BR-06: Your own company name is missing. How to fix it
The invoice does not name the seller (BT-27).
Error: the invoice is refusedFrom the European norm EN 16931
The rule, in its own words
An Invoice shall contain the Seller name (BT-27).
Fields involved: BT-27
What the rule checks
The rule checks that the seller's name is present and not empty. It means your registered company name, not an abbreviation and not a brand name.
Why files fail it
- The field is there but blank. For the check, an empty field is the same as a missing one.
- The company name appears only on the PDF letterhead, not in the structured data.
- The invoice came from a template where the sender field was still a placeholder.
How to fix it
- Enter your full company name as it is registered.
- The field is "Seller name" (BT-27) in the standard; in invoicing software it is part of your own master data.
- Check that the name really is in the data and not only in the letterhead layout.
Check your file
Upload your invoice. It runs through the same official validator that applies this rule, and you see immediately whether it passes now.
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- Run against the official EN 16931 and XRechnung rules
- Your file is deleted the moment the result appears
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What to do next
An invoice with errors will be rejected. Build a compliant one from the PDF you already have, or enter the details yourself. Either way you get a file that passes.