# BT-43 Seller contact email address

Email address for the seller contact point.

## Quick answer

> **Seller details**: Who issued the invoice and how the recipient can identify that business reliably.

- [Validate XML](/en/xrechnung-validator?source=resource&bt=BT-43)
- [Convert invoice](/en/pdf-to-xrechnung?source=resource&bt=BT-43)

## In plain language

Email address for the seller contact point.

Email address for the seller contact point.

This address routes invoice questions to the seller contact.

## What you usually enter here

Email address

Typical valid values include: billing@example.com

Optional in base EN 16931. XRechnung requires seller contact group BG-6 through BR-DE-2 and requires BT-43 through BR-DE-7.

## What goes wrong often

Avoid values like: not-an-email

Relevant rule codes: BR-DE-2, BR-DE-7

## Examples in context

This address routes invoice questions to the seller contact.

Optional in base EN 16931. XRechnung requires seller contact group BG-6 through BR-DE-2 and requires BT-43 through BR-DE-7.

## Valid Examples

- billing@example.com

## Invalid Examples

- not-an-email

## Related Fields

This address routes invoice questions to the seller contact.

- [BT-41 Seller contact point](/resources/xrechnung/bt-41-seller-contact-point)
- [BT-42 Seller contact telephone number](/resources/xrechnung/bt-42-seller-contact-telephone-number)

## 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-43

### Data Type:
text

### Cardinality:
1..1

### Requirement:
Mandatory

### Max Length:
100 characters

### Since Version:
XRechnung 1.0+

## XML Implementation

### UBL 2.1 Syntax
```
/Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact/cbc:ElectronicMail
```

### CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
```
/CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:DefinedTradeContact/ram:EmailURIUniversalCommunication/ram:URIID
```

## Validation Rules

### BR-DE-2
BR-DE-2

### BR-DE-7
BR-DE-7

## Check whether your XRechnung sets BT-43 correctly

Upload the XML file to the free validator. It applies the KoSIT rules for XRechnung 3.0 and names each finding with its rule ID, for this field for example BR-DE-2, BR-DE-7. Creating a new invoice instead? The converter checks the invoice against the same rules and shows the findings before download.

- [Validate XML](/en/xrechnung-validator)
- [Convert invoice](/en/pdf-to-xrechnung)

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## Why the standard cares about this field

### Business Context
This address routes invoice questions to the seller contact.

### Legal Requirement
Optional in base EN 16931. XRechnung requires seller contact group BG-6 through BR-DE-2 and requires BT-43 through BR-DE-7.

## Official sources and tools

- [KoSIT Validator](https://erechnungsvalidator.service-bw.de/)
- [XRechnung Standard](https://xeinkauf.de/xrechnung/)
- [Test Suite](https://github.com/itplr-kosit/xrechnung-testsuite)