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BT-5 - Invoice currency code

The currency in which all invoice amounts are given, except the total VAT amount in accounting currency. Coded with ISO 4217.

BT-5 - Invoice currency code

The currency in which all invoice amounts are given, except the total VAT amount in accounting currency. Coded with ISO 4217.

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

Definition

The currency in which all invoice amounts are given, except the total VAT amount in accounting currency. Coded with ISO 4217.

Syntax mapping

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

SyntaxPath
UBL 2.1cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode
UN/CEFACT CIIram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:InvoiceCurrencyCode
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.

BR-05Invoice currency code is requiredBR-CL-03Amount currency (@currencyID): ISO 4217BR-CL-04Invoice currency code: ISO 4217PEPPOL-EN16931-CL007Currency codes must be valid ISO 4217 codesPEPPOL-EN16931-R051All amounts must carry the invoice currency

Validate an invoice carrying this term

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

UBL / PeppolXRechnungFactur-X / ZUGFeRD

Related terms

BT-1Invoice numberBT-2Invoice issue dateBT-3Invoice type codeBT-6VAT accounting currency codeBT-7Value added tax point dateBT-8Value added tax point date codeBT-9Payment due dateBT-10Buyer reference

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

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