Reference
Markdown exportBT-28 Seller trading name
Trading or brand name of the seller when it differs from the legal seller name.
BT-28 (Seller trading name) is the commercial or "doing business as" name shown to customers when it differs from the legal name (BT-27). Optional under EN 16931. Useful for groups that invoice under a parent legal entity but trade under a brand. Example: Muster Trading.
BT-28 · EN 16931 / XRechnung 3.x
BT Reference Card
Key EN 16931 and XRechnung facts for this business term.
- BT code
BT-28- Name
- Seller trading name
- Cardinality
- Optional (O)
- Business group
- BG-4 SELLER
- Data type
- Text
- Example value
Muster Trading
Seller details
Who issued the invoice and how the recipient can identify that business reliably.
Quick actions
In plain language
Trading or brand name of the seller when it differs from the legal seller name.
This field helps recipients recognize the seller under the market-facing name they actually know.
What you usually enter here
Trading or brand name
Typical valid values include: Invoice Converter
Optional according to EN 16931-1.
Where the field sits
- Invoice
- cac:AccountingSupplierParty
- cac:Party
- cac:PartyName
- cbc:NameBT-28
- rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
- rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction
- ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement
- ram:SellerTradeParty
- ram:SpecifiedLegalOrganization
- ram:TradingBusinessNameBT-28
What goes wrong often
Avoid values like: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Valid Examples
- Invoice Converter
Invalid Examples
- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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-28
Data Type:
text
Cardinality:
0..1
Requirement:
Optional
Max Length:
200 characters
XML Implementation
/Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyName/cbc:Name/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:SpecifiedLegalOrganization/ram:TradingBusinessNameNext step
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