BG-7 Buyer

What is BG-7?

BG-7 (Buyer) is a mandatory business group in the EN 16931 data model. It groups all the fields that identify and describe the party that purchases goods or services.

Fields in BG-7

Field Name Cardinality
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BT-44 Buyer name 1..1 (mandatory)
BT-45 Buyer trading name 0..1
BT-46 Buyer identifier 0..n
BT-47 Buyer legal registration 0..1
BT-48 Buyer VAT identifier 0..1
BT-49 Buyer electronic address 1..1 (Peppol)
BG-8 Buyer postal address 1..1
BG-9 Buyer contact 0..1

In UBL XML

  
    12345678
    
      Buyer BV
    
    
      Keizersgracht 100
      Amsterdam
      1015 AA
      NL
    
    
      NL123456789B01
      VAT
    
    
      Buyer BV
    
  

Key Requirements

Buyer Identification in Peppol

For Peppol invoices, the buyer's EndpointID (BT-49) is critical — it's how the network routes the invoice to the correct recipient. The EndpointID must match the buyer's registration in the Peppol Directory (SMP).

Common Errors