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BT-80 Deliver to country code

Country code of the delivery address in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format.

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Delivery and payment

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

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In plain language

This field matters when the delivery destination is abroad or when buyer and delivery locations differ across countries.

What you usually enter here

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

Typical valid values include: DE, NL, IT

Optional according to EN 16931-1. Use ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 when provided.

Where the field sits

Delivery
UBL 2.1 Syntax
  1. Invoice
  2. cac:Delivery
  3. cac:DeliveryLocation
  4. cac:Address
  5. cac:Country
  6. cbc:IdentificationCodeBT-80
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
  1. rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
  2. rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction
  3. ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeDelivery
  4. ram:ShipToTradeParty
  5. ram:PostalTradeAddress
  6. ram:CountryIDBT-80
BT-80 belongs to the Delivery part of the invoice. UBL 2.1 Syntax: Invoice › cac:Delivery › cac:DeliveryLocation › cac:Address › cac:Country › cbc:IdentificationCode. CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax: rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice › rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction › ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeDelivery › ram:ShipToTradeParty › ram:PostalTradeAddress › ram:CountryID.

What goes wrong often

Avoid values like: DEU, Germany

Valid Examples

  • DE
  • NL
  • IT

Invalid Examples

  • DEU
  • Germany

XML mapping and field facts

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Field ID:

BT-80

Data Type:

code

Cardinality:

0..1

Requirement:

Optional

Max Length:

2 characters

XML Implementation

UBL 2.1 Syntax
/Invoice/cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address/cac:Country/cbc:IdentificationCode
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeDelivery/ram:ShipToTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CountryID

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