Set / Select Customer Identifier

Info and scenario's

Typical regular scenario for customer would be:

• 1 VAT number (For tax registration information)
• 1 Siren Number
  • should be included,
  • if not present, Billit will generate it derived from VAT
    • Billit will check that that Siren has a valid structure
    • Billit will display the Siren in user interface in the customer section in the tab E-invoicing (virtual data), not in the tab company
• 1 Siret Number (optional, especially when customer has multiple Siret numbers in annuaire)
  • 1 Siret Number as an invoicing address
  • (other Siret number serving as other location types such as delivery location are not relevant)
• 1 CTC number is needed for routing for each invoice:
  • Possible scenario's:
    • Customer has 1 Siren and 1 CTC (simple)
    • Customer has 1 Siren and multiple CTC
    • no valid CTC in annuaire and/or on Peppol
  • When a customer has multiple CTC numbers :
    • in that case you should specify which one to use.
    • check with the customer or check on the Purchase Order.

As Peppol Routing is concerned, below recommended behaviour

• It is recommended that you verify the correct CTC, as a customer with valid Siren can have multiple CTC's.
  • Each CTC at the customer level has a specific purpose. Sending to the wrong CTC may result in corrective actions afterwords.
• It is recommended that you include the correct CTC in your invoice content.
  • Billit will use that CTC, if the CTC is in the annuaire and on Peppol
  • When there exist multiple CTC's, specify the correct one for that invoice. Billit will use that one (if in annuaire on Peppol)
  • Mention only one CTC in identifiers per invoice, not multiple
    Billit can derive the CTC based on following scenario:
  • do not include a preference or CTC in identifiers
  • Billit will check the annuaire : if only one CTC is published, this CTC will be used by Billit
  • Billit will then check the CTC as Peppol receiving capability
  • If one CTC present on annuaire and Peppol :
    • Billit will display the CTC on user interface (in the Customer section in the tab E-invoicing as virtual data, not in the tab Company)
    • Billit will be able to send
  • if multiple CTC's exist for the Siren : Billit will return an error (see below)
• Billit will not send:
  • CTC derived by Billit from VAT or delivered by sender is not in annuaire or not on Peppol
  • no CTC delivered by sender, and multiple valid CTC numbers exist : Billit cannot choose
• Include identifier with "Preferred" : true
  • This can be added,
  • For Peppol routing B2B France Billit will have to use CTC anyhow
  • So impact for France is limited

More info and tools

General Information about Identifiers in France : https://docs.billit.be/docs/identifiers-france-pa

Get information about the Peppol registrations : https://docs.billit.be/docs/how-to-find-a-receiver-in-france

How to include your Customer Identifiers in API Content

Identifiers you should include:

• If the company has a VAT number, it should always be included (not for Annuaire, but for tax compliance reasons).
• If the customer has registered with a specific identifier, you should include this identifier(s).

Below examples in Json API when posting an invoice, for the customer segment. The last option is the best one.

    "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": "SIREN", 
        "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": "SIREN", 
        "Identifier": "842491144"
        },
				{
        "IdentifierType": "CTC",
        "Identifier": "842491144_12345"
        }
			]

	}

    "Customer": {
        "Nr": "000700999",
        "Name": "BAUDIN TEST CHATEAUNEUF",
        "VATNumber": "FR25842491144", 
	"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": "SIREN", 
        "Identifier": "842491144",
        "Preferred": false
        },
				{
        "IdentifierType": "CTC",
        "Identifier": "842491144_12345",   
	"Preferred": true
        }
 			]
	}

Specific Billit Error Messages