errorDEUXRechnung (Germany)

`BR-DE-19`:German IBAN format required

German bank account should be valid IBAN.

Severity

Fatal

Rule set

XRechnung (Germany)

Country

DEU

Fix type

BLOCKED

Engine Classification

Financial or legal field · Modification blocked by policy

Reason: German IBAN format is strictly validated. Please verify your bank account details with your financial institution.

What is BR-DE-19?

BR-DE-19 is a fatal validation rule defined in the XRechnung (Germany) specification (DEU national rules). It validates the ID element under PaymentMeans > PayeeFinancialAccount in the UBL invoice XML.

When this rule fires, the invoice is non-compliant and will be rejected by Peppol access points and national validation services. The sending system receives a rejection response and the invoice does not reach the buyer.

Target path: XPath: /Invoice/cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PayeeFinancialAccount/cbc:ID

This error requires manual correction — financial fields are protected by policy.Get API Access

Why This Error Matters

Invoice rejected. SEPA payments require valid IBANs for European bank transfers.

BR-DE-19 is a hard failure. Invoices that trigger this rule are rejected at the access point and never reach the recipient. In Peppol networks, this means your sending system receives an MLR (Message Level Response) with a rejection status. The invoice must be corrected and re-sent, adding delay to your payment cycle.

Validator Behavior

·Causes invoice rejection
·Rejected by XRechnung endpoints
·Error returned: BR-DE-19
·Specification: XRechnung (Germany)

How to Fix It

Check IBAN

PayeeFinancialAccount/ID value

Use full IBAN

DE89370400440532013000

Before / After

Failing XML

<Invoice>
  <!-- Issue: German SEPA payments require valid IBAN format for payment a -->
</Invoice>

Corrected XML

<Invoice>
  <!-- Issue resolved per XRechnung (Germany) -->
</Invoice>

Technical Reference

XPathXPath: /Invoice/cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PayeeFinancialAccount/cbc:ID

SpecXRechnung (Germany)

StrategyBLOCKED: Bank account numbers are sensitive financial data. We cannot correct or guess IBANs - an incorrect IBAN could route payments to wrong accounts. Must be verified by source.

Common Causes

·Payment account is not valid IBAN for SEPA
·BT-84 contains invalid IBAN for SEPA payment
·German bank transfer requires valid IBAN format
·Account identifier not IBAN when SEPA payment used
·PayeeFinancialAccount/ID fails IBAN validation

Seeing this in production? The API handles BR-DE-19 automatically. See the fix response →

Frequently Asked Questions

German bank account should be valid IBAN.

Review your Invoice XML structure and correct the issue described by this rule. Check relevant cbc: and cac: elements per XRechnung (Germany) (BR-DE-19). This error involves a protected field — Invoice Navigator flags it in your pipeline so your team can correct it at the source.

Yes, BR-DE-19 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.

BR-DE-19 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.

Detect BR-DE-19 Before Submission

This error involves a financial or legal field that cannot be auto-modified. The compliance engine flags it immediately with a clear diagnosis so your team can fix it at the source.

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BR-DE-19:German IBAN format required