InvoiceGlass

The buyer's address is missing · BR-10

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

Every invoice must contain the buyer's postal address (BG-8), at the very least the country, and normally the recipient's street, postcode and town as well. 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 with your full postal address.
  2. Tell them the address that should appear on the invoice.

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · The buyer details must include the buyer postal address group (BG-8).

Message to the sender

Subject: Invoice {invoiceNumber} – buyer address missing

Hello,

Thank you for your invoice {invoiceNumber} dated {issueDate}. The electronic invoice does not contain our postal address as the buyer (rule BR-10). Could you please send us a corrected version with our full address?

Kind regards

Example

The invoice includes a delivery address and the buyer block lacks its postal address. The sender adds the confirmed buyer postal address to BG-8.

Business terms

BG-8

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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