BR-50
A Payment account identifier (BT-84) shall be present if Credit transfer (BG-16) information is provided in the Invoice.
What does this rule mean?
A credit transfer is missing the payment account identifier (BT-84).
When a credit transfer is given, the receiving account (IBAN) must be stated.
- BG-16
- Payment instructions (group)
- BT-84
- Payment account identifier (IBAN)
Official rule message (standard)
A Payment account identifier (BT-84) shall be present if Credit transfer (BG-16) information is provided in the Invoice.
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:PaymentMeans[cbc:PaymentMeansCode='30' or cbc:PaymentMeansCode='58']/cac:PayeeFinancialAccount
CII
//ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementPaymentMeans[ram:TypeCode='30' or ram:TypeCode='58']/ram:PayeePartyCreditorFinancialAccount
Technical test
The rule passes when this Schematron expression holds true:
(ram:IBANID) or (ram:ProprietaryID)How to fix it
A missing or incorrect business entry only you can supply. Add or correct it, then re-check.
Add the payee IBAN.
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.