Country code should match country of address

[yavuzaydin]

While testing this extension it came to my attention that it is possible to input any valid VAT id, even a VAT ID from a totally different country. At least in The Netherlands that is against the customs regulations.

Here in The Netherlands we can deliver excl. VAT when:

1. The products are exported (so the shipping address has to be outside The Netherlands) to another EU country
2. The customer is a business with a valid VAT ID in the country where the goods are shipped to.

This information can be read on the following page:
http://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/bldcontentnl/belastingdienst/zakelijk/internationaal/btw_voor_buitenlandse_ondernemers/goederen/exporteren_vanuit_nederland_naar_andere_eu_landen/

Your extension allows to add any countrycode in front of the VAT ID, but the side effect of this is that anyone can input any VAT ID, not necessarily in the country which is specified in the address.

Is this intentional?

I would like to see this extension to strip the country-code or disallow countrycodes belonging to other countries.

[roman204]

Thanks for your comment... maybe a bit late ;-)
I will add your suggested functionality as an option so the administrator of the shop can control such behavior.

[roman204]

@yavuzaydin thanks again for your input, we implemented it now in version 1.0.4