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BT-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.

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In plain language

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.

Where the field sits

Buyer
UBL 2.1 Syntax
  1. Invoice
  2. cac:AccountingCustomerParty
  3. cac:Party
  4. cac:Contact
  5. cbc:ElectronicMailBT-58
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
  1. rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
  2. rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction
  3. ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement
  4. ram:BuyerTradeParty
  5. ram:DefinedTradeContact
  6. ram:EmailURIUniversalCommunication
  7. ram:URIIDBT-58
BT-58 belongs to the Buyer part of the invoice. UBL 2.1 Syntax: Invoice › cac:AccountingCustomerParty › cac:Party › cac:Contact › cbc:ElectronicMail. CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax: rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice › rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction › ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement › ram:BuyerTradeParty › ram:DefinedTradeContact › ram:EmailURIUniversalCommunication › ram:URIID.

What goes wrong often

Avoid values like: not-an-email

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

XML Implementation

UBL 2.1 Syntax
/Invoice/cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact/cbc:ElectronicMail
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:BuyerTradeParty/ram:DefinedTradeContact/ram:EmailURIUniversalCommunication/ram:URIID

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