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BT-39 Seller country subdivision

State, province, or regional subdivision of the seller address.

Quick answer

Seller details

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

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In plain language

State, province, or regional subdivision of the seller address.

State, province, or regional subdivision of the seller address.

This is useful where regional information matters for tax, routing, or formal postal addressing.

What you usually enter here

Region or province name

Typical valid values include: Bayern

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

What goes wrong often

Avoid values like:

Examples in context

This is useful where regional information matters for tax, routing, or formal postal addressing.

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

Valid Examples

  • Bayern

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-39

Data Type:

text

Cardinality:

0..1

Requirement:

Optional

Max Length:

50 characters

Since Version:

Optional

XML Implementation

UBL 2.1 Syntax
/Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress/cbc:CountrySubentity
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
/CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CountrySubDivisionName

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Why the standard cares about this field

Business Context

This is useful where regional information matters for tax, routing, or formal postal addressing.

Legal Requirement

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

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