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Validation rules

BR-18

A seller tax representative (BG-11) must state the representative's name (BT-62).

Rule
BR-18 — official EN 16931 / XRechnung rule
Severity
error
Business term
BT-62
Detected by
tier 3 — KoSIT validator (authoritative)
Reachability
Not expressible through the normbill invoice model — documented for completeness

The normbill invoice model has no tax representative party (BG-11).

How to fix it

Add cac:PartyName/cbc:Name to cac:TaxRepresentativeParty.

BR-18 auf Deutsch — was bedeutet der Fehler?

Ein Steuervertreter des Verkäufers (BG-11) ist angegeben, aber sein Name (BT-62) fehlt.

So beheben Sie den Fehler

Ergänzen Sie cac:PartyName/cbc:Name in cac:TaxRepresentativeParty.

Official sources

  • XRechnung specification (KoSIT / xeinkauf.de)
  • KoSIT validator on GitHub and the XRechnung validator configuration

Every 422 from the API lists the rule id, the path in your request JSON, a plain-language message and a suggested fix — see the docs overview for the report format.