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# Germany (XRechnung): Payee's SEPA ID

If the Payment Means Code is a direct debit, you need to specify the Supplier's or Payee's SEPA ID.

If a direct debit is specified in the [PaymentMeans](https://developer.vertexinc.com/einvoicing/docs/payment-means) element, you need to specify either the Supplier's or Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA) ID.

This topic describes how to specify the Payee's SEPA ID.

Alternatively, you may need to specify the <<glossary:Supplier>>'s SEPA ID. This is explained in the [Germany (XRechnung): Supplier's SEPA ID](https://developer.vertexinc.com/einvoicing/docs/germany-b2g-suppliers-sepa-id) topic.

# Element

Use the following sub-element of the [PayeeParty](https://developer.vertexinc.com/einvoicing/docs/payee-party) element:

| Element (Path)                                                                              | Cardinality | Description          |
| :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | :---------- | :------------------- |
| Payee's SEPA ID (`/Invoice/PayeeParty/Party/PartyIdentification[ID/@schemeID = 'SEPA']/ID`) | 0..1        | The Payee's SEPA ID. |