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Supplier upload template glossary
Overview
This page explains every column in the supplier upload template. Use it alongside Bulk upload suppliers when preparing your file. Columns marked mandatory must be present in every row. The same template is used for CBAM and EUDR, because a supplier is one record for both.
Column reference
| # | Column | Required | Description | Format / allowed values | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identifier | Mandatory | Your unique identifier for the supplier. Used to link articles, imports, production facilities and data to it across the system. Never generated by kolum; an identifier already in use is rejected. | Free text (unique) | SUP-001 |
| 2 | Name | Mandatory | Legal or trading name of the supplier. | Free text | Shanghai Cocoa Trading Co. Ltd. |
| 3 | Postal Code | Mandatory | Postal code of the address. | Free text | 200120 |
| 4 | City | Mandatory | City of the address. | Free text | Shanghai |
| 5 | Country | Mandatory | Country code of the address. | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | CN |
| 6 | Street Name | Optional | Street name (no number). | Free text | Pudong Avenue |
| 7 | Street Number | Optional | Street number. | Free text | 1200 |
| 8 | Post Office Box | Optional | Post office box, if applicable. | Free text | PO 4500 |
| 9 | Contact Person First Name | Mandatory | First name of the default contact. | Free text | Wei |
| 10 | Contact Person Last Name | Mandatory | Last name of the default contact. | Free text | Zhang |
| 11 | Contact Person Phone Number | Mandatory | Phone number, including the country code. | Free text (with country code) | +86 21 1234 5678 |
| 12 | Contact Person E-Mail | Mandatory | Email of the contact. Used for connection invitations and notifications. | Email address | wei.zhang@example.com |
| 13 | BPN | Optional | Catena-X Business Partner Number (BPNL). Leave empty if the supplier does not exchange data over Catena-X. Duplicate BPN values within a file are flagged. | BPNL | BPNL000000000001 |
Notes on tricky columns
- Identifier must be unique and filled in every row. Keep it consistent with the supplier identifiers you use on the imports and supplier production facilities uploads, so records link cleanly.
- Country is a two-letter code, not the country name.
- Contact Person E-Mail is more than a record; it is the address a connection invitation is sent to, so it must be correct.
- There is no role or supplier type column: every row is a supplier.
ℹ️ Regulatory context. This template creates the supplier records that supply your EUDR evidence. The plot geolocation the regulation requires (Article 9) is added afterwards on each supplier's EUDR tab. See the consolidated EUDR text.
What's new
The supplier template is shared between CBAM and EUDR: your own identifier is mandatory in every row, an optional BPN column covers Catena-X, and there are no role or supplier type columns to maintain.