Reference
Markdown exportBT-69 Tax representative country code
Country code of the seller tax representative address in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format.
Quick answer
Country code of the seller tax representative address in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format.
Seller details
Who issued the invoice and how the recipient can identify that business reliably.
Quick actions
In plain language
Country code of the seller tax representative address in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format.
Country code of the seller tax representative address in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format.
This code closes the tax representative postal address and is essential for cross-border VAT scenarios.
What you usually enter here
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
Typical valid values include: DE, FR, NL
Required by BR-20 when the seller tax representative address BG-12 is present. Use ISO 3166-1 alpha-2.
What goes wrong often
Avoid values like: DEU, Deutschland,
Relevant rule codes: BR-20
Examples in context
This code closes the tax representative postal address and is essential for cross-border VAT scenarios.
Required by BR-20 when the seller tax representative address BG-12 is present. Use ISO 3166-1 alpha-2.
Valid Examples
Use these points as the practical checks for this section.
- DE
- FR
- NL
Invalid Examples
Use these points as the practical checks for this section.
- DEU
- Deutschland
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-69
Data Type:
code
Cardinality:
1..1
Requirement:
Mandatory
Max Length:
2 characters
Since Version:
Conditional
XML Implementation
/Invoice/cac:TaxRepresentativeParty/cac:PostalAddress/cac:Country/cbc:IdentificationCode/CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTaxRepresentativeTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CountryIDValidation Rules
BR-20
BR-20
Why the standard cares about this field
Business Context
This code closes the tax representative postal address and is essential for cross-border VAT scenarios.
Legal Requirement
Required by BR-20 when the seller tax representative address BG-12 is present. Use ISO 3166-1 alpha-2.