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BR-25

EN 16931-1 layer: en16931

Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5

What does BR-25 mean? Each invoice line (BG-25) must have an Item name (BT-153). Add cac:InvoiceLine/cac:Item/cbc:Name.

Why did my invoice fail BR-25?

Each Invoice line (BG-25) must contain the Item name (BT-153), a human-readable name of the goods or service being billed on that line. The name is what a person reads to understand what was purchased, independent of any coded item identifiers. This rule ensures every line describes its item in words.

Official rule text

Each Invoice line (BG-25) shall contain the Item name (BT-153).

Common causes

• The cac:Item block has no cbc:Name element.
• Only a coded identifier (cac:SellersItemIdentification / StandardItemIdentification) was provided, with no textual Name.
• The name was mapped to cbc:Description instead of the required cbc:Name element.

How do I fix it?

<cac:Item>
  <cbc:Name>Blue ballpoint pen, box of 50</cbc:Name>
</cac:Item>

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