Glossary Term
BT-46

BT-46 Buyer Identifier

BT-46 is an identifier for the buyer, such as a registration number, that helps uniquely identify the purchasing organization.

Quick Facts

data type
Identifier
cardinality
0..1
parent group
BG-7 Buyer

Definition

What is BT-46?

BT-46 is the buyer's legal or official identifier, such as:

  • Company registration number (KVK, KBO, etc.)

  • GLN (Global Location Number)

  • DUNS number

  • National identifier

    • schemeID Requirement

    BT-46 requires a schemeID attribute to indicate the type of identifier:


      12345678

    Common schemeIDs

    schemeID Identifier Type ---------------------------
    0088 GLN 0106 NL:KVK
    0190 NL:OIN 0208 BE:CBE

    XML Examples

    UBL (Peppol, XRechnung)

    <cac:PartyIdentification><cbc:ID schemeID="0106">12345678</cbc:ID></cac:PartyIdentification>

    CII (ZUGFeRD, Factur-X)

    <ram:ID schemeID="0106">12345678</ram:ID>