BR-7: buyer name missing
The invoice does not state the buyer name (BT-44). This is the counterpart to the seller name (BT-27, BR-6): the standard requires both parties to be identified by name on every invoice.
Last updated: 2026-07-09
Affected field
BT-44 Buyer name / cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:RegistrationName or cac:PartyName/cbc:Name (UBL) / ram:BuyerTradeParty/ram:Name (CII)
Cause
The customer profile in the invoicing software is incomplete — often the case for a one-off customer entered quickly without a company name. Another case: the name shows on the visible PDF but is missing from the embedded XML (Factur-X).
Fix
Fill in the buyer name before export. In UBL, the name can sit in cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:RegistrationName or, failing that, cac:PartyName/cbc:Name. In CII, fill ram:Name under ram:BuyerTradeParty.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I use a generic name like "Cash customer"?▼
Technically that satisfies BR-7 (the field isn't empty), but it doesn't meet most jurisdictions' invoicing requirements, which expect the real business buyer to be identified. Use the buyer's legal name.
Is the trading name enough?▼
Yes for BR-7, which only checks that a name is present. For consistency with the buyer identifier (BT-46), the full registered legal name is preferable.