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DE-R-001

Validation message

If both supplier and customer are located in Germany, an invoice shall contain information on "PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS" (BG-16).

Explanation

When seller and buyer are both located in Germany, PEPPOL applies the German XRechnung requirements: the invoice must state how it is to be paid, meaning the payment method (such as credit transfer, direct debit or card) with the details that go with it. Without them, the buyer's system cannot prepare the payment automatically. The invoice has no payment instructions.

How to fix

Ask the seller for a corrected invoice with payment instructions; for a credit transfer, the payment method and the IBAN to pay to.

Applies to

  • PEPPOL BIS (UBL)