Error Guide

🇩🇪 BR-DE-25-b: Payment code 59 (direct debit) must not include Credit Transfer (BG-17) or... in Germany

ErrorMandatoryAuto-fixable

Payment code 59 (direct debit) must not include Credit Transfer (BG-17) or Card Payment (BG-18) sections. Only Direct Debit Mandate (BG-19) should be present for SEPA direct debit payments.

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.

Invoice Navigator automatically fixes this error. No manual intervention needed.

Invoice Navigator covers 147 XRechnung 3.0.2 rules for Germany.

How to Fix BR-DE-25-b

1
Find the missing or empty field
Check cbc:PrimaryAccountNumberID at //cac:PaymentMeans[cbc:PaymentMeansCode='48' or cbc:PaymentMeansCode='54' or cbc:PaymentMeansCode='55']/cac:CardAccount/cbc:PrimaryAccountNumberID. This field is required but is either missing or empty.
2
Set the required value
Invoice Navigator automatically fixes this issue by correcting the `cac:PayeeFinancialAccount` element in your Invoice (BR-DE-25-b).
3
Re-validate your invoice
Upload the corrected invoice to confirm BR-DE-25-b is resolved.

Example: Before & After

Before (invalid)

<cac:PaymentMeans>
  <cac:PayeeFinancialAccount>INVALID_CODE</cac:PayeeFinancialAccount>
</cac:PaymentMeans>

After (fixed)

<cac:PaymentMeans>
  <cac:PayeeFinancialAccount>VALID_CODE</cac:PayeeFinancialAccount>
</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

•Direct debit payment has transfer or card details
•PaymentMeansCode 59 with BG-17 or BG-18 present
•Mixed payment types in single payment instruction
•Transfer/card sections not removed for direct debit
•Template exports all payment sections regardless of type

Fix BR-DE-25-b automatically

Upload your invoice and let Invoice Navigator auto-remediate this error.

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