# BR-57

> Each Deliver to address (BG-15) shall contain a Deliver to country code (BT-80).

Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5

Canonical: https://einvoicecheck.eu/rules/br-57

## Official rule text

Each Deliver to address (BG-15) shall contain a Deliver to country code (BT-80).

## Why did my invoice fail BR-57?

Whenever an invoice includes a delivery address group (BG-15, the 'Deliver to address'), that group must carry a Deliver to country code (BT-80). The country code is mandatory so tax authorities and logistics can determine the place of delivery, which affects VAT treatment and reporting.

## Common causes

- The Delivery/DeliveryLocation/Address element is present with street, city or postcode but no cac:Country/cbc:IdentificationCode.
- The country code is placed in the wrong element (e.g. as CountrySubentity) rather than the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 IdentificationCode.
- An empty or partial delivery address block was emitted for a domestic invoice where no delivery info was actually intended.

## How do I fix it?

```
Inside cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address add: <cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode>DE</cbc:IdentificationCode></cac:Country> (use the correct ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code).
```