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BT-146: Item Net Price

The net price of one unit of the item or service.

BT-146Mandatory (1..1)EN 16931-1 / XRechnung 3.0 / ZUGFeRD 2.3

Technical Specification

Requirement & Cardinality
1..1(Mandatory)

Mandatory (1..1) per line

Data Type
Unit price (Decimal, up to 4 decimal places)

Semantic data format according to European Standard EN 16931-1

XML Syntax Mappings
UBL 2.1(XRechnung / Peppol BIS)
Invoice/cac:InvoiceLine/cac:Price/cbc:PriceAmount
UN/CEFACT CII D16B(ZUGFeRD 2.3 / Factur-X)
rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem/ram:SpecifiedLineTradeAgreement/ram:NetPriceProductTradePrice/ram:ChargeAmount

What does BT-146 mean?

BT-146 represents the net unit price excluding VAT, after deducting item-level price discounts.

XML Syntax & Code Example

OASIS UBL 2.1 (XRechnung)
<cac:Price>
  <cbc:PriceAmount currencyID="EUR">120.00</cbc:PriceAmount>
</cac:Price>

Business Rules & Schematron Checks

BR-26

Each Invoice line shall have an Item net price (BT-146).

Check BT-146 in your invoice

Use the XML paths above to locate BT-146. A snippet illustrates this field; it is not a complete invoice. After correcting a value in the source application, export and check the entire file again.

Official specifications and rule sets

Requirements depend on the invoice profile and version. Consult the matching specification for mandatory fields, code lists and rules; Peppol-specific requirements do not automatically apply to every ZUGFeRD invoice.

Create compliant E-Invoices easily

Create XRechnung and ZUGFeRD invoices in Billance and check the exported file locally. Use this guide to understand BT-146 and review your invoice details before sending.