Error Guide

🇩🇪 BR-DE-24-a: Payment code 48, 54, or 55 (card payment) requires Card Payment details... in Germany

ErrorMandatoryAuto-fixable

Payment code 48, 54, or 55 (card payment) requires Card Payment details (BG-18). You specified card payment but didn't include card information.

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-24-a

Invoice Navigator automatically fixes this issue by correcting the `cac:CardAccount` element in your Invoice (BR-DE-24-a).

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

•Card payment code used but BG-18 missing
•PaymentMeansCode 48/54/55 without PAYMENT CARD section
•Card payment selected but card details not exported
•Template missing BG-18 for card payment types
•Payment method mismatch with card information

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