Validates the German Wirtschafts-ID (Wirtschafts-Identifikationsnummer)
Check digit (eleventh position in normalised form) is validated based on ISO/IEC 7064, MOD 11,10 as documented within the meanwhile repealed "Datenträger-Verordnung über die Abgabe Zusammenfassender Meldungen – ZMDV" dated 13.05.1993 (BGBl. I S. 736).
Note
This package validates solely the syntax and check digit of the provided input. It does not confirm, that the provided Wirtschafts-ID was assigned to an entity. Please consult BZSt, if in doubt. Some insight concerning validity might be concluded based on VIES.
You can install the package via composer:
composer require rechtlogisch/wirtschafts-idisWirtschaftsIdValid('DE123456788'); // => trueor
use Rechtlogisch\WirtschaftsId\WirtschaftsId;
(new WirtschaftsId('DE123456788'))
->validate() // ValidationResult::class
->isValid(); // => trueThis package supports both validation of the Wirtschafts-ID with and without the Unterscheidungsmerkmal. It is optional information after the eleventh character and separator. It consists of a hyphen and a five-digit number.
Note
Unterscheidungsmerkmal starts at 00001 and therefore 00000 is not valid.
Tip
At first all entities will receive a Wirtschafts-ID with the Unterscheidungsmerkmal -00001. If needed, as of 2026 each economic activity (wirtschaftliche Tätigkeit) will receive a separate Unterscheidungsmerkmal, which will be incremented by one for each economic activity and linked to a tax number of the business or the permanent establishment within the responsible tax office.
Source: BZSt
Tip
Based on the form/dataset you might need to provide the Unterscheidungsmerkmal or not.
isWirtschaftsIdValid('DE123456788-00001'); // => trueor
use Rechtlogisch\WirtschaftsId\WirtschaftsId;
(new WirtschaftsId('DE123456788-00001'))
->validate() // ValidationResult::class
->isValid(); // => trueYou can get a list of errors explaining why the provided input is invalid. The validate() method returns a DTO with a getErrors() method.
Note
The keys of getErrors() hold the stringified reference to the exception class. You can check for a particular error by comparing to the ::class constant. For example: Rechtlogisch\WirtschaftsId\Exceptions\InvalidWirtschaftsIdWithoutUnterscheidungsmerkmalLength::class.
validateWirtschaftsId('DE12345678')->getErrors();
// [
// 'Rechtlogisch\WirtschaftsId\Exceptions\InvalidWirtschaftsIdWithoutUnterscheidungsmerkmalLength'
// => 'Wirtschafts-ID must be 11 characters long. Provided Wirtschafts-ID is: 10 characters long.',
// ]or
use Rechtlogisch\WirtschaftsId\WirtschaftsId;
(new WirtschaftsId('DE12345678'))
->validate()
->getErrors();
// [
// 'Rechtlogisch\WirtschaftsId\Exceptions\InvalidWirtschaftsIdWithoutUnterscheidungsmerkmalLength'
// => 'Wirtschafts-ID must be 11 characters long. Provided Wirtschafts-ID is: 10 characters long.',
// ]You can get a list of hints explaining why the provided input is not plausible. Hints do not change the validation result. The validate() method returns a DTO with a getHints() method.
Note
The keys of getHints() hold the stringified reference to the exception class. You can check for a particular error by comparing to the ::class constant. For example: Rechtlogisch\WirtschaftsId\Exceptions\UnterscheidungsmerkmalShouldBe00001BeforeYear2026::class.
validateWirtschaftsId('DE123456788-00002')->getHints();
// [
// 'Rechtlogisch\WirtschaftsId\Exceptions\UnterscheidungsmerkmalShouldBe00001BeforeYear2026'
// => 'Unterscheidungsmerkmal (after -) is typically "00001" before year 2026.',
// ]Tip
You can of course use the alternative way of validation presented in the Usage section.
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