Reference
Markdown exportBT-54 Buyer country subdivision
State, province, or regional subdivision of the buyer address.
Quick answer
State, province, or regional subdivision of the buyer address.
Buyer details
Who receives the invoice and which buyer records or routing data must match.
In plain language
State, province, or regional subdivision of the buyer address.
State, province, or regional subdivision of the buyer address.
This field matters when the buyer address needs regional detail for routing, tax, or procurement matching.
What you usually enter here
Region or province name
Typical valid values include: Nordrhein-Westfalen
Optional according to EN 16931-1.
What goes wrong often
Avoid values like:
Examples in context
This field matters when the buyer address needs regional detail for routing, tax, or procurement matching.
Optional according to EN 16931-1.
Valid Examples
Use these points as the practical checks for this section.
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
XML mapping and field facts
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Field ID:
BT-54
Data Type:
text
Cardinality:
0..1
Requirement:
Optional
Max Length:
50 characters
Since Version:
Optional
XML Implementation
/Invoice/cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress/cbc:CountrySubentity/CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:BuyerTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CountrySubDivisionNameWhy the standard cares about this field
Business Context
This field matters when the buyer address needs regional detail for routing, tax, or procurement matching.
Legal Requirement
Optional according to EN 16931-1.