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vehicle.de.tsn

German type key number (TSN) · Typschlüsselnummer (TSN) provisional

German KBA type key: the first three characters of national field 2.2 of registration certificate Part I, without the check characters. Not the type-approval number (field K). Provisional until checked against the KBA key directory.

Key
vehicle.de.tsn
Row name (BT-160)
Typschlüsselnummer (TSN) [vehicle.de.tsn]
German type key number (TSN) [vehicle.de.tsn]

The bare key vehicle.de.tsn is also accepted.

Tier
Optional
Status
provisional
Country scope
de: a national key, used only for facts that the law or an authority of that state defines. See the naming rules.
Representation term
Number (implicit in the national abbreviation tsn)
Value format
^[0-9A-Z]{3}$ (provisional; deviations are warnings)
Grammar
^[0-9A-Z]{3}$
Unit
none
Code list
none
Required when
SHOULD together with vehicle.de.hsn
Statutory feature
No
Repeatable
No, at most one row per line
Anchors
  • German registration certificate Part I field 2.2 (national code allowed by Directive 1999/37/EC Annex I II.7)
  • KBA key directory (format unverified)
Carrier and binding
BG-32: BT-160 'Typschlüsselnummer (TSN) [vehicle.de.tsn]', BT-161 'BHR'. Never BT-158 with UNTDID 7143 'TSN' (Taxonomic Serial Number)
Values in the test corpus
  • BHR
Source and changes
registry/keys/de.tsn.yaml · Propose a change