PINT AEData Dictionary
A field-by-field reference for the UAE Peppol International Invoice (PINT AE) model, including the UAE-specific business terms, document type codes, and the special transaction-type code. Built for IT teams, ERP architects, and compliance engineers preparing for UAE e-invoicing.
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Fields
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Mandatory
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UAE-specific
UAE document type codes
The invoice type code that identifies a UAE document.
Tax Invoice
A UAE tax invoice. Carried in InvoiceTypeCode 380 ('Commercial invoice').
Tax Credit Note
A UAE tax credit note. Carried in the credit note's type code 381.
Invoice — out of scope for tax
A UAE commercial invoice for transactions outside the scope of VAT (code 480, 'Invoice out of scope of tax').
Credit note — out of scope for tax
A UAE commercial credit note for out-of-scope transactions (code 81, 'Credit note related to goods or services').
Transaction type code
UAE invoices carry an 8-digit flag string in ProfileExecutionID (BTAE-02). Each position is 1 if it applies, else 0, e.g. 10000000 for a Free Trade Zone supply, 00000000 for none.
Free Trade Zone
10000000Supplies involving a UAE Free Trade Zone.
Deemed Supply
01000000A deemed supply under the UAE VAT regime. Uses the predefined endpoint.
Profit Margin Scheme
00100000Supply taxed under the profit margin scheme.
Summary Invoice
00010000A summary invoice covering multiple supplies.
Continuous Supply
00001000A continuous supply spanning a period.
Disclosed Agent Billing
00000100Billing through a disclosed agent.
Supply through e-commerce
00000010Supply made through an e-commerce channel.
Exports
00000001Export transaction. When the receiver is not registered on Peppol, uses the predefined endpoint.
| Ref | Field Name | Obligation | Group | UBL element | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTAE-01 | Seller tax representative TRN UAE-specific | Conditional | Payee / Tax rep | cac:TaxRepresentativeParty/.../cbc:CompanyID | VAT registration of the seller's tax representative. |
| BTAE-02 | Invoice transaction type code UAE-specific | Mandatory | Document | cbc:ProfileExecutionID | 8-digit binary flag string denoting UAE special transaction types (Free Trade Zone, Deemed Supply, Exports, etc.). |
| BTAE-03 | Credit note reason code UAE-specific | Conditional | Document | cbc:DescriptionCode | The reason a credit note was issued. |
| BTAE-05 | Customs duty amount UAE-specific | Conditional | References | cac:AdditionalDocumentReference/.../cbc:DocumentDescription | Customs duty amount carried as a document description for export/import contexts. |
| BTAE-07 | Document UUID UAE-specific | Mandatory | Document | cbc:UUID | A universally unique identifier for the document. |
| BTAE-08 | VAT amount in AED (tax accounting currency) UAE-specific | Mandatory | VAT breakdown | cac:TaxTotal/cbc:TaxAmount (AED) | The VAT amount expressed in AED. |
| BTAE-10 | Line amount payable in AED UAE-specific | Mandatory | Document totals | cac:InvoiceLine (AED) | The amount payable in AED per good/service supplied. |
| BTAE-11 | Buyer authority name UAE-specific | Conditional | Buyer | cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyID/@schemeAgencyName | The authority that issued the buyer's registration. |
| BTAE-12 | Seller authority name UAE-specific | Conditional | Seller | cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyID/@schemeAgencyName | The authority that issued the seller's registration. |
| BTAE-15 | Seller legal registration identifier type UAE-specific | Mandatory | Seller | cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyID/@schemeAgencyID | The nature of the seller's registration number. |
| BTAE-16 | Buyer legal registration identifier type UAE-specific | Conditional | Buyer | cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyID/@schemeAgencyID | The nature of the buyer's registration number. |
| BTAE-18 | Seller passport issuing country UAE-specific | Conditional | Seller | cac:PartyLegalEntity | Issuing country of the seller's passport. |
| BTAE-19 | Buyer passport issuing country UAE-specific | Conditional | Buyer | cac:PartyLegalEntity | Issuing country of the buyer's passport. |
| BTAE-20 | Invoice total with VAT in AED UAE-specific | Mandatory | Document totals | cac:LegalMonetaryTotal (AED) | The gross amount payable expressed in AED. |
| BTAE-21 | Customs reference number UAE-specific | Conditional | References | cac:AdditionalDocumentReference | Customs declaration reference for export transactions. |
| BTAE-22 | Incoterms UAE-specific | Conditional | References | cac:AdditionalDocumentReference | The applicable Incoterms for an export transaction. |
| BTAE-23 | Deliver-to party identifier UAE-specific | Conditional | Delivery | cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryParty | Identifier of the party goods are delivered to (triangular sales). |
| BTAE-24 | Batch number UAE-specific | Optional | Invoice line | cac:InvoiceLine/cac:Item | Goods batch number for traceability. |
| IBT-001 | Invoice number | Mandatory | Document | cbc:ID | A unique identifier for the invoice assigned by the seller. |
| IBT-002 | Invoice issue date | Mandatory | Document | cbc:IssueDate | The date the invoice was issued. |
| IBT-003 | Invoice type code | Mandatory | Document | cbc:InvoiceTypeCode | The functional type of the document. |
| IBT-005 | Invoice currency code | Mandatory | Document | cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode | The currency of all invoice amounts. |
| IBT-006 | VAT accounting currency code | Conditional | Document | cbc:TaxCurrencyCode | The currency used for VAT reporting where it differs from the invoice currency. |
| IBT-007 | Value added tax point date | Conditional | Document | cbc:TaxPointDate | The date when VAT becomes accountable. |
| IBT-009 | Payment due date | Conditional | Document | cbc:DueDate | The date by which payment is due. |
| IBT-010 | Buyer reference | Conditional | Document | cbc:BuyerReference | An identifier provided by the buyer (e.g. cost centre). |
| IBT-012 | Contract reference | Optional | References | cac:ContractDocumentReference/cbc:ID | A reference to the underlying contract. |
| IBT-013 | Purchase order reference | Optional | References | cac:OrderReference/cbc:ID | The buyer's purchase order identifier. |
| IBT-014 | Sales order reference | Optional | References | cac:OrderReference/cbc:SalesOrderID | The seller's sales order identifier. |
| IBT-015 | Receiving advice reference | Optional | References | cac:ReceiptDocumentReference/cbc:ID | Reference to a receiving advice. |
| IBT-016 | Despatch advice reference | Optional | References | cac:DespatchDocumentReference/cbc:ID | Reference to a despatch advice. |
| IBT-017 | Tender or lot reference | Optional | References | cac:OriginatorDocumentReference/cbc:ID | Reference to a tender or lot. |
| IBT-019 | Buyer accounting reference | Optional | Document | cbc:AccountingCost | A textual reference to the buyer's accounting. |
| IBT-020 | Payment terms | Optional | Payment | cac:PaymentTerms/cbc:Note | Textual description of the payment terms. |
| IBT-022 | Invoice note | Optional | Document | cbc:Note | Free-text note relevant to the invoice. |
| IBT-023 | Business process type | Mandatory | Document | cbc:ProfileID | Identifies the business process context (Peppol billing profile). |
| IBT-024 | Specification identifier | Mandatory | Document | cbc:CustomizationID | Identifies the specification the invoice complies with. |
| IBT-025 | Preceding invoice reference | Conditional | References | cac:BillingReference/.../cbc:ID | Reference to a preceding invoice (e.g. for a credit note). |
| IBT-027 | Seller name (legal) | Mandatory | Seller | cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:RegistrationName | The full registered legal name of the seller. |
| IBT-028 | Seller trading name | Optional | Seller | cac:PartyName/cbc:Name | The seller's trading/business name where different from the legal name. |
| IBT-030 | Seller legal registration identifier | Mandatory | Seller | cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyID | The seller's commercial registration number issued in the UAE. |
| IBT-031 | Seller VAT identifier | Conditional | Seller | cac:PartyTaxScheme/cbc:CompanyID | The seller's VAT (TRN) registration number. |
| IBT-033 | Seller additional legal information | Optional | Seller | cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyLegalForm | Additional legal information about the seller (e.g. legal form). |
| IBT-034 | Seller electronic address (endpoint) | Mandatory | Seller | cac:AccountingSupplierParty/.../cbc:EndpointID | The seller's Peppol participant identifier used for routing. |
| IBT-035 | Seller address line 1 | Conditional | Seller | cac:PostalAddress/cbc:StreetName | Main address line of the seller. |
| IBT-037 | Seller city | Conditional | Seller | cac:PostalAddress/cbc:CityName | City of the seller's address. |
| IBT-039 | Seller country subdivision | Optional | Seller | cac:PostalAddress/cbc:CountrySubentity | Emirate / subdivision of the seller (e.g. DXB, AUH). |
| IBT-040 | Seller country code | Mandatory | Seller | cac:PostalAddress/cac:Country/cbc:IdentificationCode | Country of the seller. |
| IBT-044 | Buyer name (legal) | Mandatory | Buyer | cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:RegistrationName | The full registered legal name of the buyer. |
| IBT-045 | Buyer trading name | Optional | Buyer | cac:PartyName/cbc:Name | The buyer's trading/business name. |
| IBT-047 | Buyer legal registration identifier | Conditional | Buyer | cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyID | The buyer's commercial registration number issued in the UAE. |
| IBT-048 | Buyer VAT identifier | Conditional | Buyer | cac:PartyTaxScheme/cbc:CompanyID | The buyer's VAT (TRN) registration number. |
| IBT-049 | Buyer electronic address (endpoint) | Mandatory | Buyer | cac:AccountingCustomerParty/.../cbc:EndpointID | The buyer's Peppol participant identifier used for delivery. |
| IBT-050 | Buyer address line 1 | Conditional | Buyer | cac:PostalAddress/cbc:StreetName | Main address line of the buyer. |
| IBT-052 | Buyer city | Conditional | Buyer | cac:PostalAddress/cbc:CityName | City of the buyer's address. |
| IBT-055 | Buyer country code | Mandatory | Buyer | cac:PostalAddress/cac:Country/cbc:IdentificationCode | Country of the buyer. |
| IBT-059 | Payee name | Conditional | Payee / Tax rep | cac:PayeeParty/.../cbc:Name | The party to whom payment is due where different from the seller. |
| IBT-070 | Deliver-to party name | Optional | Delivery | cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryParty/.../cbc:Name | Name of the deliver-to party. |
| IBT-072 | Actual delivery date | Optional | Delivery | cac:Delivery/cbc:ActualDeliveryDate | The date goods/services were delivered. |
| IBT-077 | Deliver-to city | Optional | Delivery | cac:Delivery/.../cbc:CityName | City of the delivery address. |
| IBT-081 | Payment means type code | Optional | Payment | cac:PaymentMeans/cbc:PaymentMeansCode | The means of payment (e.g. credit transfer, card). |
| IBT-084 | Payment account identifier | Conditional | Payment | cac:PayeeFinancialAccount/cbc:ID | The account to which payment should be made (e.g. IBAN). |
| IBT-092 | Document allowance amount | Conditional | Allowance / charge | cac:AllowanceCharge/cbc:Amount | A discount applied at document level. |
| IBT-097 | Allowance reason | Optional | Allowance / charge | cac:AllowanceCharge/cbc:AllowanceChargeReason | The reason for an allowance. |
| IBT-099 | Document charge amount | Conditional | Allowance / charge | cac:AllowanceCharge/cbc:Amount | A charge applied at document level. |
| IBT-106 | Sum of line net amounts | Mandatory | Document totals | cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:LineExtensionAmount | Sum of all invoice line net amounts. |
| IBT-109 | Invoice total without VAT | Mandatory | Document totals | cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:TaxExclusiveAmount | The total amount of the invoice excluding VAT. |
| IBT-110 | Invoice total VAT amount | Mandatory | Document totals | cac:TaxTotal/cbc:TaxAmount | The total VAT amount of the invoice. |
| IBT-112 | Invoice total with VAT | Mandatory | Document totals | cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount | The total amount of the invoice including VAT. |
| IBT-113 | Paid amount | Optional | Document totals | cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:PrepaidAmount | Any amount already paid. |
| IBT-114 | Rounding amount | Optional | Document totals | cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:PayableRoundingAmount | Amount added to round the payable total. |
| IBT-115 | Amount due for payment | Mandatory | Document totals | cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:PayableAmount | The outstanding amount to be paid. |
| IBT-116 | VAT category taxable amount | Mandatory | VAT breakdown | cac:TaxSubtotal/cbc:TaxableAmount | The taxable base for a VAT category. |
| IBT-117 | VAT category tax amount | Mandatory | VAT breakdown | cac:TaxSubtotal/cbc:TaxAmount | The VAT amount for a category. |
| IBT-118 | VAT category code | Mandatory | VAT breakdown | cac:TaxCategory/cbc:ID | The VAT category. |
| IBT-119 | VAT category rate | Conditional | VAT breakdown | cac:TaxCategory/cbc:Percent | The VAT rate for the category. |
| IBT-122 | Supporting document reference | Optional | References | cac:AdditionalDocumentReference/cbc:ID | Identifier of a supporting document. |
| IBT-124 | Supporting document URI | Optional | References | cac:AdditionalDocumentReference/.../cbc:URI | A link to an external supporting document. |
| IBT-126 | Invoice line identifier | Mandatory | Invoice line | cac:InvoiceLine/cbc:ID | A unique identifier for the invoice line. |
| IBT-129 | Invoiced quantity | Mandatory | Invoice line | cac:InvoiceLine/cbc:InvoicedQuantity | The quantity of items invoiced on the line. |
| IBT-130 | Invoiced quantity unit of measure | Mandatory | Invoice line | cac:InvoiceLine/cbc:InvoicedQuantity/@unitCode | The unit of measure for the invoiced quantity. |
| IBT-131 | Invoice line net amount | Mandatory | Invoice line | cac:InvoiceLine/cbc:LineExtensionAmount | The net amount of the invoice line, after line discounts, before VAT. |
| IBT-146 | Item net price | Mandatory | Invoice line | cac:Price/cbc:PriceAmount | The net unit price of the item. |
| IBT-151 | Item VAT category code | Mandatory | Invoice line | cac:Item/cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory/cbc:ID | The VAT category that applies to the line item. |
| IBT-152 | Item VAT rate | Conditional | Invoice line | cac:Item/cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory/cbc:Percent | The VAT rate that applies to the line item. |
| IBT-153 | Item name | Mandatory | Invoice line | cac:Item/cbc:Name | The name of the item invoiced on the line. |
| IBT-154 | Item description | Optional | Invoice line | cac:Item/cbc:Description | A description of the item. |
| IBT-168 | Invoice issue time | Optional | Document | cbc:IssueTime | The time the invoice was issued. |
Source: Peppol International (PINT) model for Billing, UAE specialisation (PINT AE) (v1.0.2, urn:peppol:pint:billing-1@ae-1), published 2025-07-30. International terms use EN 16931 / PINT identifiers (IBT-xxx); UAE-specific terms use BTAE-xx. Obligations and conditions follow the model and UAE business rules, always validate against the current official MoF / Peppol specification before relying on any field. Click any row for UAE conditions and allowed values.
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