Property	Value
A technical identifier, unique in a certain context. Technical key	`EU_VAT_QUALIFICATION_BY_BZST`
The human-friendly name shown for this concept in the user interface, used instead of the technical name to improve readability and understanding. Display name	EU VAT Qualification by BZSt
An informal and short human-readable definition of a concept, in terms of a 'one-liner'. Short description	Qualifies EU VAT numbers using the German Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt) validation service.
Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description	This category encompasses data quality rules that validate EU VAT identifiers using the BZSt (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern - Federal Central Tax Office) service provided by the German tax authority. German companies can use BZSt services to verify EU VAT numbers of their trading partners, including qualified confirmation that checks whether the provided company name and address match the official VAT registration data. This is essential for German companies to meet their tax compliance requirements for cross-border EU trade and VAT reclaim processes. BZSt qualification provides German-specific validation that may offer additional features or different validation characteristics compared to the general VIES system. These rules support the Accuracy dimension using Germany-specific tax authority validation services.
Hierachical parent concept of a concept. Parent	Qualified check

Data quality rules

CDQ manages 132 data quality rules in this category.

Data quality rule	The country a linked concept is active or generally relevant for. Country scope	Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description	Criticality<br/>Specifies how critical of the violation of a data quality rule.<br/>`ERROR`: Indicates a critical data quality rule violation that requires correction.<br/>`WARNING`: Indicates a potential data quality issue that should be reviewed.<br/>`INFO`: Indicates an informational finding with no immediate impact on data quality. Criticality	Rule release status<br/>The release status in terms of development progress or maturity of a data quality rule.<br/>`IDEA`: Initial rule definition that documents a business requirement but is not yet active in services.<br/>`DRAFT`: Rule concept is being prepared or refined but is not yet finalized for implementation or execution.<br/>`HYPERCARE`: Rule is newly released and under increased observation to ensure stable behaviour and correct results.<br/>`RELEASED`: Rule has passed verification and is actively executed in productive CDQ services.<br/>`DEACTIVATED`: Rule is temporarily removed from the active rule set because it needs correction or clarification before re release.<br/>`ARCHIVED`: Rule is permanently retired and no longer maintained or intended for future activation. Rule release status
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Austria), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	AT (Austria)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Austria)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Belgium), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	BE (Belgium)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Belgium)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Bulgaria), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	BG (Bulgaria)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Bulgaria)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Croatia), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	HR (Croatia)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Croatia)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Cyprus), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	CY (Cyprus)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Cyprus)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Czech Republic), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	CZ (Czechia)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Czech Republic)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Denmark), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	DK (Denmark)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Denmark)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Estonia), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	EE (Estonia)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Estonia)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Finland), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	FI (Finland)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Finland)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (France), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	FR (France)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (France)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Germany), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	DE (Germany)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Germany)	`INFO`	`ARCHIVED`
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Greece), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	GR (Greece)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Greece)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Hungary), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	HU (Hungary)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Hungary)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Ireland), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	IE (Ireland)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Ireland)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Italy), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	IT (Italy)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Italy)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Latvia), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	LV (Latvia)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Latvia)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Lithuania), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	LT (Lithuania)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Lithuania)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Luxembourg), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	LU (Luxembourg)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Luxembourg)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Malta), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	MT (Malta)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Malta)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Poland), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	PL (Poland)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Poland)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Portugal), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	PT (Portugal)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Portugal)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Romania), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	RO (Romania)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Romania)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovakia), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	SK (the Slovak Republic)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Slovakia)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Slovenia), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	SI (Slovenia)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Slovenia)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Spain), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	ES (Spain)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Spain)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Sweden), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	SE (Sweden)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Sweden)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (The Netherlands), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	NL (Netherlands)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (The Netherlands)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Identifier Qualification (European value added tax identifier (United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	XI (United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), Northern Ireland)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (United Kingdom (Northern Ireland))	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-09-18)
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Austria), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	AT (Austria)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given city against the city maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Austria)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-04-16)
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Belgium), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	BE (Belgium)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given city against the city maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Belgium)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-04-16)
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Bulgaria), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	BG (Bulgaria)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given city against the city maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Bulgaria)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-04-16)
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Croatia), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	HR (Croatia)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given city against the city maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Croatia)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-04-16)
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Czech Republic), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	CZ (Czechia)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given city against the city maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Czech Republic)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-04-16)
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Denmark), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	DK (Denmark)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given city against the city maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Denmark)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-04-16)
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Estonia), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	EE (Estonia)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given city against the city maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Estonia)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-04-16)
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Finland), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	FI (Finland)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given city against the city maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Finland)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-04-16)
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (France), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	FR (France)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given city against the city maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (France)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-04-16)
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Germany), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	DE (Germany)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given city against the city maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Germany)	`INFO`	`ARCHIVED`
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Greece), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	GR (Greece)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given city against the city maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Greece)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-04-16)
Locality Qualification (European value added tax identifier (Hungary), Data source:BZST) `ACCURACY`	HU (Hungary)	This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given city against the city maintained as reference for the European value added tax identifier (Hungary)	`INFO`	`RELEASED`(2024-04-16)

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