Reference
BT-68 Tax representative country subdivision
State, province, or other regional subdivision of the seller tax representative address.
Quick answer
Who issued the invoice and how the recipient can identify that business reliably.
In plain language
State, province, or other regional subdivision of the seller tax representative address.
State, province, or other regional subdivision of the seller tax representative address.
Use this only where the regional subdivision matters for the representative address or downstream tax processing.
What you usually enter here
State, province, or region name
Typical valid values include: Bayern, Île-de-France
Optional according to EN 16931-1.
What goes wrong often
Avoid values like: , AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Examples in context
Use this only where the regional subdivision matters for the representative address or downstream tax processing.
Optional according to EN 16931-1.
Valid Examples
- Bayern
- Île-de-France
Invalid Examples
- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
XML mapping and field facts
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Field ID:
BT-68
Data Type:
text
Cardinality:
0..1
Requirement:
Optional
Max Length:
50 characters
Since Version:
Optional
XML Implementation
/Invoice/cac:TaxRepresentativeParty/cac:PostalAddress/cbc:CountrySubentity/CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTaxRepresentativeTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CountrySubDivisionNameWhy the standard cares about this field
Business Context
Use this only where the regional subdivision matters for the representative address or downstream tax processing.
Legal Requirement
Optional according to EN 16931-1.