Reference

BR-CL-16 Payment means code must come from UNCL4461

The payment means type code (BT-81) must be coded using the UNCL4461 code list.

BT-81 tells the buyer how to pay and decides which payment details the invoice needs: for a credit transfer (30 or 58), the payment account identifier (BT-84) is required (BR-61). The rule fails when an ERP exports the payment method as text ("SEPA", "Bank transfer") or as an internal number. Map each payment method in the ERP to one UNCL4461 code. Example: payment by SEPA credit transfer to an IBAN uses BT-81 = 58.

Solution

Set BT-81 to a valid UNCL4461 code, e.g. 30 (credit transfer), 58 (SEPA credit transfer), 59 (SEPA direct debit) or 48 (bank card). In UBL, the code is in cac:PaymentMeans/cbc:PaymentMeansCode; in CII, in ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementPaymentMeans/ram:TypeCode.

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Valid Examples

BT-81 = 58 — SEPA credit transfer
BT-81 = 59 — SEPA direct debit

Invalid Examples

BT-81 = SEPA — free text instead of a code
BT-81 = 999 — not a UNCL4461 code

Code Examples

Valid XML

<cac:PaymentMeans>
  <cbc:PaymentMeansCode>58</cbc:PaymentMeansCode>
</cac:PaymentMeans>

Invalid XML

<cac:PaymentMeans>
  <cbc:PaymentMeansCode>SEPA</cbc:PaymentMeansCode>
</cac:PaymentMeans>

Affected Fields

BT-81 Payment means type code

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