After installing the VAT Validation extension for Magento 2, the admin has to set up the configuration settings to enable the extension feature.
To enable the VAT validation extension feature - Go to the Admin panel.
- On the left navigation bar, click the STORES menu, and then click Configuration.
The Configuration page appears.
- In the left navigation panel, click the CUSTOMERS menu, and then click Customer Configuration.
As shown in the following figure:
- In the right panel, the Create New Account Options tab is expanded and the relevant fields appear.
- Scroll down to the Create New Account Options tab.
The page appears as shown in the following figure:

- In the Show VAT Number on Storefront list, select Yes.
Select Yes to show VAT number on the front-end view.
- Scroll down to the Name and Address Options tab.
The page appears as shown in the following figure:

- In the Show Tax/VAT Number list, select the required option.
- Click the Save Config button.
The configuration settings are saved.