must be validated through a different service, provided by the UK Revenue Office (HMRC). We wrote an addon for the EU VAT Assistant to cover that aspect, but we have since shifted our focus on other endeavours (see FAQs above).

The EU VAT Assistant features aim to simplify compliance with the VAT MOSS regulations that apply to EU merchants. Out of the box, the plugin which should cover most of the needs of UK merchants as well (with the exclusion of the validation of UK VAT number). If you're looking for a comprehensive solution that covers that aspect, we recommend the WooCommerce EU/UK VAT / IVA Compliance plugin, developed by David Anderson.

Such feature is provided by our Tax Display by Country plugin. If you like the EU VAT Assistant, we invite you to purchase the Tax Display by Country as well, and enjoy the powerful features of a comprehensive tax compliance solution, at a small price. I would like to show the same prices to all customers, regardless of the applicable VAT Our Tax Display by Country plugin includes such feature as well, using it is as simple as ticking a box.

We developed the EU VAT Assistant to be as accurate as possible, in order to help fulfil the requiremenets of the EU VAT MOSS regulations. As required by WordPress policies, we can't guarantee legal compliance. Similarly, although our solution is flexible enough to cover scenarios that falls outside the EU VAT MOSS regulations (e.g. the sale of physical products), we can't promise that it will cover all of them. That's simply due to the presence of too many variables, which could introduce edge cases that our tests didn't cover. Of course, if you spot a specific condition in which the EU VAT Assistant doesn't seem to work as expected, please feel free to report any issue you might encounter, either via our contact form (premium support) or on the public forum (free support). We're always happy to review each special cases, and see if we can support them in our solution.

Should you need assistance with this plugin, you can post your query in the public Support section, above**. We review that section on a regular basis, and we will reply as soon as we can (usually within a couple of days). Posting the request there will also allow other users to see it, and they may be able to assist you. Please note that we can only provide basic support on the public forum. We can't offer assistance with customisations, nor implement them, and we won't be able to perform in-depth investigations about issues.