EN 16931 core rules
BR-10: Buyer postal address (BG-8) is required
What this rule requires
Buyer postal address (BG-8) is required.
ExampleEN 16931 (UBL)
An invoice built like a valid one, except for this:
<cac:Party>
<cbc:EndpointID schemeID="0088">7300010000001</cbc:EndpointID>
<cac:PostalAddress>
<cbc:CityName>Berlin</cbc:CityName>
<cac:Country>
<cbc:IdentificationCode>DE</cbc:IdentificationCode>
</cac:Country>
</cac:PostalAddress>
<cac:PartyLegalEntity>
<cbc:RegistrationName>Seller Co</cbc:RegistrationName>
</cac:PartyLegalEntity>
<cac:Contact>
<cbc:Name>Support</cbc:Name>
<cbc:Telephone>+49 30 0000000</cbc:Telephone>
<cbc:ElectronicMail>support@seller.example</cbc:ElectronicMail>
</cac:Contact>
</cac:Party>The validator says: Buyer postal address (BG-8) is required and the document does not contain it.
How to fix it
Add Buyer postal address to the invoice.
Frequently asked questions
- What does BR-10 mean?
- Buyer postal address (BG-8) is required. The rule runs under EN 16931 (UBL), Peppol BIS 3.0, and XRechnung 3.0 (UBL).
- How do I fix BR-10?
- Add Buyer postal address to the invoice. In UBL the element is /Invoice/cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress.
Runs under these profiles
- EN 16931 (UBL)
- Peppol BIS 3.0
- XRechnung 3.0 (UBL)
Element path
- Buyer postal address (BG-8)UBL /Invoice/cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddressCII /CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/BuyerTradeParty/PostalTradeAddressRead from what WorkAlio's CII parser accepts — there is no CII writer yet, so this path is not independently verified the way the UBL path is.