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KoSIT BR-DE Validation Errors

Complete reference for German XRechnung business rules and validation errors.

KoSIT BR-DE Validation ErrorsWhen to start with validator errorsBR-DE validation errors listRecommended triage orderValidate Your XRechnungUseful next steps

When to start with validator errors#

Start here after you already generated XML and the validator is blocking submission. Fix the structural blocker first, then move on to lower-severity follow-up findings and data-cleanup issues.

BR-DE validation errors list#

BR-DE-1 A German invoice must include the buyer's address
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-2 Seller contact details must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-3 Seller city must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-4 Seller postal code must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-5 Seller country must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-6 Seller name must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-7 Buyer name must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-8 Value added tax point date code must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-9 Invoice currency code must be EUR
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-10 No invoice lines for allowances or charges
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-11 Payment terms must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-12 Invoice must have at least one invoice line
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-13 Buyer reference must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-14 Seller tax representative party must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-15 Leitweg-ID must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-16 Business process type must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-17 Object identifier must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-18 Seller features must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-19 Project reference must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-20 Contract reference must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-DE-21 Specification identifier must be provided
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-CO-3 Value added tax point date and date code are mutually exclusive
ERROR

Co-occurrence

BR-CO-4 Each invoice line must have a VAT category code
ERROR

Co-occurrence

BR-CO-9 VAT identifiers must carry an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country prefix
ERROR

Co-occurrence

BR-CO-10 Sum of invoice line net amount must equal the total of all line nets
ERROR

Co-occurrence

BR-CO-11 Sum of document-level allowances must equal the total of all allowance amounts
ERROR

Co-occurrence

BR-CO-13 Invoice total without VAT must equal line total minus allowances plus charges
ERROR

Co-occurrence

BR-CO-14 Invoice total VAT amount must equal the sum of VAT category tax amounts
ERROR

Co-occurrence

BR-CO-15 Invoice total with VAT must equal total without VAT plus total VAT
ERROR

Co-occurrence

BR-CO-16 Amount due for payment must equal total with VAT minus paid plus rounding
ERROR

Co-occurrence

BR-CO-17 VAT category tax amount must equal taxable amount times rate divided by 100
ERROR

Co-occurrence

BR-CO-25 Positive amount due requires payment due date or payment terms
ERROR

Co-occurrence

BR-CO-26 Seller must be identifiable by an identifier, legal registration ID, or VAT ID
ERROR

Co-occurrence

BR-S-1 Standard-rated lines require a matching VAT breakdown row
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-S-5 Standard-rated VAT breakdown rate must be greater than zero
ERROR

Business Rule

BR-S-8 Standard-rated taxable amount must equal line nets plus charges minus allowances at the same rate
ERROR

Business Rule

Recommended triage order#

KoSIT BR-DE Validation Errors

Complete reference for BR-DE validation errors in German XRechnung, with business rules, fixes, and implementation guidance for EN 16931 compliance.

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Complete reference for XRechnung fields, business terms, and requirements

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Common code lists for e-invoices: VAT categories, payment means, units, and more

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Useful next steps#

These jumps help teams move from a failing report to a corrected invoice workflow faster.

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