Add meaningful note text if needed. Invoice Navigator detects this error and prompts for the required business data before applying a safe fix.

Is BR-40 a critical error?

BR-40 is a warning that may not always cause rejection, but it indicates a potential compliance issue that should be addressed to ensure full compatibility.

Can BR-40 be automatically fixed?

BR-40 requires specific business data to resolve. Invoice Navigator detects the error and guides you through providing the needed information, then applies the fix with full audit documentation.

Which accounting software causes BR-40?

BR-40 is commonly seen in exports from All invoicing software. These software packages sometimes generate invoices that need adjustment to meet full compliance standards.

Error codes · peppol-bis-3

BR-40Fixable here

Note text should be meaningful

This is the rejection, word for word: „[BR-40] Invoice notes should provide useful information in an appropriate language.“

What to have readyInvoice Note

What we doAdd meaningful note text if needed.

Choose the rejected invoiceor drop it here

XRechnung XML or ZUGFeRD PDF. Checking is free · corrected file €1.90 · the first every 30 days is free · no sign-up.

What the finding looks likeExample

FindingValue missing · BR-40

Location/Invoice/cbc:Note

From youInvoice Note

ThenPassed

ProofSHA-256 and /verify link after the check

Often appears together with

BR-31Each Document level allowance (BG-20) shall have a Document level allowance...BR-AE-01Missing reverse charge VAT summary