Reference
Markdown exportBT-47 Buyer legal registration identifier
Legal registration identifier of the buyer, such as a commercial register number.
Quick answer
Legal registration identifier of the buyer, such as a commercial register number.
Buyer details
Who receives the invoice and which buyer records or routing data must match.
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
Use these points as the practical checks for this section.
- 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:IDWhy 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.