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BR-DE-3BT-37
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Germany

The seller city is missing

The `Seller city` element (BT-37) must be provided.

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The message your validator prints

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[BR-DE-3] Das Element "Seller city" (BT-37) muss übermittelt werden.

Quoted from schematron-xrechnung 3.0.2, licensed under Apache-2.0.

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BR-DE-3 The seller city is missingBR-DE-3 XRechnung Schematron package (KoSIT)BR-DE-3 BT-37[BR-DE-3] Das Element "Seller city" (BT-37) muss übermittelt werden.BR-DE-3 correction

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Why this error happens

EN 16931 reduces the seller's postal address to the country; XRechnung adds the city and the post code. A truncated address therefore passes European validation and fails here, with nothing having changed in the document.

How to fix it

Complete the seller's address in your master data. The city does not follow from the post code: several towns share one.

XML correction example

BEFORE (invalid)
<!-- ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CityName absent -->
AFTER (compliant)
<ram:CityName>Berlin</ram:CityName>