Local name for VAT number in France is Numéro d'identification à la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée / Numéro de TVA intracommunautaire. Process of VAT number registration is maintained by the Direction Generale des Douanes et Droits Indirect. Standard VAT rate is 19.6% and reduced one is only 2.1%, 5.5%, 7%. Value Added Tax recovery time in France is 2 months.