Standard Values

Read about the standard values that can be used with the Elements and Attributes in your Documents.

Where possible, the service facilitates the use of standard values or codes for elements like country or currency. These are listed in this topic.

However, some countries require specific values. The countries that require specific values are listed at the bottom of this topic.

Standard values per element

The following are the standard values used for the listed element:

ElementCodes
AllowanceReasonCodeAllowances: UNCL 5189
ChargeReasonCodeCharges: UNCL 7161
CountryCodeISO country codes. See ISO Country Codes.
CountrySubentityCodeISO country subdivision codes. See ISO Country Subdivision Code.
CurrencyCodeISO currency codes. See ISO Currency Codes .
EndpointSchemeIDEAS
IdentificationSchemeIDISO 6523
InvoiceTypeCodeUNTDID 1001. See Invoice type code (UNCL1001 subset) .
ItemNumberTypeCodeUNCL7143
MimeCodeMime Code
ObjectSchemeIDISO 6523
PaymentMeansCodeUNCL4461
TaxSchemeIDIt is usually VAT or GST.
TaxTypeUNCL5305
UnitCodeUN/ECE

Format-specific standard values

The standard values for the formats are listed in these topics:

Country-specific standard values

Some countries use a subset of the values above or entirely custom codes. These are listed here:

Countries that use generic standard values

The following countries do not have country-specific standard values: