Profile MINIMUM not permitted between German parties (BR-HYBRID-DE-01)
- Standard: ZUGFeRD
- Severity: error
- Affected fields: BT-24, BT-40, BT-55
Meaning
The invoice uses the ZUGFeRD profile MINIMUM, and seller and buyer are both in Germany (BT-40, BT-55). Under UStAE 14.1 para. 14 sentence 4, MINIMUM and BASIC WL are not among the permitted e-invoice formats.
Possible causes
- The invoicing software is set to the MINIMUM profile.
- A template for invoices abroad was used for a domestic invoice.
- The seller's or buyer's country is entered wrongly (BT-40, BT-55).
How to fix it
- In your invoicing software, choose a complete profile: EN 16931 (Comfort), XRECHNUNG, EXTENDED or BASIC.
- Set the specification identifier (BT-24) to a profile from BASIC upwards and supply its mandatory fields.
Example from the test bench: MINIMUM profile between two German businesses (BR-HYBRID-DE-01)