Official source
VIES; Registro Mercantil not yet connected
Accepted identifiers
- Spanish VAT number (NIF-IVA)
- Company name, website, email, phone and IBAN
Spain
Partial coverageCheck a Spanish company – current coverage
For Spanish companies, we validate EU VAT numbers through VIES and look for conflicts across identity, domain, messages and payment details.
Checks performed
What the result can verify
- EU VAT validity through VIES
- Domain, HTTPS, DNS and contact details
- Consistency across the company, offer, invoice and payment instructions
Country-specific risks
Signals worth checking
- The VAT number is valid but the name or address differs from the invoice
- The seller uses Spanish company details while the account or contact points abroad
- A newly registered domain copies the identity of an existing Spanish company
Before payment
Practical next steps
- Submit the VAT number, website address and payment details together
- Compare the VIES name with the invoice and website operator
- If details conflict, avoid bank transfer and request verifiable evidence
Questions and answers
Checking a company in Spain
Does VerifyBeforeBuy check a Spanish NIF in the national register?
Not automatically yet. We validate EU VAT through VIES and assess technical, contact and payment signals; the national register is explicitly reported as not connected.
Does a valid VAT number make the offer safe?
No. A valid VAT number confirms a tax identifier, not that the website, account or person belongs to that company.
Coverage limitation
Colegio de Registradores provides public data and paid extracts, but we have not confirmed a stable interface for exact automated NIF checks. The result therefore reports partial coverage.