Reference
Markdown exportBT-58 Buyer contact email address
Email address for the buyer contact point.
Quick answer
Buyer details
Who receives the invoice and which buyer records or routing data must match.
Quick actions
In plain language
Email address for the buyer contact point.
Email address for the buyer contact point.
This helps invoice follow-up reach the right mailbox when the buyer processes invoices centrally.
What you usually enter here
Email address
Typical valid values include: ap@buyer.example
Optional according to EN 16931-1.
What goes wrong often
Avoid values like: not-an-email
Examples in context
This helps invoice follow-up reach the right mailbox when the buyer processes invoices centrally.
Optional according to EN 16931-1.
Valid Examples
- ap@buyer.example
Invalid Examples
- not-an-email
XML mapping and field facts
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Field ID:
BT-58
Data Type:
text
Cardinality:
0..1
Requirement:
Optional
Max Length:
100 characters
Since Version:
Optional
XML Implementation
/Invoice/cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact/cbc:ElectronicMail/CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:BuyerTradeParty/ram:DefinedTradeContact/ram:EmailURIUniversalCommunication/ram:URIIDNext step
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Why the standard cares about this field
Business Context
This helps invoice follow-up reach the right mailbox when the buyer processes invoices centrally.
Legal Requirement
Optional according to EN 16931-1.