InvoiceGlass

The seller's address is missing · BR-08

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

Every invoice must contain the seller's postal address (BG-5), at the very least the country the seller is based in, and normally street, postcode and town as well. The address is one of the mandatory details of an invoice. If it is missing entirely, 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 their full postal address.
  2. If you created the invoice yourself: add your address to the master data in your invoicing software.

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · The seller details must include the seller postal address group (BG-5).

Message to the sender

Subject: Invoice {invoiceNumber} – seller address missing

Hello,

Thank you for your invoice {invoiceNumber} dated {issueDate}. The electronic invoice does not contain your postal address as the seller (rule BR-08). Could you please send us a corrected version with your full address?

Kind regards

Example

The seller’s postal address appears only in a note. The software exports the actual address in the structured seller address fields.

Related rules

Business terms

BG-5

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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