BR-DE-28
Error Guide
š©šŖ BR-DE-28: Seller Contact Email Must Have Valid Format in Germany
ErrorMandatoryAuto-fixable
Contact email addresses must be valid email format. The email must contain proper structure with username, @ symbol, and domain. Invalid email addresses fail schema validation.
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-28
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Example: Before & After
Before (invalid)
<Invoice> <!-- Issue: XRechnung requires seller contact email to have valid format --> </Invoice>
After (fixed)
<Invoice> <!-- Issue resolved per XRechnung (Germany) --> </Invoice>
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
>ā¬800K annual revenue
B2B sending
Jan 2028
All businesses
Common Causes
- ā¢Typo in email address (missing @, double dots)
- ā¢Invalid domain format
- ā¢Spaces accidentally included in email
- ā¢Placeholder text left instead of real email
- ā¢Copy/paste error corrupted the email address
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