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BT-33 Seller additional legal information

Additional legal information about the seller that should appear on the invoice.

Quick answer

Seller details

Who issued the invoice and how the recipient can identify that business reliably.

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In plain language

Additional legal information about the seller that should appear on the invoice.

Additional legal information about the seller that should appear on the invoice.

Use this for court seat, management details, registration court, or other legal statements the business wants or must disclose.

What you usually enter here

Free-text legal disclosure

Typical valid values include: Amtsgericht Köln HRB 12345

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

What goes wrong often

Avoid values like:

Examples in context

Use this for court seat, management details, registration court, or other legal statements the business wants or must disclose.

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

Valid Examples

  • Amtsgericht Köln HRB 12345

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-33

Data Type:

text

Cardinality:

0..1

Requirement:

Optional

Max Length:

200 characters

Since Version:

Optional

XML Implementation

UBL 2.1 Syntax
/Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyLegalForm
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
/CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:Description

Next step

Create an XRechnung from your PDF

The converter reads the invoice and shows the fields it found before download, so you can check and correct the values. No PDF? Fill in the XRechnung directly in the form.

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Why the standard cares about this field

Business Context

Use this for court seat, management details, registration court, or other legal statements the business wants or must disclose.

Legal Requirement

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

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