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BG number (business group)

A BG number identifies a group of related fields in EN 16931 — BG-4 is the seller, BG-16 the payment instructions. Rules frequently require a whole group rather than a single field.

Also:
BG · Business Group · BG-4 · BG-16
Reviewed on 2026-08-26.

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