BR-DE-7: Seller contact email (BT-43) is missing
Severity: fatal · Syntax: CII, UBL
Official message
Das Element "Seller contact email address" (BT-43) muss übermittelt werden.
What this means
Seller contact email address (BT-43) must be transmitted and non-empty. UBL: cbc:ElectronicMail. CII: EmailURIUniversalCommunication/ram:URIID. The shape is checked by BR-DE-28.
Typical cause
Only a telephone number is stored.
How to fix it
Add the contact email address.
UBL
<cbc:ElectronicMail>rechnung@example.com</cbc:ElectronicMail>CII
<ram:URIID>rechnung@example.com</ram:URIID>Business term
Seller contact email address (BT-43)
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:ElectronicMail[boolean(normalize-space(.))]CII
ram:EmailURIUniversalCommunication/ram:URIID[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-7 actually check?
Seller contact email address (BT-43) must be transmitted and non-empty. UBL: cbc:ElectronicMail. CII: EmailURIUniversalCommunication/ram:URIID. The shape is checked by BR-DE-28.
How do I fix BR-DE-7?
Add the contact email address.
If BR-DE-7 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.