# EU Compliance Toolkit — VAT, IBAN, Sanctions & E-Invoices (`eucompliance/eu-compliance-toolkit`) Actor

Validate EU VAT IDs and IBANs, screen EU/UN/UK sanctions, assess counterparties, determine EU VAT treatment, and validate EN 16931 e-invoices. Batch up to 100 checks with sourced results and signed receipts.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/eucompliance/eu-compliance-toolkit.md
- **Developed by:** [Patrick Kaufmann](https://apify.com/eucompliance) (community)
- **Categories:** Agents, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## EU Compliance Toolkit for Apify

Paid, batch-ready EU compliance checks backed by [eucompliance.tools](https://eucompliance.tools):

- counterparty due diligence with a clear/review/blocked verdict;
- EU, UN and UK sanctions screening from official lists;
- EU VAT ID validation against VIES;
- IBAN checksum and structural validation;
- EU VAT treatment, reverse charge and EN 16931 codes;
- EN 16931, XRechnung, ZUGFeRD/Factur-X and Peppol BIS invoice validation.

Every successful result includes the original eucompliance.tools response and, where supported, a signed receipt that can be verified independently. Failed checks are returned without a charge.

### Input

Submit one to 100 objects in `checks`. Pick an `operation` and provide its fields:

| Operation | Required input |
|---|---|
| `counterparty` | at least one of `name`, `vat`, `iban`; `country` recommended |
| `sanctions` | `name`; optional `country` |
| `vat` | `vat` |
| `iban` | `iban` |
| `vat_rules` | `supplierCountry`, `customerCountry`; optional `b2b`, `supplyType` |
| `einvoice` | `invoiceXml` |

Example:

```json
{
  "checks": [
    {
      "operation": "counterparty",
      "reference": "supplier-4711",
      "name": "Example GmbH",
      "vat": "ATU12345678",
      "iban": "AT611904300234573201",
      "country": "AT"
    },
    {
      "operation": "vat_rules",
      "reference": "invoice-rule-1",
      "supplierCountry": "AT",
      "customerCountry": "DE",
      "b2b": true,
      "supplyType": "service"
    }
  ]
}
```

### Output and billing

Each input row produces one dataset item. Successful checks use a pay-per-event price matched to the operation:

| Operation | Launch price |
|---|---:|
| VAT ID or IBAN validation | $0.01 |
| VAT treatment and EN 16931 codes | $0.02 |
| EU/UN/UK sanctions screening | $0.05 |
| Combined counterparty due diligence | $0.08 |
| Full e-invoice validation | $0.10 |

Validation errors and temporary upstream errors have `billable: false` and are not charged.

This tool provides informational compliance signals, not legal, tax or financial advice. Confirm material decisions against the cited official source and your qualified adviser.

### Development

```bash
python3 -m venv .venv
.venv/bin/pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
EUCOMPLIANCE_API_KEY=... .venv/bin/python -m src
.venv/bin/pytest -q
```

`EUCOMPLIANCE_API_KEY` is required at runtime and must be stored as an Apify secret. Never commit it.

# Actor input Schema

## `checks` (type: `array`):

Add one row per check. Only fields relevant to the selected operation are used.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "checks": [
    {
      "operation": "counterparty",
      "reference": "supplier-1",
      "name": "Example GmbH",
      "vat": "ATU12345678",
      "country": "AT"
    }
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("eucompliance/eu-compliance-toolkit").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("eucompliance/eu-compliance-toolkit").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call eucompliance/eu-compliance-toolkit --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,eucompliance/eu-compliance-toolkit"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/PfAHhdhJaMHk7iZaB/builds/SbqLaNwltDJmycCu1/openapi.json