XRechnung 3.0.2 (KoSIT 2026-08-31) · UBL / CII · Severity: ERROR

XRechnung requires SELLER CONTACT (BG-6)

Every XRechnung invoice must include the SELLER CONTACT group (BG-6) with contact name, phone number, and email address.

Rule ID & Severity
BR-DE-2 · ERROR
Standard & Scope
XRechnung 3.0.2 (KoSIT 2026-08-31) · UBL / CII
XPath Condition
exists(cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact)
Target XML Path
cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact

Find the source field

cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact

Match namespace URI and element name, not a particular prefix spelling. The validator reports the full expanded-name source path when the published rule supplies a location.

Common causes

Invalid and corrected fragments

<!-- Seller cac:Contact missing -->
<cac:Contact><cbc:Name>Billing Team</cbc:Name><cbc:Telephone>+49 30 123456</cbc:Telephone><cbc:ElectronicMail>billing@example.de</cbc:ElectronicMail></cac:Contact>

Include cac:Contact (UBL) or ram:DefinedTradeContact (CII) inside the seller party with Name, Telephone, and ElectronicMail.

Open BR-DE-2 in xrechnung-validator →

Verify the whole document

These are fragments, not complete invoices. The exact rule is exercised by synthetic mutation tests against the stated package. Correcting one field does not prove conformance; run the full selected validator again. Published messages and severity remain authoritative.

Official BR-DE-2 source ↗

Explanation record: 2026-10-14 · Local WebAssembly / SaxonJS validation. No invoice-derived report is published as a search page.

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