Error Guide

🇩🇪 BR-DE-2: Die Gruppe "SELLER CONTACT" (BG-6) muss übermittelt werden. in Germany

ErrorMandatoryNeeds Input

German XRechnung requires a Seller Contact section (BG-6). Contact details for the seller must be provided.

Quick Facts

Severity

Error (rejection)

Ruleset

XRechnung (Germany)

Mandate

B2B Mandatory

Fix Type

Needs input

Why This Matters in Germany

Germany requires e-invoicing using XRechnung (UBL), XRechnung (CII), ZUGFeRD 2.x. Invoices with this error will be rejected. They cannot be processed for Germany compliance.

Invoice Navigator covers 147 XRechnung 3.0.2 rules for Germany.

How to Fix BR-DE-2

1
Identify the missing data
German XRechnung requires a Seller Contact section (BG-6). Contact details for the seller must be provided.
2
Provide the required value
This requires user input to resolve. Provide the correct value for `cac:Contact` (BG-6) (BR-DE-2).
3
Re-validate your invoice
Upload the corrected invoice to confirm BR-DE-2 is resolved.

Example: Before & After

Before (invalid)

<cac:Party>
  <cac:Contact><!-- invalid or missing value --></cac:Contact>
</cac:Party>

After (fixed)

<cac:Party>
  <cac:Contact>correct-value</cac:Contact>
</cac:Party>

Germany E-Invoicing Requirements

Phase

Status

Scope

B2G

Live (Nov 2020)

All federal suppliers

B2B receiving

Live (Jan 2025)

All German businesses

B2B sending

Jan 2027

>€800K annual revenue

B2B sending

Jan 2028

All businesses

Common Causes

•Seller contact information missing for XRechnung
•BG-6 SELLER CONTACT group not transmitted
•German invoice requires seller contact details
•Contact/Name or Contact/Telephone missing
•Export template missing seller contact section

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