Error Guide

🇩🇪 BR-DE-23-b: Payment code 30 or 58 (bank transfer) must not include Card Payment (BG-18)... in Germany

ErrorMandatoryAuto-fixable

Payment code 30 or 58 (bank transfer) must not include Card Payment (BG-18) or Direct Debit (BG-19) sections. Only Credit Transfer should be present.

Quick Facts

Severity

Error (rejection)

Ruleset

XRechnung (Germany)

Fix Confidence

80%

Mandate

B2B Mandatory

Fix Type

Automatic

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.

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How to Fix BR-DE-23-b

Invoice Navigator automatically fixes this issue by correcting the `cac:CardAccount` element in your Invoice (BR-DE-23-b).

Example: Before & After

Before (invalid)

<cac:PaymentMeans>
  <cac:CardAccount>INVALID_CODE</cac:CardAccount>
</cac:PaymentMeans>

After (fixed)

<cac:PaymentMeans>
  <cac:CardAccount>VALID_CODE</cac:CardAccount>
</cac:PaymentMeans>

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

•Credit transfer payment has card or mandate details
•PaymentMeansCode 30/58 with BG-18 or BG-19 present
•Mixed payment types in single payment instruction
•Card/mandate sections not removed for bank transfer
•Template exports all payment sections regardless of type

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