What causes the BR-49 error?

Seller and buyer should include legal registration identification.

This requires user input to resolve. Provide the correct value for `cac:PaymentMeans` (BG-16). Invoice Navigator detects this error and prompts for the required business data before applying a safe fix.

Is BR-49 a critical error?

BR-49 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-49 be automatically fixed?

BR-49 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-49?

BR-49 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 · EN 16931

BR-49In your invoicing software

A Payment instruction (BG-16) shall specify the Payment means type code (BT-81)

This is the rejection, word for word: „[BR-49] A Payment instruction (BG-16) shall specify the Payment means type code (BT-81). This applies to the `cac:PaymentMeans` element in the invoice XML.“

What to have readyNothing. The file has to be re-exported from your invoicing software; we check it again afterwards.

What we doThis requires user input to resolve. Provide the correct value for `cac:PaymentMeans` (BG-16).

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If you enter it yourself in your invoicing software

Before

<Invoice>
  <cac:PaymentMeans>INVALID_CODE</cac:PaymentMeans>
</Invoice>

After

<Invoice>
  <cac:PaymentMeans>VALID_CODE</cac:PaymentMeans>
</Invoice>

Element order is part of the rule: if the element sits in the wrong place, the validator rejects with BR-49.

What the finding looks likeExample

FindingStructure invalid · BR-49

Location//cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PayeeFinancialAccount/cbc:Name

From youA re-exported file

ThenRe-export

ProofSHA-256 and /verify link after the check

Often appears together with

BR-27The Item net price (BT-146) shall NOT be negative.BR-29Invoice period end date before start date