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BR-08

EN 16931-1 layer: en16931

Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5

What does BR-08 mean? The invoice is missing the Seller postal address (BG-5). At minimum the seller country code is required.

Why did my invoice fail BR-08?

The invoice must contain the Seller postal address (BG-5), the group of address elements locating the seller for tax and correspondence. At minimum the address structure must be present so downstream rules (like the country code) can apply. In UBL it is cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress.

Official rule text

An Invoice shall contain the Seller postal address.

Common causes

• The Seller cac:PostalAddress element is missing entirely.
• Address data was placed under a different party (e.g. TaxRepresentativeParty) instead of the seller.
• The PostalAddress element exists but is empty with no address lines or country.
• Only a physical/delivery address was supplied, not the seller's postal address.

How do I fix it?

<cac:Party><cac:PostalAddress><cbc:StreetName>Hauptstrasse 1</cbc:StreetName><cbc:CityName>Berlin</cbc:CityName><cbc:PostalZone>10115</cbc:PostalZone><cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode>DE</cbc:IdentificationCode></cac:Country></cac:PostalAddress></cac:Party>

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