Error Guide

🇩🇪 BR-DEX-12: Missing third party payment description. When using third party payment... in Germany

ErrorMandatoryAuto-fixable

Missing third party payment description. When using third party payment group (BG-DEX-09), a description (BT-DEX-003) is required.

Quick Facts

Severity

Error (rejection)

Ruleset

XRechnung (Germany)

Fix Confidence

75%

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-DEX-12

Invoice Navigator automatically fixes this Invoice compliance issue by updating the relevant XML elements (BR-DEX-12).

Example: Before & After

Before (invalid)

<Invoice>
  <!-- Issue: When using third party payment group (BG-DEX-09), a descript -->
</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

>€800K annual revenue

B2B sending

Jan 2028

All businesses

Common Causes

•Third party payment group missing description
•BG-DEX-09 present but BT-DEX-003 description missing
•Third party payment section without explanation text
•Payment description not mapped in export
•XRechnung extension requires payment description

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