BR-DE-9 XRechnung: buyer postcode missing

XRechnung requires the buyer's postcode.

What the rule says

Das Element "Buyer post code" (BT-53) muss übermittelt werden.

The rule's official wording (CEN / KoSIT). The German XRechnung rules are published in German.

Why it happens

The customer's address has no postcode (BT-53).

How to fix it

Add the postcode to the customer's address.

Applies to

XRechnung only (German rules by KoSIT).

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More about BR-DE-9

XRechnung requires the buyer's post code. Many public bodies have a separate post code for their invoice address, sometimes a PO box code, so use the one from their invoicing instructions rather than the visitor address on their website.

Write the code without a country prefix. For buyers in countries without post codes, this rule can't be satisfied with an empty value, so check with the buyer what they expect.

The fields involved

BT-53 Buyer post code: CII ram:BuyerTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:PostcodeCode; UBL cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress/cbc:PostalZone

Typical situations

The post code was typed into the city field.
The customer record came from a list that had no post code column.

Example

The buyer's post code in CII:

<ram:PostalTradeAddress>
  <ram:PostcodeCode>80331</ram:PostcodeCode>
  ...
</ram:PostalTradeAddress>