Germany

Validate tax registration numbers as per Germany's validation rule. All businesses in Germany are assigned a 11 -digit global unique identifier called Germany DE VAT.

Ensure that the following details are correct for Germany DE VAT:

• Country Code: DE

• Validation Type: ORA_DE_VAT

• Description: Germany DE VAT

• Number of digits: 11

• Format:

  Two character Country code(DE) + 9 digit numeric DE999999999

  Two character Country code then 123456789 (9 characters)

  11 characters: A(1-2)+ N(1-8)+C(1) A(1-2) = {DE}

• Check digits: No

• Check Digit Validation: No

• Default Validation: ORA_DE_VAT

Example:

Good:

• DE129430206

• DE815243055

Bad:

• DB123456788 (Invalid country code)

• 123456788 (Missing country code)

• DE12345678 (Invalid format - too short)

• DE1234567890 (Invalid format - too long)