1. Classic & Checkout Blocks Real-Time Address Lock Simulator
Evaluates WC()->customer->set_is_vat_exempt() on every shipping change (woocommerce_store_api_checkout_update_order_from_request). If shipping reverts to domestic or mismatches VAT country, VAT is immediately restored.
2. Live WC_Customer & HPOS Order Meta Decision
Direct output of evaluateWooCheckoutVatExemption & $order->update_meta_data().
_eu_suite_*):{
"_eu_suite_vat_id": "FR40303265045",
"_eu_suite_vies_consultation_no": "WAPIAAAAW6880123",
"_eu_suite_vies_status": "LIVE_VALID",
"_eu_suite_shipping_country_verified": "FR"
}
3. 1-Click Non-Destructive Migrator from Retired Aelia EU VAT Assistant
Automatically maps legacy Aelia order fields (_vat_number, vat_number, _vat_number_validated, _vies_consultation_number) into native WooCommerce HPOS custom order tables without deleting any legacy record.
| Order & Company | Legacy Aelia Meta Keys | Migrated Native HPOS Meta (_eu_suite_*) |
10-Yr Audit PDF |
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4. Transparent WooCommerce Annual Licensing in Euros (€ EUR via Lemon Squeezy MoR)
Includes instant EU VAT invoices via Lemon Squeezy, all 24 official EU Reverse Charge invoice languages unlocked on every tier, and full HPOS + Checkout Blocks support.
Up to 5 B2B validations / mo · 1 site
- 1-Click Aelia EU VAT Migrator included free
- HPOS & Checkout Blocks address lock
- All 24 official EU Reverse Charge notes
Unlimited B2B validations · 1 WooCommerce site
- 16-digit VIES
consultationNumberarchive - 10-Year Signed Reverse Charge PDF Certificates
- 1-click manual VAT refund alert on outage recovery
Up to 5 WooCommerce stores
- Zero-Touch Automated Partial VAT Refund Cron
- Monthly EU EC Sales List (ESL / ZM) CSV export
- 30-day HMAC-signed outage cache
Up to 25 WooCommerce stores · All 4 Apps
- Unlocks VIES + GPSR/DPP + EAA Fixer + Chargeback PDF
- White-label client audit PDFs & priority retry worker
- Bulk historical Aelia portfolio migration
merchantbastion.com · support@merchantbastion.com · privacy@merchantbastion.com · billing@merchantbastion.com).Tax & Regulatory Compliance Disclaimer (Limitation of Liability): MerchantBastion provides automated technical tools interfacing with the official European Commission VIES API (
ec.europa.eu). It does not constitute legal, tax, or chartered accounting advice, nor does it act as a tax guarantor. Under Article 138 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2011 Article 45a, the merchant remains solely responsible for verifying substantive Intra-Community exemption conditions, active buyer VAT status, and cross-border physical transport proof. During national VIES outages (MS_UNAVAILABLE), the plugin defaults to fail-safe VAT collection with post-verification partial VAT refund.
5. Global Wave 2 HPOS Add-Ons: Australia ABR ABN (A$59/yr · A$119/yr) & US B2B Resale Vault ($39 / $79 / $129/yr)
100% HPOS custom order table fields (_eu_suite_au_* & _eu_suite_us_*) with zero legacy meta calls. Supports 11-digit ABR Modulo-89 + 47% PAYG No-ABN alerts and U.S. ESIGN MTC/SST state-nexus shipping locks.
{
"_eu_suite_au_abn": "53 004 085 616",
"_eu_suite_au_gst_status": "AU_DOMESTIC_TAX_INVOICE_10_GST",
"_eu_suite_au_withholding_47_alert": "CLEAR"
}
{
"_eu_suite_us_resale_cert_id": "WOO-US-CERT-2026-01",
"_eu_suite_us_resale_state": "TX",
"_eu_suite_us_resale_status": "EXEMPT_VERIFIED_RESALE"
}
Statutory Good-Faith Architecture: No unified 50-state live government API exists in the U.S. MerchantBastion validates state permit syntax, captures U.S. ESIGN / UETA signatures, locks exemption to covered ship-to states, and retains SHA-256 PDFs for 7 years.