Reference
BT-69 Tax representative country code
Country code of the seller tax representative address in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format.
Quick answer
Who issued the invoice and how the recipient can identify that business reliably.
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
- DE
- FR
- NL
Invalid Examples
- DEU
- Deutschland
XML mapping and field facts
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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.