# btw.py - functions for handling Dutch VAT numbers # # Copyright (C) 2012 Arthur de Jong # # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either # version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. # # This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU # Lesser General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public # License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA # 02110-1301 USA """BTW-nummer (Omzetbelastingnummer, the Dutch VAT number). The BTW-nummer is the Dutch number for VAT. It consists of a RSIN or BSN followed by a B and two digits that identify the unit within the organisation (usually 01). >>> is_valid('004495445B01') True >>> is_valid('NL4495445B01') True >>> is_valid('123456789B90') False """ from stdnum.nl import bsn from stdnum.util import clean def compact(number): """Convert the number to the minimal representation. This strips the number of any valid separators and removes surrounding whitespace.""" number = clean(number, ' -.').upper().strip() if number.startswith('NL'): number = number[2:] return bsn.compact(number[:-3]) + number[-3:] def is_valid(number): """Checks to see if the number provided is a valid BTW number. This checks the length, formatting and check digit.""" try: number = compact(number) except: return False return len(number) == 12 and \ number[9] == 'B' and \ number[10:].isdigit() and int(number[10:]) > 0 and \ bsn.is_valid(number[0:9])