Validation rules

BR-IC-12 — EN 16931 rule

An intra-community supply (VAT category K) must state the deliver-to country (BT-80).

Rule: BR-IC-12 — official EN 16931 / XRechnung rule
Severity: error
Business term: BT-80 — Deliver-to country code
Field in your JSON: invoice.delivery_address.country

How to fix it

Set invoice.delivery_address with the destination country (and city/postal code — XRechnung requires them once the address is present).

BR-IC-12 auf Deutsch — was bedeutet der Fehler?

Eine innergemeinschaftliche Lieferung (Kategorie K) muss das Lieferland (BT-80) nennen.

So beheben Sie den Fehler

Setzen Sie invoice.delivery_address mit dem Bestimmungsland — die XRechnung verlangt zusätzlich Ort und Postleitzahl, sobald die Anschrift vorhanden ist.

Related rules

BR-57 — A deliver-to address (BG-15) must contain a country code (BT-80).
BR-IC-11 — An intra-community supply (VAT category K) must state the actual delivery date (BT-72) or an invoicing…
BR-IC-10 — Lines use VAT category "K" (intra-community supply) but no exemption reason (BT-120) or reason code (BT-121)…
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

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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