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What happens if my VAT ID is invalid?

In case your goods are being delivered to one of the following (ship-to) countries - Belgium, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Slovakia – and you enter an invalid VAT ID of your (ship-to) country, the VAT rate of your country will be charged. You may be able to reclaim this VAT via your periodical VAT return.

All information, including personal information, related to this request for exemption from VAT, including the VAT Identification Number, will be transferred to, stored in, and processed in accordance with the terms of the Vistaprint Privacy and Security Policy. Vistaprint reserves the right to request and perform additional verification regarding your VAT taxable status from you or government authorities as permitted by law. Such information will be processed in accordance with the terms of the VistaPrint Privacy and Security Policy.