InvoiceGlass

The buyer's name is missing · BR-07

  • Severity · Error
  • Applies to · UBL / CII
  • Editorial review pending

Every invoice must contain the buyer name (BT-44), the person or company the invoice is addressed to. Without it there is no way to tell who the invoice is for, and the e-invoice is not valid.

As of

Who can correct it?

The sender can correct the invoice.

How to fix it

  1. Ask the sender for a corrected invoice with your name or company entered as the buyer.
  2. Tell them the exact spelling you want to appear on the invoice.

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · The buyer’s legal name (BT-44) must appear in its designated name field.

Message to the sender

Subject: Invoice {invoiceNumber} – buyer name missing

Hello,

Thank you for your invoice {invoiceNumber} dated {issueDate}. The electronic invoice does not contain the name of the buyer (rule BR-07). Could you please send us a corrected version with our name entered as the buyer?

Kind regards

Example

The buyer has a customer number but the legal name is missing. The sender puts the legal name from the confirmed customer record into BT-44.

Business terms

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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