Restrict the VAT Field and Payment Methods (Pro)

EU/UK VAT Manager for WooCommerce Pro adds six targeting options. On the General sub-tab at WPFactory > EU VAT, you can show the field only for selected countries or user roles, restrict payment methods to valid VAT, and allow unregistered numbers. On the Validation sub-tab, you can check country by IP and check company name.

Before you start #

• WooCommerce, active.
• EU/UK VAT Manager Pro: these options are disabled in the free version.

Field visibility targeting #

On the General sub-tab at WPFactory > EU VAT (also reachable at WooCommerce > Settings > EU VAT):

• Show field for selected countries only (alg_wc_eu_vat_show_in_countries): enter country codes to limit the field, for example the EU countries only.
• Show field for selected user roles only (alg_wc_eu_vat_show_for_user_roles): show the field only to the roles you pick.

Payment and checkout gating #

• Show specific payment method only if VAT is valid (alg_wc_eu_vat_allow_specific_payment) and Method to show for valid VAT only (alg_wc_eu_vat_allowed_payment_gateway): reveal chosen gateways only to validated customers.
• Allow checkout on unregistered VAT numbers (alg_wc_eu_vat_field_allow_unregistered_vat_no): let customers complete checkout even when the number is not registered in VIES.

Advanced VIES checks #

On the Validation sub-tab:

• Check country by IP (alg_wc_eu_vat_check_ip_location_country): confirm the customer’s IP country matches the country in the VAT number.
• Check company name (alg_wc_eu_vat_check_company_name): confirm the billing company matches the VIES record. Pair it with Accept empty responses (alg_wc_eu_vat_check_company_name_accept_empty_response) to skip the check when VIES returns no company name.

The six Pro options at a glance #

Ready to set this up? #

These are Pro features of EU/UK VAT Manager. Upgrading takes a couple of minutes and unlocks all six along with the rest of the Pro toolkit. Get EU/UK VAT Manager Pro.