tin grammar

The tin grammar is found in the set PII.

entity	description	examples	components	checksum
tin/context/CC	A tax identification number with context. For more examples, see Example Tax Identification Numbers.1 By default, when there are multiple possible matches, post-processing returns only one country, which is the most efficient option. You can enable ambiguous entity matching by setting ambiguous_entities=true in the pii_postprocessing.lua script. This option returns multiple possible country matches.	ITIN: 911-92-3333 TIN-numre: 101111113	✔️	✓
tin/landmark/CC	A tax identification number landmark.	ITIN TIN-numre	❌	❌
tin/nocontext/CC	A tax identification number without context. For more examples, see Example Tax Identification Numbers.2 By default, when there are multiple possible matches, post-processing returns only one country, which is the most efficient option. You can enable ambiguous entity matching by setting ambiguous_entities=true in the pii_postprocessing.lua script. This option returns multiple possible country matches.	756.3047.5009.62 Z1234567R	✔️	✓
tin/vatin/context/CC	A VAT identification number with context.	NUIS: ALK99999999L VAT Reg No GB 980 7806 84	✔️	✓
tin/vatin/landmark/CC	A VAT identification number landmark.	NUIS VAT Reg No	❌	❌
tin/vatin/nocontext/CC	A VAT identification number without context.	GB 980 7806 84 ALK99999999L	✔️	✓

The following components are produced by the above entities.

components	description	examples	context
BUSINESS_NUMBER		12302 6635	12302 6635 RC 0001
CODE	VAT identification number, minus the country code	U10223006	ATU10223006
LANDMARK	landmark indicating the entity type	رخصة قيادة	رخصة قيادة: 1234567
PAN	Permanent Account Number	AAPFU0939F	27AAPFU0939F1ZV

In the tables, ✔️ indicates that the item is always used, and ❌ that the item is never used. The ✓ symbol indicates that the item is only used for some entities (that is, for some but not all countries or languages). For details, refer to the relevant entity page.