InvoiceGlass

The seller's country is missing · BR-09

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

The seller's postal address (BG-5) must include a country code (BT-40), for example DE for Germany. It is the only mandatory part of the address and matters for the VAT treatment of the invoice. Without it 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 that states the country of their address.
  2. If you created the invoice yourself: select the country in your master data; the code is usually set automatically.

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · The seller postal address (BG-5) needs a nonblank country code (BT-40).

Message to the sender

Subject: Invoice {invoiceNumber} – country missing from your address

Hello,

Thank you for your invoice {invoiceNumber} dated {issueDate}. Your address as the seller does not include a country (rule BR-09), which an e-invoice requires. Could you please send us a corrected version?

Kind regards

Example

The seller postal address has a city and postcode but no country. If the address is in Germany, the structured country field is filled with DE.

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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