invoiceHeader_merchantDescriptorCountryOfOrigin {#invoice-header-merchant-descriptor-country-origin}
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Country of origin for your business.  
Use the two-character ISO country code. See [ISO Standard Country Codes](https://developer.cybersource.com/docs/cybs/en-us/country-codes/reference/all/na/country-codes/country-codes.md "").
This value must consist of English characters.  
This field is available only for Mastercard on the `FDC Nashville Global` and `Visa Platform Connect` processors.  
If you are a government-controlled merchant, ensure your `Cybersource` account is enabled as a government-controlled merchant with the attribute `CFG : &lt;proc&gt;_governmentControlled`. You must include this field in authorization requests or ensure that your `Cybersource` account includes the correct two-character ISO country code.

Specifications {#invoice-header-merchant-descriptor-country-origin_d1004e53}
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* **Data Type:** String
* **Data Length:** 2

Mapping Information {#invoice-header-merchant-descriptor-country-origin_d1004e72}
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* **REST API Field:** merchantInformation.merchantDescriptor.countryOfOrigin
* **SCMP API Field:** merchant_descriptor_countryoforigin
* **Simple Order API Field:** invoiceHeader_merchantDescriptorCountryOfOrigin

