BR-DE-8: Buyer city (BT-52) is missing
Severity: fatal · Syntax: CII, UBL
Official message
Das Element "Buyer city" (BT-52) muss übermittelt werden.
What this means
Buyer city (BT-52) must be transmitted, non-empty after normalize-space. UBL: cbc:CityName in the buyer address. CII: ram:CityName.
Typical cause
The buyer address has a post code but no city.
How to fix it
Set the buyer city.
UBL
<cbc:CityName>Köln</cbc:CityName>CII
<ram:CityName>Köln</ram:CityName>Business term
Buyer city (BT-52)
Related rules
Context and assertion
UBL /ubl:Invoice/cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress | /cn:CreditNote/cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress
CII /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:BuyerTradeParty/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-8 actually check?
Buyer city (BT-52) must be transmitted, non-empty after normalize-space. UBL: cbc:CityName in the buyer address. CII: ram:CityName.
How do I fix BR-DE-8?
Set the buyer city.
If BR-DE-8 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.