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DE-R-024-1

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What does DE-R-024-1 mean? If both supplier and customer are located in Germany, and if "Payment means type code" (BT-81) contains a code for payment card (48, 54, 55), "PAYMENT CARD INFORMATION" (BG-18) shall be provided.

Why did my invoice fail DE-R-024-1?

On domestic German invoices, when the Payment means type code (BT-81) indicates a payment card (48, 54 or 55), the PAYMENT CARD INFORMATION group (BG-18) must be provided. A card payment declaration is only meaningful if the card information used for payment accompanies it. In UBL BG-18 is the cac:CardAccount block inside cac:PaymentMeans.

Official rule text

If both supplier and customer are located in Germany, and if "Payment means type code" (BT-81) contains a code for payment card (48, 54, 55), "PAYMENT CARD INFORMATION" (BG-18) shall be provided.

Common causes

• Payment means code 48/54/55 set without any cac:CardAccount element
• Card details withheld for privacy without switching the payment means code
• Wrong payment means code selected for a non-card payment

How do I fix it?

<cac:PaymentMeans>
  <cbc:PaymentMeansCode>48</cbc:PaymentMeansCode>
  <cac:CardAccount>
    <cbc:PrimaryAccountNumberID>416425******1234</cbc:PrimaryAccountNumberID>
    <cbc:NetworkID>VISA</cbc:NetworkID>
  </cac:CardAccount>
</cac:PaymentMeans>

Related rules

DE-R-024-2