VAT validation using SOAP service

vat-check.sh

# Replace XXXXXXXXXXXXX with the VAT number
#
# The $valid attribute is in the path `soap:Body / checkVatResponse / valid`
#
# Example:
#
#   <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
#     <soap:Body>
#       <checkVatResponse xmlns="urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat:types">
#   
#         <countryCode>ES</countryCode>
#         <vatNumber>....</vatNumber>
#         <requestDate>2015-01-09+01:00</requestDate>
#         <valid>true</valid>
#         <name>---</name>
#         <address>---</address>
#       </checkVatResponse>
#     </soap:Body>
#   </soap:Envelope>


curl http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/services/checkVatService   \
  -i -w \\n                                          \
  -H 'SOAPAction: "checkVat"'                        \
  -H "Content-Type: text/xml;charset=UTF-8"          \
  -d '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<env:Envelope
  xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xmlns:tns1="urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat"
  xmlns:env="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
  xmlns:ins0="urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat:types">
  <env:Body>
    <ins0:checkVat>
      <ins0:countryCode>ES</ins0:countryCode>
      <ins0:vatNumber>XXXXXXXXXXXXX</ins0:vatNumber>
    </ins0:checkVat>
  </env:Body>
</env:Envelope>'