BR-DE-11 in your own invoice? Upload the file and find every error in seconds.
What does BR-DE-11 mean?
The element "Deliver to post code" (BT-78) must be sent whenever the group "DELIVER TO ADDRESS" (BG-15) is sent. This is a national add-on rule from KoSIT (XRechnung). It goes beyond EN 16931 and is mandatory for German e-invoices.
Common causes of BR-DE-11
- The element required by the German KoSIT rule is missing from the XML.
- The value appears only in the PDF, not in the structured data set.
- The entry was left empty.
How to fix BR-DE-11
- Find the faulty spot in the XML. Open the XML of the invoice and go to field BT-78 along this XPath:
//ram:ShipToTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:PostcodeCode - Apply the fix. If a separate deliver to address (BG-15) is given, the deliver to post code (BT-78) must be set in 'ram:ShipToTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:PostcodeCode'.
- Validate again. Save the file and validate it again to check that BR-DE-11 is no longer reported.
Concrete fix
If a separate deliver to address (BG-15) is given, the deliver to post code (BT-78) must be set in 'ram:ShipToTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:PostcodeCode'.
XPath
//ram:ShipToTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:PostcodeCodeFrequent questions about BR-DE-11
How do I fix BR-DE-11?
If a separate deliver to address (BG-15) is given, the deliver to post code (BT-78) must be set in 'ram:ShipToTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:PostcodeCode'.
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