What causes the BR-61 error?

Country of origin must use ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

Update the `cbc:PaymentMeansCode` element to use a value from the allowed code list. This error involves a protected field — Invoice Navigator flags it in your pipeline so your team can correct it at the source.

Is BR-61 a critical error?

Yes, BR-61 is a critical error that will cause invoice rejection. It must be fixed before submission to ensure your invoice is accepted by the recipient's system.

Can BR-61 be automatically fixed?

BR-61 involves a financial or legal field that cannot be auto-modified by policy. Invoice Navigator detects and flags this error immediately, but the correction must be made manually in your ERP or invoicing software.

Error codes · EN 16931

BR-61Partly

Payment account identifier required for credit transfer types

This is the rejection, word for word: „[BR-61] If Payment means type code (BT-81) is SEPA credit transfer, Local credit transfer or Non-SEPA international credit transfer, Payment account identifier (BT-84) must be present.“

What to have readyThe correct figures from your bookkeeping; we show you which field is affected.

What we doUpdate the `cbc:PaymentMeansCode` element to use a value from the allowed code list.

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If you enter it yourself in your invoicing software

Before

<cac:PaymentMeans>
  <cbc:PaymentMeansCode>INVALID_CODE</cbc:PaymentMeansCode>
</cac:PaymentMeans>

After

<cac:PaymentMeans>
  <cbc:PaymentMeansCode>VALID_CODE</cbc:PaymentMeansCode>
</cac:PaymentMeans>

What the finding looks likeExample

FindingNeeds your check · BR-61

Location//cac:Item/cac:OriginCountry/cbc:IdentificationCode

From youThe correct figures

ThenChecked again

ProofSHA-256 and /verify link after the check

Often appears together with

BR-08Seller must have postal address BR-10Buyer must have postal address