BR-CL-16: payment means code (BT-81) is not in UNCL 4461
Severity: fatal · Syntax: CII, UBL
Official message
Payment means in an invoice MUST be coded using UNTDID 4461 code list
What this means
BR-CL-16 requires payment means code (BT-81) to be taken from UNCL 4461. Official text: Payment means in an invoice MUST be coded using UNTDID 4461 code list
Typical cause
The value sent is not in UNCL 4461, or a free-text label was sent instead of a code.
How to fix it
Replace the value with a code from UNCL 4461. The sample 58 shows the shape of the value, not every allowed code.
UBL
<cbc:PaymentMeansCode>58</cbc:PaymentMeansCode>CII
<ram:TypeCode>58</ram:TypeCode>Business term
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Related rules
Context and assertion
UBL cac:PaymentMeans/cbc:PaymentMeansCode
CII ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementPaymentMeans/ram:TypeCode
UBL
( ( not(contains(normalize-space(.),' ')) and contains( ' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 74 75 76 77 78 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 ZZZ ',concat(' ',normalize-space(.),' ') ) ) )CII
((not(contains(normalize-space(.), ' ')) and contains(' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 74 75 76 77 78 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 ZZZ ', concat(' ', normalize-space(.), ' '))))Check a file now, free of charge
curl -F "file=@rechnung.xml" https://checkxrechnung.com/v1/validate
Questions
What does BR-CL-16 actually check?
BR-CL-16 requires payment means code (BT-81) to be taken from UNCL 4461. Official text: Payment means in an invoice MUST be coded using UNTDID 4461 code list
How do I fix BR-CL-16?
Replace the value with a code from UNCL 4461. The sample 58 shows the shape of the value, not every allowed code.
If BR-CL-16 passes, is the invoice legally compliant?
No. This page helps you read this one Schematron assertion. A pass is not a statement about tax law, portal acceptance, or bank overlays.