The credit transfer details have no account number · BR-50
- Severity · Error
- Applies to · UBL / CII
- Editorial review pending
If the invoice contains credit transfer details (BG-17), they must include a payment account identifier (BT-84), in Germany the IBAN. Without an account number you cannot transfer the amount, and the e-invoice is not valid.
As of
Who can correct it?
The sender can correct the invoice.
How to fix it
- Ask the sender for a corrected invoice that includes their IBAN.
- Do not transfer money to an account number from another source without confirming it with the sender.
Rule text and source
Paraphrase · When credit transfer details are present, the payment account identifier (BT-84) must contain a value. CII checks either the IBAN field or the field for another account identifier.
Message to the sender
Subject: Invoice {invoiceNumber} – IBAN missing
Hello,
Thank you for your invoice {invoiceNumber} dated {issueDate}. The credit transfer details in the electronic invoice do not include an account number or IBAN (rule BR-50). Could you please send us a corrected version with your bank details so that we can arrange payment?
Kind regardsExample
The transfer group contains an account name and leaves the identifier blank. The sender exports the confirmed account identifier in the field for the transfer method.
Related rules
- BR-49 · The payment details do not state the payment methodError
- BR-61 · The account identifier for the credit transfer is missingError
- BR-DE-1 · Payment details are missingError
- BR-DE-19 · The IBAN for the bank transfer does not look correctWarning
- BR-DE-23-a · The bank account for the transfer is missingError
Business terms
BG-16, BG-17
Rule versions
CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16
CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17