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BT-104 Document level charge reason

Text reason for the document-level charge.

Quick answer

Text reason for the document-level charge.

Discounts and charges

Document-level discounts, surcharges, and the tax data attached to them.

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In plain language

Text reason for the document-level charge.

Text reason for the document-level charge.

Document-level allowances reduce the invoice total; document-level charges increase it. ChargeIndicator selects the BG-20 allowance or BG-21 charge interpretation in UBL/CII.

What you usually enter here

Free text

Typical valid values include: Handling fee, Shipping costs

Either BT-104 or BT-105 must be present for each document-level charge.

What goes wrong often

Avoid values like:

Relevant rule codes: BR-38, BR-CO-22

Examples in context

Document-level allowances reduce the invoice total; document-level charges increase it. ChargeIndicator selects the BG-20 allowance or BG-21 charge interpretation in UBL/CII.

Either BT-104 or BT-105 must be present for each document-level charge.

Valid Examples

  • Handling fee
  • Shipping costs

XML mapping and field facts

Open the technical reference if you need XML paths, validator rule codes, legal wording, or schema-specific mapping details.

Field ID:

BT-104

Data Type:

text

Cardinality:

0..1

Requirement:

Optional

Max Length:

500 characters

Since Version:

Optional

XML Implementation

UBL 2.1 Syntax
/Invoice/cac:AllowanceCharge/cbc:AllowanceChargeReason
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
/CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge/ram:Reason

Validation Rules

BR-38

BR-38

BR-CO-22

BR-CO-22

Why the standard cares about this field

Business Context

Document-level allowances reduce the invoice total; document-level charges increase it. ChargeIndicator selects the BG-20 allowance or BG-21 charge interpretation in UBL/CII.

Legal Requirement

Either BT-104 or BT-105 must be present for each document-level charge.

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