Rule reference

BR-DE-1: An XRechnung invoice must contain payment instructions (BG-16)

What it means

An XRechnung invoice must contain payment instructions (BG-16).

How to fix it

Add a PaymentMeans block (UBL: cac:PaymentMeans; CII: ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementPaymentMeans) with a payment means code, e.g. 58 for SEPA credit transfer.

Official message

Eine Rechnung (INVOICE) muss Angaben zu "PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS" (BG-16) enthalten.

Rule details

Rule set

XRechnung 3.0 rules (KoSIT): XRechnung 3.0.2 (rules 2.6.0) from KoSIT

Severity

Error. An invoice that breaks this rule is not valid.

Formats

UBL and CII

Check your invoice

To check invoices from your own software, use the API: see the API reference.

Related rules

• BR-DE-2: The seller contact group (BG-6) is missing
• BR-DE-3: The seller's city (BT-37) is missing
• BR-DE-4: The seller's post code (BT-38) is missing
• BR-DE-5: The seller contact point (BT-41) is missing
• BR-DE-6: The seller contact telephone number (BT-42) is missing