EN 16931 core rules
BR-11: Buyer country code (BT-55) is required
What this rule requires
Buyer country code (BT-55) is required.
ExampleEN 16931 (UBL)
An invoice built like a valid one, except for this:
<cac:Country>
<cbc:IdentificationCode>DE</cbc:IdentificationCode>
</cac:Country>The validator says: Buyer country code (BT-55) is required and the document does not contain it.
How to fix it
Add Buyer country code to the invoice.
Frequently asked questions
- What does BR-11 mean?
- Buyer country code (BT-55) is required. The rule runs under EN 16931 (UBL), Peppol BIS 3.0, and XRechnung 3.0 (UBL).
- How do I fix BR-11?
- Add Buyer country code to the invoice. In UBL the element is /Invoice/cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress/cac:Country/cbc:IdentificationCode.
Runs under these profiles
- EN 16931 (UBL)
- Peppol BIS 3.0
- XRechnung 3.0 (UBL)
Element path
- Buyer country code (BT-55)UBL /Invoice/cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress/cac:Country/cbc:IdentificationCodeCII /CrossIndustryInvoice/SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/BuyerTradeParty/PostalTradeAddress/CountryIDRead 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.