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BR-57

Missing in the delivery address: deliver to country code (BT-80)

Validation rule of EN 16931 (CEN, rule set 1.3.16) · Level: Error

What the message means

Missing in the delivery address: deliver to country code (BT-80).

What the issuer needs to change

Add the deliver to country code.

Fields concerned

BG-15 deliver to address
BT-80 deliver to country code

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Origin

Rule set: EN 16931 (CEN, rule set 1.3.16)
Syntax: CII, UBL
Level: Error

Original rule text

Each Deliver to address (BG-15) shall contain a Deliver to country code (BT-80).

Source: CEN/TC 434, EN 16931 validation rules 1.3.16, European Union Public Licence 1.2

Technical details for IT

UBL

Context: cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address
Test: not(exists(cac:Country/cbc:IdentificationCode))

CII

Context: /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeDelivery
Test: not((ram:ShipToTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress and normalize-space(ram:ShipToTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CountryID) != '') or not (ram:ShipToTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress))

Related rules

BR-54An item attribute lacks its name or value (BT-160, BT-161)
BR-55Missing in the preceding invoice reference: preceding invoice reference (BT-25)
BR-56Missing for the tax representative: seller tax representative VAT identifier (BT-63)
BR-61The IBAN or account number for the credit transfer is missing (BT-84)
BR-62The seller's electronic address (BT-34) lacks the scheme identifier
BR-63The buyer's electronic address (BT-49) lacks the scheme identifier

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Technical explanation by robin.vision, not tax or legal advice. Rules as of 31 August 2026 (KoSIT validator configuration).