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BT-133 Invoice line buyer accounting reference

A textual value that specifies where to book the relevant data into the buyer's financial accounts.

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Line items

The goods or services on each invoice line, including quantities, prices, and VAT.

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In plain language

A textual value that specifies where to book the relevant data into the buyer's financial accounts.

A textual value that specifies where to book the relevant data into the buyer's financial accounts.

Used for cost center allocation and internal accounting purposes.

What you usually enter here

Free text accounting reference

Typical valid values include: CC123, DEPT-456, PROJECT-X

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

What goes wrong often

Avoid values like: , AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Examples in context

Used for cost center allocation and internal accounting purposes.

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

Valid Examples

  • CC123
  • DEPT-456
  • PROJECT-X

Invalid Examples

  • AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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-133

Data Type:

text

Cardinality:

0..1

Requirement:

Optional

Max Length:

50 characters

Since Version:

Optional

XML Implementation

UBL 2.1 Syntax
/Invoice/cac:InvoiceLine/cac:AccountingCost/cbc:ID
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
/CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementLineMonetarySummation/ram:AccountingAccount/ram:ID

Next step

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Why the standard cares about this field

Business Context

Used for cost center allocation and internal accounting purposes.

Legal Requirement

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

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