Error Guide

🇩🇪 DE-R-010: The element "Deliver to city" (BT-77) shall be provided if the group... in Germany

ErrorMandatoryNeeds Input

Delivery city is missing. When a delivery address is provided in German invoices, the delivery city (BT-77) is required.

Quick Facts

Severity

Error (rejection)

Ruleset

EN 16931

Fix Confidence

80%

Mandate

B2B Mandatory

Fix Type

Needs input

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 covers 147 XRechnung 3.0.2 rules for Germany.

How to Fix DE-R-010

1
Locate the field
Check cbc:CompanyID at //cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyTaxScheme/cbc:CompanyID. The current value does not meet the rule requirements for DE-R-010.
2
Set the correct value
This requires user input to resolve. Provide the correct value for `cac:Address` (BT-77).
3
Re-validate your invoice
Upload the corrected invoice to confirm DE-R-010 is resolved.

Example: Before & After

Before (invalid)

<cac:DeliveryLocation>
  <cac:Address><!-- invalid or missing value --></cac:Address>
</cac:DeliveryLocation>

After (fixed)

<cac:DeliveryLocation>
  <cac:Address>correct-value</cac:Address>
</cac:DeliveryLocation>

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

•Delivery address provided but city missing
•BT-77 Deliver to city required when BG-15 used
•cbc:CityName in delivery address empty or absent
•Partial delivery address invalid for XRechnung
•German validation requires complete delivery info

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