XRechnung error BR-DE-13: delivery date or invoice period missing
BR-DE-13 requires that an XRechnung contains either the actual delivery date (BT-72) or an invoice period (BG-14). If both are absent, the invoice is rejected.
Last updated: 2026-06-01
Affected field
cac:Delivery/cbc:ActualDeliveryDate (BT-72) or cac:InvoicePeriod/cbc:StartDate + EndDate (BG-14)
Cause
The invoicing system does not export a delivery date (common for service invoices) and no invoice period is set.
Fix
Add either the delivery date (for goods) or the invoice period start/end dates (for services or ongoing deliveries).
<!-- No Delivery and no InvoicePeriod element present -->
<!-- Option 1: Delivery date --> <cac:Delivery> <cbc:ActualDeliveryDate>2026-05-15</cbc:ActualDeliveryDate> </cac:Delivery> <!-- Option 2: Invoice period --> <cac:InvoicePeriod> <cbc:StartDate>2026-05-01</cbc:StartDate> <cbc:EndDate>2026-05-31</cbc:EndDate> </cac:InvoicePeriod>
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What about service invoices?▼
For services there is usually no physical delivery date. Use the invoice period (InvoicePeriod) with start and end dates instead.
Can I use the invoice date as the delivery date?▼
Technically yes, but it is not semantically correct. Use the actual date the service was performed or goods were delivered.