All error codes · Error code · EN 16931 (CEN)
BR-16 Invoice without lines
Every e-invoice needs at least one invoice line (BG-25). An invoice with only a total isn't allowed.
The rule's official text
An Invoice shall have at least one Invoice line (BG-25)
An error: the validator rejects the invoice, and recipients may refuse it.
What usually causes it
- The software writes only totals into the XML; the lines are only in the PDF.
- A prepayment or flat-fee invoice was generated without a line.
How to fix it
- Give at least one line with a name, quantity, unit, price and net amount.
- For a flat fee one line is enough, such as "Partial payment, website project, 1 piece".
Where it sits in the XML
- UBL
cac:InvoiceLine (for credit notes cac:CreditNoteLine)- CII
ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem
Fixed? Check the invoice again.
Free, no account, with the KoSIT validator. The file isn't stored.
Invoices that get through. From the hours you tracked.
Try it free for 14 daysdocket writes every invoice as a ZUGFeRD PDF and an XRechnung at once, following exactly these rules. More on e-invoicing in docket.
