eu_vat_rates_data 2026.7.1 → 2026.8.13

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data/README.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Also available in: [JavaScript/TypeScript (npm)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/e
 
 This package gives you VAT **rates** and **format checks** for free, offline, in your code. It does **not** call VIES — `valid_format?()` only checks the shape of a VAT number, not whether it actually exists.
 
-For **live VIES validation** — confirming a VAT ID is real, pulling the registered company name and address, and getting a VIES consultation number (audit-grade proof of validation) — there's **[vatnode](https://vatnode.dev)**:
+For **live VIES validation** — confirming a VAT ID is real, pulling the registered company name and address, and getting the VIES consultation number as your reference for the check — there's **[vatnode](https://vatnode.dev?ref=rates-readme-rb)**:
 
 - Live VIES validation, with national-database fallback when VIES is down
 - Registered company name, address, registration date
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ curl https://api.vatnode.dev/v1/vat/IE6388047V \
   -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
 ```
 
-[**Get a free API key →**](https://vatnode.dev)
+[**See what the API adds →**](https://vatnode.dev/vat-rates?ref=rates-readme-rb#beyond-rates) · [Get a free API key](https://vatnode.dev/login?ref=rates-readme-rb)
 
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@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ EuVatRatesData.flag("XX")  # => "" (empty string for unknown/invalid codes)
 
 ## Data source & update frequency
 
-- EU-27 rates: **European Commission TEDB**, refreshed **daily at 07:00 UTC**
+How the daily check works, and what changed when: [vatnode.dev/data](https://vatnode.dev/data?ref=rates-readme-rb).
+
+- EU-27 rates: **European Commission TEDB**, checked against the source **daily at 07:00 UTC**, updated on any change
 - Non-EU rates: maintained manually, updated on official rate changes
 - Published to RubyGems only when actual rates change
 
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ No package needed — parse it with a single `fetch()` / `http.get()` / `file_ge
 
 ## Covered countries
 
-**EU-27** (daily auto-updates via EC TEDB):
+**EU-27** (checked daily against EC TEDB, updated on any change):
 
 `AT` `BE` `BG` `CY` `CZ` `DE` `DK` `EE` `ES` `FI` `FR` `GR` `HR` `HU` `IE` `IT` `LT` `LU` `LV` `MT` `NL` `PL` `PT` `RO` `SE` `SI` `SK`
 
@@ -147,22 +149,9 @@ No package needed — parse it with a single `fetch()` / `http.get()` / `file_ge
 
 ---
 
-## Need to validate VAT numbers?
-
-This package provides **VAT rates** only. If you also need to **validate EU VAT numbers** against the official VIES database — confirming a business is VAT-registered — check out [vatnode.dev](https://vatnode.dev), a simple REST API with a free tier.
-
-```bash
-curl https://api.vatnode.dev/v1/vat/FI17156132 \
-  -H "Authorization: Bearer vat_live_..."
-# → { "valid": true, "companyName": "Suomen Pehmeä Ikkuna Oy" }
-```
-
----
-
 ## Changelog
 
-### 2026-04-25
-- **fix:** Corrected Sweden (SE) VAT number regex — was `^SE\d{12}$`, now correctly requires the mandatory `01` suffix: `^SE\d{10}01$`.
+See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md).
 
 ---
 

data/data/eu-vat-rates-data.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2026-07-01",
+  "version": "2026-08-13",
   "source": "European Commission TEDB",
   "rates": {
     "AD": {

data/lib/eu_vat_rates_data/version.rb

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module EuVatRatesData
-  VERSION = "2026.7.1"
+  VERSION = "2026.8.13"
 end

data/lib/eu_vat_rates_data.rb

@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ module EuVatRatesData
   # @return [Boolean]
   def self.valid_format?(vat_id)
     code = vat_id[0, 2].upcase
+    # Greek VAT numbers carry the VIES prefix EL, while the dataset keys Greece
+    # under its ISO code GR.
+    code = "GR" if code == "EL"
     rate = get_rate(code)
     return false unless rate && rate["pattern"]
     !!(vat_id.upcase =~ /\A#{rate["pattern"]}\z/)

metadata

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
 name: eu_vat_rates_data
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
-  version: 2026.7.1
+  version: 2026.8.13
 platform: ruby
 authors:
 - Iurii Rogulia
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 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
-date: 2026-07-01 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+date: 2026-08-13 00:00:00.000000000 Z
 dependencies: []
 description: VAT rates (standard, reduced, super-reduced, parking) for 45 European
   countries — EU-27 plus Norway, Switzerland, UK, and more. Includes eu_member flag,
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@ files:
 - data/eu-vat-rates-data.json
 - lib/eu_vat_rates_data.rb
 - lib/eu_vat_rates_data/version.rb
-homepage: https://github.com/vatnode/eu-vat-rates-data-ruby
+homepage: https://vatnode.dev/vat-rates?ref=rates-rubygems
 licenses:
 - MIT
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+  homepage_uri: https://vatnode.dev/vat-rates?ref=rates-rubygems
   source_code_uri: https://github.com/vatnode/eu-vat-rates-data-ruby
   bug_tracker_uri: https://github.com/vatnode/eu-vat-rates-data-ruby/issues
+  changelog_uri: https://github.com/vatnode/eu-vat-rates-data-ruby/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
+  documentation_uri: https://github.com/vatnode/eu-vat-rates-data-ruby#readme
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