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Corporate Sector (B2B)
Germany's major corporations supplement EN 16931 with specific requirements on formats, mandatory fields and transmission channels.
Corporate Requirements Summary
| Company | BT-10 | BT-13 | BT-19 | Format / Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Group | Contact (sometimes) | MANDATORY (PO#) | Requisitioner if No Order | Portal FIN 3.0 / EDI VDA 4938 |
| Siemens AG | — | MANDATORY (PO#) | Cost Centre / Project (cond.) | PDF/A-1 or PDF/A-2; Email / SupplyOn |
| Deutsche Telekom | — | MANDATORY (SAP order #) | Project code | SAP Ariba / Email |
| Metro AG | — | MANDATORY (PO) | — | EDI EANCOM / Supplier Portal |
| REWE Group | — | MANDATORY (PO) | 10-digit cost centre | Email via RZD |
| OBI Group | Peppol-ID / ref (REQUIRED) | MANDATORY (PO) | — | Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 |
| Kaufland / Lidl | — | MANDATORY | — | SELF-EDI / Portal |
| BMW Group | — | MANDATORY (PO#) | — | VDA4938/4983, ZUGFeRD, XRechnung, Peppol |
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B2B
Volkswagen Group
FIN 3.0 / EDI
PO matching via portal
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B2B
Siemens
PDF/A
Strict file handling
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B2B
Deutsche Telekom
SAP / Email
SAP order reference
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B2B
Metro AG
EDI (EANCOM)
GS1 standards
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B2B
REWE Group
Email
Strict sender validation
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B2B
OBI Group
Peppol BIS 3.0
Peppol network
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B2B
Schwarz Group
EDI / Portal
EPR compliance required
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B2B
BMW Group
ZUGFeRD / PDF-A3 / Factur-X
Peppol or EDI required
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