BR-DE-6: Seller contact telephone (BT-42) is missing
Severity: fatal · Syntax: CII, UBL
Official message
Das Element "Seller contact telephone number" (BT-42) muss übermittelt werden.
What this means
Seller contact telephone number (BT-42) must be transmitted and non-empty. UBL: cbc:Telephone. CII: TelephoneUniversalCommunication/ram:CompleteNumber. Whether it contains at least three digits is BR-DE-27.
Typical cause
The contact has only an email.
How to fix it
Add the telephone number.
UBL
<cbc:Telephone>+4930123456</cbc:Telephone>CII
<ram:CompleteNumber>+4930123456</ram:CompleteNumber>Business term
Seller contact telephone number (BT-42)
Related rules
Context and assertion
UBL /ubl:Invoice/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact | /cn:CreditNote/cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact
CII /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:DefinedTradeContact
UBL
cbc:Telephone[boolean(normalize-space(.))]CII
ram:TelephoneUniversalCommunication/ram:CompleteNumber[boolean(normalize-space(.))]Check a file now, free of charge
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Questions
What does BR-DE-6 actually check?
Seller contact telephone number (BT-42) must be transmitted and non-empty. UBL: cbc:Telephone. CII: TelephoneUniversalCommunication/ram:CompleteNumber. Whether it contains at least three digits is BR-DE-27.
How do I fix BR-DE-6?
Add the telephone number.
If BR-DE-6 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.