IT-R-003
BT-37 (Seller city) - Italian suppliers MUST provide the postal address city - I fornitori italiani devono indicare la città di residenza.
What does this rule mean?
An Italian seller is missing the city (BT-37).
Italy requires the complete postal address from domestic sellers.
- BT-37
- Seller city
Official rule message (standard)
BT-37 (Seller city) - Italian suppliers MUST provide the postal address city - I fornitori italiani devono indicare la città di residenza.
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:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party[$supplierCountry = 'IT']
CII
ram:SellerTradeParty[$supplierCountry = 'IT']
Technical test
The rule passes when this Schematron expression holds true:
(ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CityName)How to fix it
A missing or incorrect business entry only you can supply. Add or correct it, then re-check.
Add the city to the seller 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.