BR-19
The Seller tax representative postal address (BG-12) shall be provided in the Invoice, if the Seller (BG-4) has a Seller tax representative party (BG-11).
What does this rule mean?
A seller tax representative (BG-11) is given, but without a postal address (BG-12).
The tax representative is the party liable for VAT in the buyer's country — without an address it can be neither identified nor reached.
- BG-4
- Seller (group)
- BG-11
- Seller tax representative party (group)
- BG-12
- Tax representative postal address (group)
Official rule message (standard)
The Seller tax representative postal address (BG-12) shall be provided in the Invoice, if the Seller (BG-4) has a Seller tax representative party (BG-11).
Where the rule applies
Syntax: CII · UBL
The same rule, expressed twice: UBL and CII name the same fields with different paths. Running a CII file against the UBL rules is why you get errors that mean nothing.
UBL
cac:TaxRepresentativeParty
CII
//ram:SellerTaxRepresentativeTradeParty
Technical test
The rule passes when this Schematron expression holds true:
(ram:PostalTradeAddress)How to fix it
A missing or incorrect business entry only you can supply. Add or correct it, then re-check.
Add the tax representative's postal address.
Correct the affected entry in your XML, then re-check the invoice. Validation runs locally in your browser — your file never leaves your machine.
Check an e-invoice here
Drop an XML or ZUGFeRD PDF file here. Validation runs locally in your browser against EN 16931 — your file never leaves your machine.