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# Address formats for different countries

> Address formats for different countries

You can create companies with addresses in various countries. To facilitate international correspondence, multiple address formats are available, including European, Australian/Canadian, American, German, British, Spanish, Japanese, and a general format.

When [creating a company][1] and selecting its country, the address fields in the **Company** tab will adjust accordingly. The specific address fields that change are described below.

<Tip>
  You can change the default address format for a country in Settings and maintenance.
</Tip>

## General address format

This address format is the standard format for all countries that are not covered by the areas mentioned below, for example, countries in the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.

| Field         | Description              |
| ------------- | ------------------------ |
| Address 1     | First address line       |
| Address 2     | Second address line      |
| Address 3     | Third address line       |
| Postcode/City | Postcode and postal town |
| Country       | Country                  |

## Germany

This address format is used for Germany. Germany always has a different postal code/town for an office address and postal address.

| Field         | Description                                  |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| Visiting      | Office address                               |
| Postcode/City | Postcode and postal town for office address. |
| PO Box        | Postal Address                               |
| Postcode/City | Postcode and postal town for postal address. |
| Country       | Country                                      |

## Spain

This address format is used for Spain.

| Field         | Description                                  |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| Address 1     | First address line                           |
| Address 2     | Second address line                          |
| Address 3     | Third address line                           |
| Postcode/City | Postcode and postal town for postal address. |
| County        | County                                       |
| Country       | Country                                      |

## UK

This address format is used for the UK.

| Field           | Description                                        |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Address 1       | First address line                                 |
| Address 2       | Second address line                                |
| Address 3       | Third address line                                 |
| City            | Postal town                                        |
| County/postcode | County and postcode. For example, Somerset TA1 2WB |
| Country         | Country                                            |

## Rest of Europe

This address format is used when you create a company in Norway and most European countries, except the UK, Germany and Spain, which have their own address formats.

| Field         | Description       |
| ------------- | ----------------- |
| Visiting      | Office address    |
| Postal        | Postal Address    |
| Postcode/City | Postcode and city |
| Country       | Country           |

## Canada

This address format is used for Canada.

| Field              | Description           |
| ------------------ | --------------------- |
| Address 1          | First address line    |
| Address 2          | Second address line   |
| City               | Name of postal town   |
| Province/ postcode | Province and postcode |
| Country            | Country               |

## Australia

This address format is used for Australia.

| Field              | Description           |
| ------------------ | --------------------- |
| Address 1          | First address line    |
| Address 2          | Second address line   |
| City               | Second address line   |
| Province/ postcode | Province and postcode |
| Country            | Country               |

## USA

This address format is used for the USA. It resembles the format for Australia/Canada, but the fields have different names.

| Field            | Description                                             |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| Address 1        | First address line                                      |
| Address 2        | Second address line                                     |
| City             | Name of postal town                                     |
| State / zip code | State code (for example, CA) and postal code (zip code) |
| Country          | Country                                                 |

## Japan

This address format is used for Japan.

| Field         | Description              |
| ------------- | ------------------------ |
| Address 1     | First address line       |
| Address 2     | Second address line      |
| City/postcode | Postal town and postcode |
| Country       | Country                  |

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## Related topics

- [AddressFormat table](/en/database/tables/addressformat.md)
- [Specialized lists](/en/admin/lists/specialized-lists.md)
- [Set LocalizedAddress](/en/api/web-services/howto/address/set-localized-address.md)
- [Change Country](/en/api/reference/restful/agent/contact_agent/change-country.md)
- [country table](/en/database/tables/country.md)