Verify VAT identification numbers via http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl

suds.py

>>> from suds.client import Client
>>> url = 'http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl'
>>> client = Client(url)
>>> print client

Suds ( https://fedorahosted.org/suds/ )  version: 0.4 GA  build: R699-20100913

Service ( checkVatService ) tns="urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat"
   Prefixes (1)
      ns0 = "urn:ec.europa.eu:taxud:vies:services:checkVat:types"
   Ports (1):
      (checkVatPort)
         Methods (2):
            checkVat(xs:string countryCode, xs:string vatNumber, )
            checkVatApprox(xs:string countryCode, xs:string vatNumber, xs:string traderName, ns0:companyTypeCode traderCompanyType, xs:string traderStreet, xs:string traderPostcode, xs:string traderCity, xs:string requesterCountryCode, xs:string requesterVatNumber, )
         Types (2):
            ns0:companyTypeCode
            ns0:matchCode


>>> print client.service.checkVat(countryCode='BE', vatNumber='12345678901')
(reply){
   countryCode = "BE"
   vatNumber = "12345678901"
   requestDate = 2015-04-01
   valid = False
   name = "---"
   address = "---"
 }