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title: "VAT Regex Rules for the Benelux Union and Italy"
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# VAT Regex Rules for the Benelux Union and Italy

The following table provides the regex patterns for the tax IDs in the Benelux union and Italy:

| Country | Entity | Regex Pattern |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **BE** | Business | `^BE\[01\]\\d{9}$` |
| **BE** | Individual | `^\\d{11}$` |
| **LU** | Business | `^LU\\d{8}$` |
| **LU** | Individual | `^\\d{13}$` |
| **FR** | Business | `^\\d{9}$` |
| **FR** | Business | `^FR\[A-Z0-9\]{2}\\d{9}$` |
| **FR** | Individual | `^\[0-3\]\\d{12}$` |
| **IT** | Sole Proprietor | `^[A-Z]{6}[0-9L-V]{2}[A-EHLMPR-T][0-9L-V]{2}[A-Z][0-9L-V]{3}[A-Z]$` |
| **IT** | Company | `^\d{11}$` |