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BT-90 Bank assigned creditor identifier

Creditor identifier used for direct debit collection.

Quick answer

Delivery and payment

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

Quick actions

In plain language

This identifies the collecting creditor in SEPA direct debit flows.

What you usually enter here

SEPA creditor identifier

Typical valid values include: DE98ZZZ09999999999

Required by BR-DE-30 when direct debit group BG-19 is present.

Where the field sits

Payment
UBL 2.1 Syntax
  1. Invoice
  2. cac:AccountingSupplierParty
  3. cac:Party
  4. cac:PartyIdentification[cbc:ID/@schemeID="SEPA"]
  5. cbc:IDBT-90
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
  1. rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
  2. rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction
  3. ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement
  4. ram:CreditorReferenceIDBT-90
BT-90 belongs to the Payment part of the invoice. UBL 2.1 Syntax: Invoice › cac:AccountingSupplierParty › cac:Party › cac:PartyIdentification[cbc:ID/@schemeID="SEPA"] › cbc:ID. CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax: rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice › rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction › ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement › ram:CreditorReferenceID.

What goes wrong often

Relevant rule codes: BR-DE-30

Valid Examples

  • DE98ZZZ09999999999

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-90

Data Type:

identifier

Cardinality:

0..1

Requirement:

Optional

Max Length:

35 characters

XML Implementation

UBL 2.1 Syntax
/Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyIdentification[cbc:ID/@schemeID="SEPA"]/cbc:ID
CII (UN/CEFACT) Syntax
/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:CreditorReferenceID

Validation Rules

BR-DE-30

Bank assigned creditor identifier (BT-90) is required when direct debit is used

Next step

Check whether your XRechnung sets BT-90 correctly

Upload the XML file to the free validator. It applies the KoSIT rules for XRechnung 3.0 and names each finding with its rule ID, for this field for example BR-DE-30. Creating a new invoice instead? The converter checks the invoice against the same rules and shows the findings before download.

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