[CO] Bulk Upload - Electronic invoice

Use an electronic invoice for every sale of goods or services. For the general upload steps and format rules, see the Colombia bulk upload manual.

Each row in the file is one invoice with one item.

Column by column

Column	Value / format	Required	Notes
`Issuer`	Value given by Brinta	Yes	Identifies which of your companies (and prefix) issues the document.
`Invoice External Id`	Your own ID	Recommended	Your reference for the invoice.
`Invoice Date`	`yyyy-mm-dd`	Yes	Issue date.
`Invoice Due Date`	`yyyy-mm-dd`	No
`Invoice Document Type`	`invoice`	Yes	Lowercase.
`Invoice Type`	`debit`	Yes
`Invoice Currency`	`COP` or `USD`	Yes
`Invoice Exchange Rate`	Number	When currency is not `COP`	Exchange rate to COP.
`Invoice Payment Method Type`	`cash`, `credit card`, `debit card`, `bank transfer`, `digital wallet`	No	How the buyer pays.
`Invoice Purchase Order Number`	Text	No	Purchase order related to the invoice.
`additionalInfo`	Free text	No	Observations printed on the invoice.

Column	Value / format	Required	Notes
`Buyer External ID`	Your own ID	No	Your reference for the buyer.
`Buyer Type`	`business` or `person`	Yes	`business` for companies, `person` for individuals.
`Buyer Tax Registration Type`	`NIT`, `CC`, `tax_id`	Yes	`NIT` for companies, `CC` for citizenship cards, `tax_id` for buyers abroad.
`Buyer Tax Registration Number`	Tax ID	Yes	For a NIT, include the verification digit (DV) at the end.
`Buyer Name`	Trade name	No
`Buyer Legal Name`	Legal name	Yes	As registered at the RUT.
`Buyer Country`	ISO code	Yes	`CO` for buyers in Colombia.
`Buyer State`	ISO 3166-2 code	No	Example: `CO-DC`. See department codes.
`Buyer City`	City	No	Example: `Bogotá`.
`Buyer Address Line`	Street and number	No
`Buyer Postal Code`	6 digits	No
`Buyer Email`	Email	No	The invoice is sent to this address.

Column	Value / format	Required	Notes
`Item Name`	Text	Yes	Description of the goods or service.
`Item Category`	Text	No	Your category for the item.
`Item Quantity`	Number	Yes	Use `1` for services or a single unit.
`Unit Amount`	Number	When quantity > 1	Price per unit before taxes.
`Item Discount`	Number	No	Discount amount on the line.
`Item Amount`	Number	Yes	Line amount before taxes.
`VAT Rate`	`0.19`, `0.05` or `0`	Yes	`0.19` general rate, `0.05` reduced rate, `0` exempt or excluded.
`VAT Amount`	Number	Yes	`Item Amount` × `VAT Rate`.

Column	Value / format	Required	Notes
`ReteIVA Rate`	Decimal	No	VAT withholding rate, e.g. `0.15`. Leave empty when there is no ReteIVA.
`ReteIVA Amount`	Number	With `ReteIVA Rate`	VAT withholding amount.
`ReteICA Rate`	Decimal	No	ICA withholding rate as a decimal, e.g. `0.00966` for 9.66 per thousand. Leave empty when there is no ReteICA.
`ReteICA Amount`	Number	With `ReteICA Rate`	ICA withholding amount.

Leave Reason, Original Invoice BRINTA Id, Original Item Id and Without Invoice empty: they are only for credit notes.

Column	Value
`Issuer`	(your issuer value)
`Invoice External Id`	`INV-2026-0001`
`Invoice Currency`	`COP`
`Invoice Date`	`2026-03-31`
`Invoice Due Date`	`2026-04-30`
`Invoice Document Type`	`invoice`
`Invoice Type`	`debit`
`Buyer Type`	`business`
`Buyer Tax Registration Type`	`NIT`
`Buyer Tax Registration Number`	`9017840303`
`Buyer Legal Name`	`CLIENTE EJEMPLO S A S`
`Buyer Country`	`CO`
`Buyer State`	`CO-DC`
`Buyer City`	`Bogotá`
`Buyer Email`	`[email protected]`
`Item Name`	`Payment processing services - March 2026`
`Item Quantity`	`1`
`Item Amount`	`1000000`
`VAT Rate`	`0.19`
`VAT Amount`	`190000`
`ReteIVA Rate`	`0.15`
`ReteIVA Amount`	`28500`