{
  "id": "gb_vat",
  "name": "UK VAT registration number",
  "status": "draft",
  "doc": "VAT registration number of businesses in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. The standard form has nine digits with a weighted check, sometimes followed by a 3-digit branch code; government departments (GD) and health authorities (HA) have short 5-character numbers. Northern Ireland businesses use the XI prefix for trade with the EU.",
  "parent": {
    "type": "vatin"
  },
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "finances",
      "name": "Finances and banking"
    }
  ],
  "country": [
    {
      "id": "GB",
      "name": "United Kingdom"
    }
  ],
  "langs": [
    {
      "id": "en",
      "name": "English"
    }
  ],
  "is_pii": false,
  "classification": "identifier",
  "regexp": "^(?:(?:GB|XI)[ -]?)?(?:\\d{3} ?\\d{4} ?\\d{2}(?: ?\\d{3})?|GD\\d{3}|HA\\d{3})$",
  "examples": [
    {
      "value": "XI 432525179",
      "description": "Real-world value published online"
    },
    {
      "value": "432 5251 79",
      "description": "The first example in its printed form"
    },
    {
      "value": "4325251797",
      "valid": false,
      "description": "One character too many"
    }
  ],
  "mappings": {
    "fta": [
      "IDENTITY.VAT_GB",
      "IDENTITY.VAT_UK"
    ],
    "schema_org": "vatID",
    "stdnum": "gb.vat"
  },
  "links": [
    {
      "type": "other",
      "url": "https://arthurdejong.org/python-stdnum/doc/2.2/stdnum.gb.vat.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "other",
      "url": "https://docs.dataprep.ai/user_guide/clean/clean_gb_vat.html"
    }
  ],
  "type": "datatype",
  "translations": {}
}