Prestashop EU VIES VAT Validator

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Update 28-10-2024

 - Adding ignore country feature

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This PrestaShop module offers comprehensive VAT verification through the VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) for e-commerce businesses. It provides a range of features to ensure accurate VAT handling and compliance:

1. Real-time VAT verification during order placement
2. VAT verification on the order page in the admin panel
3. VAT verification during customer address editing
4. Mandatory or optional VAT number input during checkout
5. VIES system status checking capability
6. Periodic automated VAT checks for existing customers
7. Maintenance of an address list with VAT numbers and a historical VAT list, tracking changes in customer addresses and their VIES activity status
8. Configurable tax rate application for customers with valid VAT numbers (with the possibility of vat exemption)
9. Proxy list support for high-volume stores
10. Possibility to enter a blacklist of VAT numbers - that is, it is possible to block selected VAT numbers

The module employs intelligent VAT number checking to minimize unnecessary VIES system queries, enabling faster order processing. It maintains a history of changes in the VIES system, retrieving data only when necessary.

Additional features include:

1. Option to set a default VAT country and prefix
2. VAT recognition based on the selected country in the address
3. Configurable behavior for order placement when the VIES system is unavailable
4. Option to display or hide invalid VAT address information to customers

This comprehensive solution streamlines VAT management, enhances compliance, and improves the overall efficiency of VAT-related processes in PrestaShop stores.