Identifiers in France

Identifier Overview

Multiple identifiers can be used for defining the receiver and the sender :

Name	Info	Billit Identifier ID in API	Peppol code	Where to put in API
SIREN	Enterprise number (9 number, including check digit)	SIRET	0002	Identifiers
SIRET	Is Siren (9 digits) with a seperate estblishment number (5 digits) = 14 digits. So for 1 Siren, there can be multiple Siret Numbers for one company (Establishment Number)	SIRENE (will become SIREN)	0009	Identifiers
VAT number	French VAT number. Consists of FR + the Siren number.	not needed	9957	VATNumber
Suffixe	Routing address to specified by the receiver for specific routing purposes. This number is Siren + additional code. Can also be used by the sender.	CTC	0225	Identifiers
CTC	Additional Electronic Address specified by the receiver for specific routing purposes. Address can belong, max. 130 characters. Can also be used by the sender.	CTC	0225	Identifiers
Codes Routage	B2G only, is an extra identification delivered by the receiving goverment customer	next step	next step	Identifiers

How to include your Customer Identifiers

Identifiers you should include:

If the company has a VAT number, it should always be included
If the customer has registered with a specific identifier, you should include this identifier

Examples in Json API when posting an invoice, for the customer segment:

    "Customer": {
        "Nr": "000700999,
        "Name": "BAUDIN TEST CHATEAUNEUF",
        "VATNumber": "FR25842499999", 
				"PartyType": "Customer",


        "Addresses": [
            {
                "AddressType": "InvoiceAddress",
                "Name": "BAUDIN TEST CHATEAUNEUF",
                "Street": "Rue de la Brosse 999",
                "Zipcode": "45110",
                "City": "CHATEAUNEUF SUR LOIRE",
                "CountryCode": "FR"
            }
        ]
  		 "Identifiers": [
        {
        "IdentifierType": "SIRET", 
        "Identifier": "84249114400999"
        }
}

    "Customer": {
        "Nr": "000700999,
        "Name": "BAUDIN TEST CHATEAUNEUF",
        "VATNumber": "FR25842499999", 
				"PartyType": "Customer",


        "Addresses": [
            {
                "AddressType": "InvoiceAddress",
                "Name": "BAUDIN TEST CHATEAUNEUF",
                "Street": "Rue de la Brosse 999",
                "Zipcode": "45110",
                "City": "CHATEAUNEUF SUR LOIRE",
                "CountryCode": "FR"
            }
        ]
  		 "Identifiers": [
        {
        "IdentifierType": "SIRENE", 
        "Identifier": "842491144"
        }
}

    "Customer": {
        "Nr": "000700999,
        "Name": "BAUDIN TEST CHATEAUNEUF",
        "VATNumber": "FR25842499999", 
				"PartyType": "Customer",


        "Addresses": [
            {
                "AddressType": "InvoiceAddress",
                "Name": "BAUDIN TEST CHATEAUNEUF",
                "Street": "Rue de la Brosse 999",
                "Zipcode": "45110",
                "City": "CHATEAUNEUF SUR LOIRE",
                "CountryCode": "FR"
            }
        ]
  		 "Identifiers": [
        {
        "IdentifierType": "SIRENE", 
        "Identifier": "842491144"
        },
				{
        "IdentifierType": "CTC",
        "Identifier": "842491144_12345"
         }
	}

How to include your Company Identifiers

Go to My Company, and fill in VAT number and the additional identifiers: