diff --git a/localstripe/resources.py b/localstripe/resources.py
index 5d74d94..1de6cc5 100644
--- a/localstripe/resources.py
+++ b/localstripe/resources.py
@@ -3276,7 +3276,10 @@ def __init__(self, country=None, customer=None, type=None, value=None,
             assert type in ('eu_vat', 'nz_gst', 'au_abn')
             assert _type(value) is str and len(value) > 10
             if country is None:
-                country = value[0:2]
+                if type == 'eu_vat':
+                    country = value[0:2]
+                else:
+                    country = type[0:2].upper()
             assert _type(country) is str
         except AssertionError:
             raise UserError(400, 'Bad request')