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BT-1 - Invoice number

A unique identification of the invoice. The invoice number stays unique within the seller's system and is used to reference the invoice.

BT-1 - Invoice number

A unique identification of the invoice. The invoice number stays unique within the seller's system and is used to reference the invoice.

Business termCardinality: 1..1Data type: IdentifierFactur-X: MINIMUM

Definition

A unique identification of the invoice. The invoice number stays unique within the seller's system and is used to reference the invoice.

Syntax mapping

Where this term appears in each of the three EN 16931 syntaxes.

SyntaxPath
UBL 2.1cbc:ID
UN/CEFACT CIIrsm:ExchangedDocument/ram:ID
Factur-X / ZUGFeRDFactur-X profile: MINIMUM

The lowest Factur-X / ZUGFeRD profile in which this term is available.

Validation rules for this term

The EN 16931 / Peppol / XRechnung rules that reference this term.

Validate an invoice carrying this term

This term is defined by EN 16931. Check your invoice with the validator that matches your format:

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Source: CEN EN 16931-1 + CEN/TS 16931-3-2 (UBL) & -3-3 (CII) · Last verified: 2026-07-10

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