Reference
Markdown exportBT-47 Buyer legal registration identifier
Legal registration identifier of the buyer, such as a commercial register number.
Quick answer
Buyer details
Who receives the invoice and which buyer records or routing data must match.
Quick actions
In plain language
Legal registration identifier of the buyer, such as a commercial register number.
Legal registration identifier of the buyer, such as a commercial register number.
This field is useful where the invoice needs to identify the buyer as a specific legal entity instead of only a department or brand.
What you usually enter here
Registry identifier
Typical valid values include: HRB 67890
Optional according to EN 16931-1.
What goes wrong often
Avoid values like:
Examples in context
This field is useful where the invoice needs to identify the buyer as a specific legal entity instead of only a department or brand.
Optional according to EN 16931-1.
Valid Examples
- HRB 67890
XML mapping and field facts
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Field ID:
BT-47
Data Type:
identifier
Cardinality:
0..1
Requirement:
Optional
Max Length:
50 characters
Since Version:
Optional
XML Implementation
/Invoice/cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyID/CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:BuyerTradeParty/ram:SpecifiedLegalOrganization/ram:IDNext step
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Why the standard cares about this field
Business Context
This field is useful where the invoice needs to identify the buyer as a specific legal entity instead of only a department or brand.
Legal Requirement
Optional according to EN 16931-1.