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BT-54 Buyer country subdivision

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

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Buyer details

Who receives the invoice and which buyer records or routing data must match.

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In plain language

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.

Where the field sits

Buyer
UBL 2.1 Syntax
  1. Invoice
  2. cac:AccountingCustomerParty
  3. cac:Party
  4. cac:PostalAddress
  5. cbc:CountrySubentityBT-54
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
  1. rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
  2. rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction
  3. ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement
  4. ram:BuyerTradeParty
  5. ram:PostalTradeAddress
  6. ram:CountrySubDivisionNameBT-54
BT-54 belongs to the Buyer part of the invoice. UBL 2.1 Syntax: Invoice › cac:AccountingCustomerParty › cac:Party › cac:PostalAddress › cbc:CountrySubentity. CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax: rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice › rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction › ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement › ram:BuyerTradeParty › ram:PostalTradeAddress › ram:CountrySubDivisionName.

Valid Examples

  • 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

XML Implementation

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

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