EN 16931 business terms dictionary

EN 16931 gives every invoice field an official code: BT-1 is the invoice number, BT-31 the seller VAT identifier. The pages below explain each term in plain language, with its UBL mapping and the validation rules that check it.

Term groups

All business terms

BT-1Invoice number
BT-2Invoice issue date
BT-3Invoice type code
BT-5Invoice currency code
BT-6VAT accounting currency code
BT-7Value added tax point date
BT-8VAT point date code
BT-9Payment due date
BT-10Buyer reference
BT-11Project reference
BT-12Contract reference
BT-13Purchase order reference
BT-14Sales order reference
BT-15Receiving advice reference
BT-16Despatch advice reference
BT-17Tender or lot reference
BT-18Invoiced object identifier
BT-19Buyer accounting reference
BT-20Payment terms
BT-21Invoice note subject code
BT-22Invoice note
BT-23Business process type
BT-24Specification identifier
BT-25Preceding invoice number
BT-26Preceding invoice issue date
BT-27Seller name
BT-28Seller trading name
BT-29Seller identifier
BT-30Seller legal registration identifier
BT-31Seller VAT identifier
BT-32Seller tax registration identifier
BT-33Seller additional legal information
BT-34Seller electronic address
BT-35Seller address line 1
BT-36Seller address line 2
BT-162Seller address line 3
BT-37Seller city
BT-38Seller post code
BT-39Seller country subdivision
BT-40Seller country code
BT-41Seller contact point
BT-42Seller contact telephone number
BT-43Seller contact email address
BT-44Buyer name
BT-45Buyer trading name
BT-46Buyer identifier
BT-47Buyer legal registration identifier
BT-48Buyer VAT identifier
BT-49Buyer electronic address
BT-50Buyer address line 1
BT-51Buyer address line 2
BT-163Buyer address line 3
BT-52Buyer city
BT-53Buyer post code
BT-54Buyer country subdivision
BT-55Buyer country code
BT-56Buyer contact point
BT-57Buyer contact telephone number
BT-58Buyer contact email address
BT-59Payee name
BT-60Payee identifier
BT-61Payee legal registration identifier
BT-62Seller tax representative name
BT-63Seller tax representative VAT identifier
BT-64Tax representative address line 1
BT-65Tax representative address line 2
BT-164Tax representative address line 3
BT-66Tax representative city
BT-67Tax representative post code
BT-68Tax representative country subdivision
BT-69Tax representative country code
BT-70Deliver-to party name
BT-71Deliver-to location identifier
BT-72Actual delivery date
BT-73Invoicing period start date
BT-74Invoicing period end date
BT-75Deliver-to address line 1
BT-76Deliver-to address line 2
BT-165Deliver-to address line 3
BT-77Deliver-to city
BT-78Deliver-to post code
BT-79Deliver-to country subdivision
BT-80Deliver-to country code
BT-81Payment means type code
BT-82Payment means text
BT-83Remittance information
BT-84Payment account identifier
BT-85Payment account name
BT-86Payment service provider identifier
BT-87Payment card primary account number
BT-88Payment card holder name
BT-89Mandate reference identifier
BT-90Bank assigned creditor identifier
BT-91Debited account identifier
BT-92Document level allowance amount
BT-93Document level allowance base amount
BT-94Document level allowance percentage
BT-95Document level allowance VAT category code
BT-96Document level allowance VAT rate
BT-97Document level allowance reason
BT-98Document level allowance reason code
BT-99Document level charge amount
BT-100Document level charge base amount
BT-101Document level charge percentage
BT-102Document level charge VAT category code
BT-103Document level charge VAT rate
BT-104Document level charge reason
BT-105Document level charge reason code
BT-106Sum of invoice line net amounts
BT-107Sum of allowances on document level
BT-108Sum of charges on document level
BT-109Invoice total amount without VAT
BT-110Invoice total VAT amount
BT-111Invoice total VAT amount in accounting currency
BT-112Invoice total amount with VAT
BT-113Paid amount
BT-114Rounding amount
BT-115Amount due for payment
BT-116VAT category taxable amount
BT-117VAT category tax amount
BT-118VAT category code
BT-119VAT category rate
BT-120VAT exemption reason text
BT-121VAT exemption reason code
BT-122Supporting document reference
BT-123Supporting document description
BT-124External document location
BT-125Attached document
BT-126Invoice line identifier
BT-127Invoice line note
BT-128Invoice line object identifier
BT-129Invoiced quantity
BT-130Invoiced quantity unit of measure code
BT-131Invoice line net amount
BT-132Referenced purchase order line reference
BT-133Invoice line buyer accounting reference
BT-134Invoice line period start date
BT-135Invoice line period end date
BT-136Invoice line allowance amount
BT-137Invoice line allowance base amount
BT-138Invoice line allowance percentage
BT-139Invoice line allowance reason
BT-140Invoice line allowance reason code
BT-141Invoice line charge amount
BT-142Invoice line charge base amount
BT-143Invoice line charge percentage
BT-144Invoice line charge reason
BT-145Invoice line charge reason code
BT-146Item net price
BT-147Item price discount
BT-148Item gross price
BT-149Item price base quantity
BT-150Item price base quantity unit of measure code
BT-151Invoiced item VAT category code
BT-152Invoiced item VAT rate
BT-153Item name
BT-154Item description
BT-155Item seller's identifier
BT-156Item buyer's identifier
BT-157Item standard identifier
BT-158Item classification identifier
BT-159Item country of origin
BT-160Item attribute name
BT-161Item attribute value

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