Business term

BT-8

VAT point date code

What does this term mean?

BT-8 is “VAT point date code” — a single data field (Business Term) of the European e-invoicing standard EN 16931. It is therefore part of the XRechnung, ZUGFeRD/Factur-X and Peppol BIS 3.0 formats, which all build on EN 16931.

Where the term appears

In an e-invoice's XML, BT-8 appears as a concrete element (named differently in UBL vs CII). Beleggo's generator fills the field in, and the validator checks the whole invoice — including this field — against EN 16931 and XRechnung, free and locally in your browser.

Related fields

BT-3
Invoice type code (UNTDID 1001)
BT-5
Invoice currency code
BT-6
VAT accounting currency code
BT-7
Value added tax point date
BT-9
Payment due date
BT-10
Buyer reference (e.g. the Leitweg-ID)
BT-12
Contract reference
BT-13
Purchase order reference