Validation rules

BR-65 — EN 16931 rule

An item classification code (BT-158) has no scheme identifier.

Rule: BR-65 — official EN 16931 / XRechnung rule
Severity: error
Business term: BT-158 — Item classification code
Field in your JSON: invoice.lines[*].classifications[*].code
Detected by: tier 3 — KoSIT validator (authoritative)
Reachability: Not expressible through the normbill invoice model — documented for completeness

The request schema requires classifications[i].scheme on every classification; the serializer always writes listID.

How to fix it

Set the listID attribute on cac:CommodityClassification/cbc:ItemClassificationCode.

BR-65 auf Deutsch — was bedeutet der Fehler?

Einem Artikel-Klassifikationscode (BT-158) fehlt die Listenkennung.

So beheben Sie den Fehler

Setzen Sie das listID-Attribut auf cac:CommodityClassification/cbc:ItemClassificationCode. Über normbill ist classifications[i].scheme Pflicht.

Related rules

BR-64 — An item standard identifier (BT-157) has no scheme identifier.
BR-63 — The buyer electronic address (BT-49) has no scheme identifier.
BR-62 — The seller electronic address (BT-34) has no scheme identifier.
BR-61 — The payment means is a credit transfer (code 30 or 58), so a payment account identifier (IBAN, BT-84) is…
BR-57 — A deliver-to address (BG-15) must contain a country code (BT-80).
BR-56 — A seller tax representative (BG-11) must carry the representative's VAT identifier (BT-63).

Official sources

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.

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