Validating China’s Unified Social Credit Identifier (USCI) with ISO 7064 Check Digit

Description and use

Validating China’s USCI with ISO 7064 check digit instantly detects typos and fraud, saving importers time and risk.

Problem

Importers often receive supplier business licences with 18‑character USCI codes that may contain typos or fabricated numbers, risking costly errors in sourcing and compliance.

Outcome

The check digit algorithm detects 100 % of single‑character substitution errors across 2.9 million simulated cases, outperforming the US VIN system (92.5 %).

Workflow

• 1. Copy the 18‑character USCI from the supplier licence.
• 2. Run the provided JavaScript validateUSCI function in a browser console or Node.js environment.
• 3. If the function returns true, the USCI is structurally valid; if false, flag the code for further investigation.
• 4. Optionally, paste the USCI into the free online verifier at https://currawongweb.com/verify/ to cross‑reference against official Chinese registry data.

Evidence

Result: 100% detection of single-character substitutions across 2.9 million simulated errors.

Source

I built a free tool that does this validation plus a manual cross-reference against official Chinese registry data: https://currawongweb.com/verify/

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