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BR-09

EN 16931-1 layer: en16931

Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5

What does BR-09 mean? The invoice is missing the Seller country code (BT-40). Provide it as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code inside the seller postal address.

Why did my invoice fail BR-09?

The Seller postal address (BG-5) must include a Seller country code (BT-40), identifying the country where the seller is located. This drives VAT treatment and cross-border handling. In UBL it is cac:PostalAddress/cac:Country/cbc:IdentificationCode and must be a valid ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.

Official rule text

The Seller postal address (BG-5) shall contain a Seller country code (BT-40).

Common causes

• The Country/IdentificationCode under the seller postal address is missing.
• A country name (e.g. 'Germany') was used instead of the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
• An invalid or obsolete two-letter code was supplied.
• The code was placed on the buyer address but omitted for the seller.

How do I fix it?

<cac:PostalAddress><cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode>DE</cbc:IdentificationCode></cac:Country></cac:PostalAddress>

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BR-01 · BR-02 · BR-03 · BR-04 · BR-05 · BR-06 · BR-07 · BR-08