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BT-63 Seller tax representative VAT identifier

VAT identifier of the seller tax representative. Enter the VAT number with the country prefix used by the representative.

Quick answer

Seller details

Who issued the invoice and how the recipient can identify that business reliably.

Quick actions

In plain language

Validators use this identifier in VAT scenarios where the fiscal representative stands in for the seller toward the tax administration.

What you usually enter here

Country code prefix plus VAT number

Typical valid values include: DE123456789, FRAB123456789

Required by BR-56 for each seller tax representative party. It must carry an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country prefix according to BR-CO-09.

Where the field sits

Seller
UBL 2.1 Syntax
  1. Invoice
  2. cac:TaxRepresentativeParty
  3. cac:PartyTaxScheme[cac:TaxScheme/upper-case(cbc:ID)="VAT"]
  4. cbc:CompanyIDBT-63
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
  1. rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
  2. rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction
  3. ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement
  4. ram:SellerTaxRepresentativeTradeParty
  5. ram:SpecifiedTaxRegistration
  6. ram:ID[@schemeID="VA"]BT-63
BT-63 belongs to the Seller part of the invoice. UBL 2.1 Syntax: Invoice › cac:TaxRepresentativeParty › cac:PartyTaxScheme[cac:TaxScheme/upper-case(cbc:ID)="VAT"] › cbc:CompanyID. CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax: rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice › rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction › ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement › ram:SellerTaxRepresentativeTradeParty › ram:SpecifiedTaxRegistration › ram:ID[@schemeID="VA"].

What goes wrong often

Avoid values like: 123456789, DE 123456789

Relevant rule codes: BR-56, BR-CO-09

Valid Examples

  • DE123456789
  • FRAB123456789

Invalid Examples

  • 123456789
  • DE 123456789

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-63

Data Type:

identifier

Cardinality:

1..1

Requirement:

Mandatory

Max Length:

30 characters

XML Implementation

UBL 2.1 Syntax
/Invoice/cac:TaxRepresentativeParty/cac:PartyTaxScheme[cac:TaxScheme/upper-case(cbc:ID)="VAT"]/cbc:CompanyID
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTaxRepresentativeTradeParty/ram:SpecifiedTaxRegistration/ram:ID[@schemeID="VA"]

Validation Rules

BR-56

BR-56

BR-CO-09

BR-CO-09

Next step

Check whether your XRechnung sets BT-63 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-56, BR-CO-09. Creating a new invoice instead? The converter checks the invoice against the same rules and shows the findings before download.

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