Validation rules

BR-IC-02

The invoice has intra-community supply (K) lines, which require both the seller VAT identifier (BT-31) and the buyer VAT identifier (BT-48); the seller tax registration number (BT-32) is not accepted here.

Rule
BR-IC-02official EN 16931 / XRechnung rule
Severity
error
Business term
BT-48 — Buyer VAT identifier
Field in your JSON
invoice.buyer.vat_id
Detected by
tier 3 — KoSIT validator (authoritative)
Reachability
Triggerable from your request JSON (generate & validate)

How to fix it

Set invoice.seller.vat_id and invoice.buyer.vat_id.

BR-IC-02 auf Deutsch — was bedeutet der Fehler?

Die Rechnung enthält Positionen zur innergemeinschaftlichen Lieferung (Kategorie K); dafür sind sowohl die USt-IdNr. des Verkäufers (BT-31) als auch die USt-IdNr. des Käufers (BT-48) Pflicht — die Steuernummer (BT-32) genügt hier nicht.

So beheben Sie den Fehler

Setzen Sie invoice.seller.vat_id und invoice.buyer.vat_id.

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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