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DE-R-004

Layer peppol·Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5

What does DE-R-004 mean? If both supplier and customer are located in Germany, the element "Seller post code" (BT-38) shall be provided.

Why did my invoice fail DE-R-004?

A Peppol BIS 3.0 national rule for Germany: when both supplier and customer are located in Germany, the seller post code (BT-38) must be provided. Like the city, the post code is a required part of the seller address on domestic German invoices. In UBL the element is cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress/cbc:PostalZone.

Official rule text

If both supplier and customer are located in Germany, the element "Seller post code" (BT-38) shall be provided.

Common causes

• cbc:PostalZone missing from the seller postal address
• Post code concatenated into the city or street field
• Seller master data lacking the postal code

How do I fix it?

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

Related rules

DE-R-001 · DE-R-002 · DE-R-003 · DE-R-005 · DE-R-006 · DE-R-007 · DE-R-008 · DE-R-009