Validation rules
BR-IC-11 — EN 16931 rule
An intra-community supply (VAT category K) must state the actual delivery date (BT-72) or an invoicing period (BG-14).
- Rule
BR-IC-11— official EN 16931 / XRechnung rule- Severity
- error
- Business term
BT-72— Delivery date- Field in your JSON
invoice.delivery_date
How to fix it
Set invoice.delivery_date, or invoice.invoicing_period with start_date and/or end_date.
BR-IC-11 auf Deutsch — was bedeutet der Fehler?
Eine innergemeinschaftliche Lieferung (Kategorie K) muss das tatsächliche Lieferdatum (BT-72) oder einen Abrechnungszeitraum (BG-14) nennen.
So beheben Sie den Fehler
Setzen Sie invoice.delivery_date — oder invoice.invoicing_period mit start_date und/oder end_date.
Related rules
BR-DE-TMP-32— The invoice states no delivery/service date — provide the actual delivery date (BT-72), an invoicing period…BR-IC-10— Lines use VAT category "K" (intra-community supply) but no exemption reason (BT-120) or reason code (BT-121)…BR-IC-12— An intra-community supply (VAT category K) must state the deliver-to country (BT-80).BR-IC-09— The tax amount (BT-117) of the intra-community (K) breakdown must be 0.BR-IC-08— The taxable amount (BT-116) of the intra-community (K) breakdown does not equal the sum of line net amounts…BR-IC-07— A document-level charge with VAT category "K" (intra-community supply) must have a VAT rate of 0.
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.
Or try it live: drop any XRechnung XML on the free validator — same KoSIT-backed report, no account.