Reference
Markdown exportBT-59 Payee name
Name of the party that should receive the payment if it is not the seller.
Quick answer
Delivery and payment
Delivery dates, payment means, and the operational context around settlement.
Quick actions
In plain language
This field is needed in factoring, shared-service, or treasury setups where the payee differs from the seller entity.
What you usually enter here
Payee legal or business name
Typical valid values include: ABC Factoring GmbH
Required by BR-17 when BG-10 Payee differs from BG-4 Seller. Otherwise optional.
Where the field sits
- Invoice
- cac:PayeeParty
- cac:PartyName
- cbc:NameBT-59
- rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
- rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction
- ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement
- ram:PayeeTradeParty
- ram:NameBT-59
What goes wrong often
Relevant rule codes: BR-17
Valid Examples
- ABC Factoring GmbH
XML mapping and field facts
Open the technical reference if you need XML paths, validator rule codes, legal wording, or schema-specific mapping details.
Field ID:
BT-59
Data Type:
text
Cardinality:
0..1
Requirement:
Optional
Max Length:
200 characters
XML Implementation
/Invoice/cac:PayeeParty/cac:PartyName/cbc:Name/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:PayeeTradeParty/ram:NameValidation Rules
BR-17
BR-17
Next step
Check whether your XRechnung sets BT-59 correctly
Upload the XML file to the free validator. It applies the KoSIT rules for XRechnung 3.0 and names each finding with its rule ID, for this field for example BR-17. Creating a new invoice instead? The converter checks the invoice against the same rules and shows the findings before download.
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