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Free Plugin by Naked Cat Plugins v8.3

NIF (Num. de Contribuinte Português) for WooCommerce

This plugin adds the Portuguese NIF/NIPC as a new field to WooCommerce checkout and order details, if the billing address / customer is from Portugal.

NIF (Num. de Contribuinte Português) for WooCommerce

The facts

Rating
5★ from 8
Active installs
5k+
Price
Free
Last updated
26 Aug 2026
Added
Dec 2013
Requires WP
5.8
Tested up to
WP 7.1
Requires PHP
7.2
Downloads
104,816

Our analysis

AI-assisted

NIF (Num. de Contribuinte Português) for WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin designed to add a field for the Portuguese VAT identification number (NIF/NIPC) during the WooCommerce checkout process. This feature is specifically for customers with a billing address in Portugal, allowing for easy collection of VAT information.

The plugin also enables editing of the NIF/NIPC field in the customer's account settings and provides validation options for the NIF/NIPC check digit. It is compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage and the WooCommerce Checkout Block.

Best for: This plugin suits WooCommerce store owners who sell to customers in Portugal and need to collect VAT identification numbers.

What it does well

  • Adds NIF/NIPC field to WooCommerce checkout
  • Allows editing of NIF/NIPC in user accounts
  • Includes validation for NIF/NIPC check digits
  • Compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage
  • Compatible with WooCommerce Checkout Block

Where it falls short

  • Limited to Portuguese VAT identification numbers
  • No additional features for businesses outside Portugal

Verdict

The plugin effectively addresses the need for collecting Portuguese VAT numbers in WooCommerce, but its functionality is limited to Portugal only.

From the developer

Naked Cat Plugins's own description of NIF (Num. de Contribuinte Português) for WooCommerce, lightly tidied.

This plugin adds the Portuguese VAT identification number (NIF/NIPC) as a new field to WooCommerce checkout and order details, if the billing address is from Portugal.

Features:

  • Adds the Portuguese VAT identification number (NIF/NIPC) to the WooCommerce Checkout fields, Order admin fields, Order Emails and “Thank You” page;
  • It’s possible to edit the customer’s NIF/NIPC field on “My Account – Billing Address” and on the User edit screen on wp-admin.
  • NIF/NIPC check digit validation (if activated via filter, or block option)
  • WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage compatible
  • WooCommerce Checkout Block compatible

Do you also sell to businesses in other European Union countries?

Get to know VAT Number and EU VIES Validation for WooCommerce, our premium plugin for the whole European Union. It collects the customer VAT identification number, pre-validates it on your own server, confirms it against VIES and removes VAT on qualifying intra-EU B2B orders.

It is a replacement for this plugin rather than an add-on to it, and its Zero-Touch Migration reads the numbers this plugin has already stored, so there is nothing to export, import or schedule: the numbers convert themselves as customers come back.

Launch offer: 50% off the first year, or 25% off a lifetime licence.

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