# BT-77 Deliver to city

City of the delivery address.

## Quick answer

City of the delivery address.

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

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## In plain language

City of the delivery address.

City of the delivery address.

The city completes the postal delivery address and helps recipients distinguish multiple sites.

## What you usually enter here

City or locality name

Typical valid values include: Hamburg, Rotterdam

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

## What goes wrong often

Avoid values like: , AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

## Examples in context

The city completes the postal delivery address and helps recipients distinguish multiple sites.

Optional according to EN 16931-1.

## Valid Examples

- Hamburg
- Rotterdam

## Invalid Examples

- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

## Related Fields

The city completes the postal delivery address and helps recipients distinguish multiple sites.

- [BT-75 Deliver to address line 1](/resources/xrechnung/bt-75-deliver-to-address-line-1)
- [BT-78 Deliver to post code](/resources/xrechnung/bt-78-deliver-to-post-code)
- [BT-80 Deliver to country code](/resources/xrechnung/bt-80-deliver-to-country-code)

## 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-77

### Data Type:
text

### Cardinality:
0..1

### Requirement:
Optional

### Max Length:
60 characters

### Since Version:
Optional

## XML Implementation

### UBL 2.1 Syntax
```
/Invoice/cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address/cbc:CityName
```

### CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
```
/CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeDelivery/ram:ShipToTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CityName
```

## Why the standard cares about this field

### Business Context
The city completes the postal delivery address and helps recipients distinguish multiple sites.

### Legal Requirement
Optional according to EN 16931-1.

## Official sources and tools

- [KoSIT Validator](https://erechnungsvalidator.service-bw.de/)
- [Invoice Converter](/pdf-to-xrechnung)
- [XRechnung Standard](https://xeinkauf.de/xrechnung/)
- [Test Suite](https://github.com/itplr-kosit/xrechnung-testsuite)