InvoiceGlass

The tax representative's country is missing · BR-20

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

If the invoice includes a seller's tax representative (BG-11), the representative's address (BG-12) must contain a country code (BT-69), for example DE for Germany. The country is the only mandatory part of the address. 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 tax representative's country.
  2. If the sender has no tax representative at all, they should remove the section from the invoice entirely.

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · The postal address of a specified seller tax representative needs a country code (BT-69).

Message to the sender

Subject: Invoice {invoiceNumber} – tax representative country missing

Hello,

Thank you for your invoice {invoiceNumber} dated {issueDate}. The address of the tax representative given in the electronic invoice does not include a country (rule BR-20). Could you please send us a corrected version with the country added, or with the section removed if no tax representative is involved?

Kind regards

Example

The tax representative has a Belgian postal address and its country field is blank. The sender adds BE to the country field of the representative’s address.

Related rules

Business terms

BG-4, BG-11, BG-12

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

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