DE-R-030: If the group "DIRECT DEBIT" is delivered, the element…

StandardPeppol BIS Billing 3.0 country rules (NL, DE, IT, SE, DK, NO, GR, IS)CountryGermanySeverityError: the invoice is rejectedSyntaxUBLBusiness terms

BG-19 Direct debit
BT-90 Bank assigned creditor identifier

Applies toOnly when the seller (or for some rules the buyer) is in the named country: the rule is triggered by the country code of the party. Dutch rules implement NLCIUS, German rules the XRechnung requirements inside Peppol.

Official rule text

[DE-R-030] If the group "DIRECT DEBIT" (BG-19) is delivered, the element "Bank assigned creditor identifier" (BT-90) shall be provided.

Why this error occurs

This rule only applies when another field has a certain value (for example a payment means code or an invoice type). Your file triggers the condition but does not provide the data that then becomes mandatory, or provides data that is then forbidden.

How to fix it

Either change the triggering value so the condition no longer applies, or add/remove the dependent elements as the rule text describes. Check the condition in the XPath test above to see exactly which value triggers it.

What the validator checks

Checked element (context):

UBL

(/ubl-invoice:Invoice | /ubl-creditnote:CreditNote)[$supplierCountryIsDE and $customerCountryIsDE]

Test (XPath):

not(cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PaymentMandate)                        or (cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyIdentification/cbc:ID[@schemeID='SEPA']                          | cac:PayeeParty/cac:PartyIdentification/cbc:ID[@schemeID='SEPA'])

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Related rules

DE-R-031 If the group "DIRECT DEBIT" is delivered, the element "Debited account identifier"…
DE-R-023-2 If "Payment means type code" contains a code for credit transfer (30, 58), BG-18 and…
DE-R-024-2 If "Payment means type code" contains a code for payment card (48, 54, 55), BG-17 and…
DE-R-025-1 If "Payment means type code" contains a code for direct debit (59), "DIRECT DEBIT"…
DE-R-001 An invoice shall contain information on "PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS"
DE-R-002 The group "SELLER CONTACT" shall be provided
DE-R-003 The element "Seller city" shall be provided
DE-R-004 The element "Seller post code" shall be provided

Frequently asked questions

What does DE-R-030 mean?

DE-R-030 is a peppol national rule: If the group "DIRECT DEBIT" (BG-19) is delivered, the element "Bank assigned creditor identifier" (BT-90) shall be provided.

Will my invoice be rejected because of DE-R-030?

Yes. DE-R-030 is flagged "fatal"; validators (KoSIT, Peppol access points, the German ZRE/OZG-RE portals, KSeF) reject the invoice until it is fixed.

Which formats does DE-R-030 apply to?

Only when the seller (or for some rules the buyer) is in the named country: the rule is triggered by the country code of the party. Dutch rules implement NLCIUS, German rules the XRechnung requirements inside Peppol. Syntax: UBL.

Source: Peppol BIS Billing 3.0.20 national rules (November 2025). Catalogue generated from the official rule sets on 2026-10-15.

DE-R-030: If the group "DIRECT DEBIT" is delivered, the element "Bank assigned creditor…