Reference
Markdown exportBT-153 Invoice Line Item Name
The name of the item, goods, or service on the invoice line.
BT-153 (Item name) is the human-readable name of the item or service billed on the line. Mandatory under EN 16931, it should be specific enough that an auditor can match the line to the underlying delivery. Avoid generic placeholders such as "Service". Example: "Consulting services — sprint 12".
BT-153 · EN 16931 / XRechnung 3.x
BT Reference Card
Canonical EN 16931 / XRechnung facts for this business term — citable from this anchor.
- BT code
BT-153- Name
- Invoice Line Item Name
- Cardinality
- Mandatory (M)
- Business group
- BG-31 ITEM INFORMATION
- Data type
- Text
- Example value
Consulting services — sprint 12
Quick answer
The name of the item, goods, or service on the invoice line.
Line items
The goods or services on each invoice line, including quantities, prices, and VAT.
Quick actions
In plain language
The name of the item, goods, or service on the invoice line.
The name of the item, goods, or service on the invoice line.
Identifies the invoiced goods or services for buyer, seller, and automated procurement or inventory matching.
What you usually enter here
Free text item name
Typical valid values include: Consulting service, Laptop computer
Defined by EN 16931 for invoice line item identification; mandatory item names and optional identifiers must follow the listed scheme and country code rules.
What goes wrong often
Avoid values like:
Relevant rule codes: BR-25
Examples in context
Identifies the invoiced goods or services for buyer, seller, and automated procurement or inventory matching.
Defined by EN 16931 for invoice line item identification; mandatory item names and optional identifiers must follow the listed scheme and country code rules.
Valid Examples
Use these points as the practical checks for this section.
- Consulting service
- Laptop computer
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-153
Data Type:
text
Cardinality:
1..1
Requirement:
Mandatory
Since Version:
XRechnung 1.0+
XML Implementation
/Invoice/cac:InvoiceLine/cac:Item/cbc:NameValidation Rules
BR-25
BR-25
Why the standard cares about this field
Business Context
Identifies the invoiced goods or services for buyer, seller, and automated procurement or inventory matching.
Legal Requirement
Defined by EN 16931 for invoice line item identification; mandatory item names and optional identifiers must follow the listed scheme and country code rules.