With Sufio, you can also add a VAT registration number field to the cart page so that your customers can enter their VAT registration numbers just before checkout.
Customers who do not have an account on your Shopify store or who are not logged in will also need to enter their email address.
In this article, we will cover
- VAT registration numbers in your Shopify admin
- Add the VAT registration number field to the cart page
- View VAT Exemptions page
VAT registration numbers in your Shopify admin
When the customer enters their VAT registration number using this field, their VAT registration number will be saved as a cart attribute in your Shopify admin.
Sufio will then validate the VAT registration number and set the customer as tax-exempt when applicable. Lastly, the VAT registration number will be automatically included on your customer's invoice.
Add the VAT registration number field to the cart page
To add the VAT registration number field to the cart page, you need to customize your Shopify store theme:
- In your Shopify admin, go to the Online Store → Themes page.
- Click the Actions button, then click Edit code.
- Select cart.liquid (or cart-template.liquid) in the left sidebar. You might use the upper search bar for a faster search.
- Insert the following code snippet inside the
<form>
. A good place for the field is just before the Check out button.
Tip
You can modify the label
part of the code snippet by replacing the VAT Registration Number text with anything else you'd like. Please contact our support team if you need to make the label multilingual. We'll be happy to help!
Please note that if your store uses cart drawer (also called ajax cart), this code snippet needs to be added to a different file than cart.liquid. In most cases, it needs to be added to ajax-cart-template.liquid file.
Need help?
Do you need help with customizing your Shopify store theme? Please contact our experienced support team. We'll be happy to assist!
Caution
To make VAT exemptions work, you need to enable EU VAT exemptions in your Sufio account and correctly set up EU taxes in your Shopify store.
View VAT Exemptions
When your business customer enters a VAT registration number using the newly added VAT registration number field, a VAT exemption request will be listed on the View VAT Exemptions page in your Sufio account.
On this page, you can access all successful and unsuccessful exemption requests made on your Shopify store. The provided filtering options make it possible for you to quickly review and troubleshoot the VAT exemption requests when needed.
To access the View VAT Exemptions page:
- In your Sufio account, go to the Settings → Taxes page.
- Click on View VAT Exemptions.
Invoices for Shopify stores in the EU
Let Sufio automatically send invoices and receipts for every order made in your store.
Get Sufio - Invoices for EU stores from the Shopify App Store