`BR-DE-23-a`

XRechnung (KoSIT) · validation rule

XRechnung (KoSIT)Error

Payment means code 30 or 58 (credit transfer) is used, so XRechnung requires credit transfer details (BG-17), i.e. at least the payee account IBAN (BT-84). The sender must add cac:PayeeFinancialAccount / ram:PayeePartyCreditorFinancialAccount.

Field: payment.credit_transfers (BG-17)
Rule set: XRechnung (KoSIT)
Rule-set version: XRechnung 3.0.2 Schematron 2.6.0 · in force since 2026-10-17 · Rule-set changelog
Who has to fix it: The sender

This is a property of the file you received, so it cannot be corrected on your side without changing the document — ask the supplier to reissue it.

Worked example · UBL

Means code 30 or 58 announces a credit transfer, so the CREDIT TRANSFER group (BG-17) with the payee's account must follow it.

Fails this rule

<cac:PaymentMeans>
  <cbc:PaymentMeansCode>58</cbc:PaymentMeansCode>
</cac:PaymentMeans>

Passes

<cac:PaymentMeans>
  <cbc:PaymentMeansCode>58</cbc:PaymentMeansCode>
  <cac:PayeeFinancialAccount>
    <cbc:ID>DE79000000001234567890</cbc:ID>
  </cac:PayeeFinancialAccount>
</cac:PaymentMeans>

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