BR-DE – XRechnung

BR-DE-11: deliver-to post code (BT-78) missing

ErrorXRechnung business rule (KoSIT)

Official message

[BR-DE-11] Das Element "Deliver to post code" (BT-78) muss übermittelt werden, wenn die Gruppe "DELIVER TO ADDRESS" (BG-15) übermittelt wird.

Source: KoSIT XRechnung, version 3.0.2 (Schematron 2.6.0)

What the message means

The invoice contains a delivery address in which the post code is missing. XRechnung either leaves the delivery address out or requires it in full; there is nothing in between, because the recipient would not know whether the detail can be relied on. The error often appears together with a missing city when the address comes from an order that only knew the street. Add the post code or leave the group out.

Common causes

The delivery address comes from an order without a post code.
Post code and city share one field in the delivery location.
The software fills the delivery group from a free text that is only partly split.

How to fix it

Enter the post code in the delivery address: in UBL cbc:PostalZone under cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address, in CII ram:PostcodeCode in the PostalTradeAddress of the ShipToTradeParty. Check the city and the country code of the address in the same step.

Before – invalid

<cac:DeliveryLocation>
  <cac:Address>
    <cbc:StreetName>Werkstraße 5</cbc:StreetName>
    <cbc:CityName>Stuttgart</cbc:CityName>
    <cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode>DE</cbc:IdentificationCode></cac:Country>
  </cac:Address>
</cac:DeliveryLocation>

After – corrected

<cac:DeliveryLocation>
  <cac:Address>
    <cbc:StreetName>Werkstraße 5</cbc:StreetName>
    <cbc:CityName>Stuttgart</cbc:CityName>
    <cbc:PostalZone>70173</cbc:PostalZone>
    <cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode>DE</cbc:IdentificationCode></cac:Country>
  </cac:Address>
</cac:DeliveryLocation>

Frequently asked

Why is an optional detail checked so strictly?

Because an address is only usable as a whole. XRechnung allows leaving it out, but not an incomplete address.

Does BR-DE-11 also apply to deliveries abroad?

Yes. A foreign delivery address also needs a post code or the usual equivalent there, as soon as the group is given.

Fields concerned

BT-78
BG-15

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Technical details

UBL · Context (XPath): /ubl:Invoice/cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address | /cn:CreditNote/cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address
UBL · Schematron test: cbc:PostalZone[boolean(normalize-space(.))]
CII · Context (XPath): /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeDelivery/ram:ShipToTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress
CII · Schematron test: ram:PostcodeCode[boolean(normalize-space(.))]

Explanation written on 14 September 2026