Germany Vehicle Registration OCR with Python SDK

Reading the Germany Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (Fahrzeugschein)

The German Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I uses EU field codes instead of plain labels: A is the registration plate, B the date of first registration, E the VIN, D.1 the make and D.3 the commercial name, 2.1 and 2.2 the manufacturer and type key numbers (HSN and TSN), J the vehicle class, P.1 the displacement and P.2 the power in kW. Insurers and fleet systems need these codes mapped to named fields.

A Server-Side Python Workflow

The StructOCR Vehicle Registration OCR API returns standardized fields for every country (VIN, plate, make, model, year and colour) and a localized block for country-specific fields. German field codes are returned under localized.germany: first registration (B), HSN (2.1), TSN (2.2), class (J), body type (4), displacement (P.1), power (P.2), curb weight (G) and owner name. For the business use cases, see Fahrzeugschein full-field OCR and Fahrzeugschein VIN OCR.

Where Teams Use It

• Kfz-Versicherung: Read HSN and TSN for tariff lookups straight from a photo of the Fahrzeugschein.
• Fleet management: Capture VIN, first registration date and power for each vehicle.
• Leasing and dealers: Prefill vehicle records at hand-over or trade-in.

Germany Vehicle Registration OCR with Python SDK

The official Python SDK reads a local file and calls /v1/vehicle-registration. The API reference documents every field.

Prerequisite: `pip install structocr`; set the server-side `STRUCTOCR_API_KEY` environment variable.

import os
from structocr import StructOCR

client = StructOCR(os.environ["STRUCTOCR_API_KEY"])
result = client.scan_vehicle_registration("registration.jpg")

if result.get("success"):
    data = result["data"]
    std = data["standardized"]
    print(std["vin"], std["plate"]["formatted"], std["make_normalized"], std["year"])
    print(data["localized"])
else:
    print(result.get("error"))

JSON Response Example

An illustrative response with fictional values.

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "document": {
      "country_code": "DE",
      "document_type": "VEHICLE_REGISTRATION",
      "confidence_score": 0.96
    },
    "standardized": {
      "vin": "WVWZZZ1KZ6W000001",
      "plate": {
        "number": "B AB 1234",
        "letters_normalized": "B AB",
        "formatted": "B-AB 1234"
      },
      "make_raw": "VOLKSWAGEN",
      "make_normalized": "VOLKSWAGEN",
      "model_raw": "GOLF",
      "model_normalized": "GOLF",
      "year": 2019,
      "color_raw": null,
      "color_normalized": null
    },
    "localized": {
      "germany": {
        "date_of_first_registration_b": "2019-05-14",
        "hsn_2_1": "0603",
        "tsn_2_2": "BJM",
        "vehicle_class_j": "M1",
        "body_type_4": "AB",
        "displacement_p_1": "1498",
        "power_kw_p_2": "110",
        "curb_weight_g": "1340",
        "owner_name": "ERIKA MUSTERMANN"
      }
    }
  }
}