Seller contact name is missing

BR-DE-5 comes from the official e-invoicing rule sets. This page explains what the rule checks, why invoices trip over it and the concrete change that makes the document pass.

Applies to: XRechnung

Related fields: BT-41

Why this error appears

Part of the XRechnung seller contact requirement: the contact point (BT-41) must name a person or a team. An empty Name element or one filled with a placeholder still fails, the field must carry a usable value.

How to fix it

Provide the seller contact point (BT-41).

Example

Rejected

<cac:Contact>
  <cbc:Telephone>+49 30 1234567</cbc:Telephone>
</cac:Contact>

Accepted

<cac:Contact>
  <cbc:Name>Rechnungsstelle</cbc:Name>
  <cbc:Telephone>+49 30 1234567</cbc:Telephone>
</cac:Contact>

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