BR-DE-3: Seller city (BT-37) is missing
Severity: fatal · Syntax: CII, UBL
Official message
Das Element "Seller city" (BT-37) muss übermittelt werden.
What this means
Seller city (BT-37) must be transmitted and non-empty after normalize-space. UBL: cbc:CityName in the seller address. CII: ram:CityName.
Typical cause
The address has a street and a post code, but no city.
How to fix it
Set the city in CityName.
UBL
<cbc:CityName>Berlin</cbc:CityName>CII
<ram:CityName>Berlin</ram:CityName>Business term
Seller city (BT-37)
Related rules
Context and assertion
UBL /ubl:Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress | /cn:CreditNote/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress
CII /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress
UBL
cbc:CityName[boolean(normalize-space(.))]CII
ram:CityName[boolean(normalize-space(.))]Check a file now, free of charge
curl -F "file=@rechnung.xml" https://checkxrechnung.com/v1/validate
Questions
What does BR-DE-3 actually check?
Seller city (BT-37) must be transmitted and non-empty after normalize-space. UBL: cbc:CityName in the seller address. CII: ram:CityName.
How do I fix BR-DE-3?
Set the city in CityName.
If BR-DE-3 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.