BR-09: what it means and how to fix it
The seller's postal address must contain a country code.
| Rule | BR-09 |
|---|---|
| Standard | EN 16931-1, the European standard for electronic invoices |
| Severity | Error (the invoice is not conformant) |
| Concerns | BT-40: Seller country code |
How to fix it
Add the seller's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, for example DE.
Where the field is in the XML
| Term | CII (XRechnung-CII, ZUGFeRD, Factur-X) | UBL (XRechnung-UBL, Peppol) |
|---|---|---|
| BT-40 Seller country code | ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CountryID | cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress/cac:Country/cbc:IdentificationCode |
From your code
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/xml" \
--data-binary @invoice.xml "https://agent-data-tools.revmesh2074.workers.dev/einvoice/validate"The answer lists every broken rule with its number, the field, a message with the figures from your file and the fix. E-invoice API: validate, convert to JSON, and create XRechnung or ZUGFeRD XML from JSON.
Questions
What does BR-09 mean?
The seller's postal address must contain a country code. It is a rule of EN 16931-1, the European standard for electronic invoices.
How do I fix BR-09?
Add the seller's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, for example DE.
Is BR-09 an error or a warning?
An error: a validator reports the invoice as not conformant, and a recipient that validates incoming e-invoices can reject it.
Rule numbers are those of EN 16931-1; the explanation is ours. Not tax or legal advice.