[PA] Bulk Upload

Use an invoice for every sale of goods or services, to buyers in Panama or abroad. For the general upload steps and format rules, see the Panama bulk upload manual.

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

Column by column

Document

Column	Value / format	Required	Notes
`Issuing Country`	`PA`	Yes	Always `PA`.
`Issuer`	Value given by Brinta	Yes	Identifies which of your companies issues the invoice.
`Invoice External ID`	Your own ID	Recommended	Your reference for the invoice.
`Invoice Date`	`yyyy-mm-dd`	Yes	Issue date.
`Due Date`	`yyyy-mm-dd`	Yes	Same date as `Invoice Date` for a cash sale (contado). A later date for a credit sale.
`Invoice Type`	`debit`	Yes
`Invoice Document Type`	`invoice`	Yes	Lowercase.
`Additional info`	Free text	No

Buyer

Column	Value / format	Required	Notes
`Client External ID`	Your own ID	No	Your reference for the buyer.
`Business Type`	`business` or `person`	Yes	`business` for companies, `person` for individuals.
`Tax Registration Type`	`RUC` or `tax_id`	Yes	`RUC` for buyers in Panama. `tax_id` for buyers abroad.
`Tax Registration Number`	RUC + DV, or foreign tax ID	Yes	Panama: RUC with the DV at the end and no dash before it, e.g. `155739787-2-202350`. Abroad: the buyer's tax ID in their country.
`Tax Registration Status`	`Activo`	No	If you fill it in, use exactly `Activo`.
`Name`	Trade name	No
`Legal Name`	Legal name	Yes	As registered.
`Country`	ISO code	Yes	`PA` for buyers in Panama. The buyer's country for buyers abroad, e.g. `US`, `GB`.
`State`	ISO 3166-2 code	Yes	`PA-8` for Panamá. See province codes. Abroad, e.g. `GB-LND`.
`City`	City name	Yes	The city, not the province.
`Address`	Street and number	No
`Postal Code`	Postal code	No
`Email`	Email	No	The invoice is sent to this address.

Item and taxes

Column	Value / format	Required	Notes
`Item Category`	Text	No	Your category for the item.
`Item Name`	Text	Yes	Description of the goods or service.
`Payment method type`	`cash`, `credit card`, `debit card`, `bank transfer`, `digital wallet`, `other`	No	How the buyer pays. Use `other` for any other method.
`Currency`	`USD`	Yes
`Exchange Rate`	Number	No	Leave empty for `USD`.
`Amount`	Number, 2 decimals	Yes	Item amount before ITBMS.
`VAT rate`	`0.07`, `0.10`, `0.15` or `0`	Yes	ITBMS rate. `0.07` is the standard rate; `0` for exempt items.
`VAT amount`	Number, 2 decimals	Yes	`Amount` × `VAT rate`.

Leave the Invoice Reason and Original ... columns empty: they are only for credit and debit notes.

Example row

Column	Value
`Issuing Country`	`PA`
`Issuer`	(your issuer value)
`Invoice External ID`	`INV-2026-0001`
`Business Type`	`business`
`Tax Registration Type`	`RUC`
`Tax Registration Number`	`155739787-2-202350`
`Legal Name`	`CLIENTE EJEMPLO S.A.`
`Country`	`PA`
`State`	`PA-8`
`City`	`Ciudad de Panamá`
`Invoice Date`	`2026-03-31`
`Due Date`	`2026-04-30`
`Invoice Type`	`debit`
`Invoice Document Type`	`invoice`
`Item Name`	`Payment collection services - March 2026`
`Payment method type`	`bank transfer`
`Currency`	`USD`
`Amount`	`1000.75`
`VAT rate`	`0.07`
`VAT amount`	`70.05`

Things to check before uploading

Buyers in Panama use RUC with the DV at the end; buyers abroad use tax_id.
Country, State and City use the codes and the city name, not the province.
VAT amount equals Amount × VAT rate, rounded to two decimals.