How do I fix BR-DE-16?

This requires user input to resolve. Provide the correct value for `cbc:CompanyID` (BT-31). Invoice Navigator detects this error and prompts for the required business data before applying a safe fix.

Is BR-DE-16 a critical error?

Yes, BR-DE-16 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-DE-16 be automatically fixed?

BR-DE-16 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.

Error codes · XRechnung · Germany

BR-DE-16Fixable here

Seller VAT ID or tax number required

This is the rejection, word for word: „[BR-DE-16] Seller must have VAT ID or tax registration number.“

What to have readySeller VAT ID

What we doThis requires user input to resolve. Provide the correct value for `cbc:CompanyID` (BT-31).

Choose the rejected invoiceor drop it here

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If you enter it yourself in your invoicing software

Before

<cac:PartyTaxScheme>
  <cbc:CompanyID>INVALID_CODE</cbc:CompanyID>
</cac:PartyTaxScheme>

After

<cac:PartyTaxScheme>
  <cbc:CompanyID>VALID_CODE</cbc:CompanyID>
</cac:PartyTaxScheme>

What the finding looks likeExample

FindingValue missing · BR-DE-16

Location/Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyTaxScheme/cbc:CompanyID

From youSeller VAT ID

ThenPassed

ProofSHA-256 and /verify link after the check

Often appears together with

BR-DE-15Buyer reference (Leitweg-ID) mandatory BR-DE-17Seller contact information (name, phone, email) required in XRechnung