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BT-60 Payee identifier

General identifier of the payee, for example a network or registry identifier.

Quick answer

Delivery and payment

Delivery dates, payment means, and the operational context around settlement.

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In plain language

This helps the buyer identify the payment recipient precisely when the seller and payee are not the same entity.

What you usually enter here

Structured payee identifier

Typical valid values include: 9930:DE445566778

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

Where the field sits

Payment
UBL 2.1 Syntax
  1. Invoice
  2. cac:PayeeParty
  3. cac:PartyIdentification
  4. cbc:IDBT-60
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
  1. rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
  2. rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction
  3. ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement
  4. ram:PayeeTradeParty
  5. ram:IDBT-60
BT-60 belongs to the Payment part of the invoice. UBL 2.1 Syntax: Invoice › cac:PayeeParty › cac:PartyIdentification › cbc:ID. CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax: rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice › rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction › ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement › ram:PayeeTradeParty › ram:ID.

What goes wrong often

Avoid values like: payee

Valid Examples

  • 9930:DE445566778

Invalid Examples

  • payee

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-60

Data Type:

identifier

Cardinality:

0..1

Requirement:

Optional

Max Length:

50 characters

XML Implementation

UBL 2.1 Syntax
/Invoice/cac:PayeeParty/cac:PartyIdentification/cbc:ID
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:PayeeTradeParty/ram:ID

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