VRBL: Buyers
Read about how to model Buyers.
You can model; information about Buyers such as: to specify information such as:
- Name and address of the Buyer.
- Tax schemes and registrations.
- Legal registrations, if any.
Tip
Buyer references are explained in the Buyer References topic.
Elements
Use the AccountingCustomerParty element to model this information:
| Name (Path) | Cardinality | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Buyer Group ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty) | 1..1 | Groups information about the Buyer. | 
| Buyer's Identifier | ||
| Party Identification ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PartyIdentification) | 0..n | A group to provide identifiers for the Buyer. | 
| Buyer Identifier ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PartyIdentification/ID) | 1..1 | The Buyer's ID. | 
| Scheme Identifier ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PartyIdentification/ID @schemeID) | 1..0 | The scheme to which the Buyer's ID belongs. If this is omitted, the Customer Number scheme is used. If it is used, you must use a value from the list here. | 
| Buyer's Trading Name | ||
| Party Name ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PartyName) | 0..1 | Groups information about the Buyer's trading name. | 
| Buyer's Trading Name  ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PartyName/Name) | 1..1 | The Buyer's trading name. | 
| Buyer's Postal Address | ||
| Buyer's Postal Address ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PostalAddress) | 1..1 | Groups information about the Buyer's address. | 
| Buyer's Address Line 1  ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PostalAddress/StreetName) | 1..1 | The main address line or street name. | 
| Buyer's Address Line 2 ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PostalAddress/AdditionalStreetName) | 0..1 | The second address line. | 
| Buyer's City ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PostalAddress/CityName) | 1..1 | The common name of the city, town or village, where the Buyer's address is. | 
| Buyer's City Subdivision ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PostalAddress/CitySubdivisionName) | 1..1 | The city subdivision, if any. | 
| Buyer's City Post Code ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PostalAddress/PostalZone) | The identifier for an addressable group of properties according to the relevant postal service. | |
| Buyer's Country Subdivision ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PostalAddress/CountrySubentity) | 0..1 | The subdivision of a country. Such as a region, a county, a state, a province and so on. | 
| Buyer's Additional Address Line ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PostalAddress/AddressLine/Line) | 0..1 | Additional address line. | 
| Buyer's Country ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PostalAddress/Country/IdentificationCode) | 1..1 | The country code that represents the Buyer's country, per their address. You must use a code from the ISO3166-1:Alpha2 list. | 
| Buyer's Tax Registration | ||
| Party Tax Scheme Group ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PartyTaxScheme) | 0..1 | A group of information about the Buyer's tax registration. | 
| Buyer's Tax Registration Identifier ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PartyTaxScheme/CompanyID) | 1..1 | The Buyer's Tax ID that is used for identification | 
| Buyer's Tax Scheme  ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PartyTaxScheme/TaxScheme/ID) | 1..1 | They scheme to which the Buyer's Tax ID belongs. For example VAT. | 
| Buyer's Legal Registration | ||
| Party Legal Entity ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PartyLegalEntity) | 0..1 | A group of information about the Buyer's legal registrations. | 
| Buyer's Registered Name ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PartyLegalEntity/RegistrationName) | 1..1 | The full formal name by which the Buyer is registered in the national registry of legal entities or as a Taxable person or otherwise trades as a person or persons. | 
| Buyer's Legal Registration Identifier ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PartyLegalEntity/CompanyID) | 1..1 | An identifier issued by an official registrar that identifies the Buyer as a legal entity or person. | 
| Buyer's Contact Details | ||
| Buyer's Contact ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/Contact) | 0..1 | A group of the Buyer's contact information. | 
| Buyer's Contact Point ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/Contact/Name) | 0..1 | A contact point for a legal entity or person. | 
| Buyer's Contact Telephone Number ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/Contact/Telephone) | 0..1 | A phone number for the contact point. | 
| Buyer's Contact Email Address ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/Contact/ElectronicMail) | 0..1 | An e-mail address for the contact point. | 
| Buyer's Electronic Address | ||
| Buyer Electronic Address ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/EndpointID) | 1..1 | The Buyer's electronic address ID | 
| Buyer Electronic Address Identification Scheme Identifier  ( Invoice/AccountingCustomerParty/Party/EndpointID @schemeID) | 1..1 | The scheme to which the ID belongs | 
Country-Specific configurations
Country specific configurations are explained in the following topics:
- Denmark: Buyer Identification
- France: Buyer's Electronic Address
- France: Buyer Identifier
- Germany B2B: Buyer's Electronic Address
- Germany B2G: Buyer Information
- Germany B2G: Buyer's Electronic Address
- Greece B2G: Buyer's Tax Scheme
- Italy: Buyer Configuration: This section contains the following topics:
- Malaysia: Buyer Configuration: This section contains the following topics:
- Netherlands: Buyer's Legal Entity
- Netherlands: Buyer's Postal Address
- Poland B2B: Buyer Identifier
- Poland B2B: Buyer Tax Identification Number
- Poland B2B: Buyer's Customer Number
- Saudi Arabia: Party's Legal Entity
- Saudi Arabia: Additional Buyers' Identification
- Saudi Arabia: Buyer's Postal Address
- Serbia: Buyer 's Electronic Address
- Serbia: Buyer's ID
- Serbia: Buyer's Tax Scheme
- Serbia: Buyer's Legal Entity
- Taiwan: Buyer's Email Address
Example
<Invoice>
    <!-- code omitted for clarity -->
    <cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
        <cac:Party>
            <cac:PartyIdentification>
                <cbc:ID schemeID="0088">7300010000001</cbc:ID> Ⓐ 
            </cac:PartyIdentification>
            <cac:PartyName>
                <cbc:Name>Buyer Name Ltd.</cbc:Name> Ⓑ 
            </cac:PartyName>
            <cac:PostalAddress> Ⓒ 
                <cbc:StreetName>Main street 9</cbc:StreetName>
                <cbc:AdditionalStreetName>Postbox 321</cbc:AdditionalStreetName>
                <cbc:CityName>London</cbc:CityName>
                <cbc:PostalZone>GB 123 EW</cbc:PostalZone>
                <cbc:CountrySubentity>West London district</cbc:CountrySubentity>
                <cac:AddressLine>
                    <cbc:Line>Third address line</cbc:Line>
                </cac:AddressLine>
                <cac:Country>
                    <cbc:IdentificationCode>GB</cbc:IdentificationCode>  
                </cac:Country>
            </cac:PostalAddress>
            <cac:PartyTaxScheme> Ⓓ
                <cbc:CompanyID>GB22334455</cbc:CompanyID>
                <cac:TaxScheme>
                    <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>  
                </cac:TaxScheme>
            </cac:PartyTaxScheme>
            <cac:PartyLegalEntity> Ⓔ 
                <cbc:RegistrationName>Buyer Official Name Ltd.</cbc:RegistrationName>  
                <cbc:CompanyID>GB123456</cbc:CompanyID>  
            </cac:PartyLegalEntity>
            <cac:Contact> Ⓕ
                <cbc:Name>John Doe</cbc:Name>
                <cbc:Telephone>9384203984</cbc:Telephone>
                <cbc:ElectronicMail>[email protected]</cbc:ElectronicMail>
            </cac:Contact>
        </cac:Party>
    </cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
    <!-- code omitted for clarity -->
</Invoice>
Updated 4 months ago
