Error code BR-07 means: the buyer’s legal name is not on the invoice.
What does BR-07 mean?
The validator shows this message (as worded in the official rules):
[BR-07]-An Invoice shall contain the Buyer name (BT-44).An invoice must contain the buyer’s name (BT-44). In UBL that is the legal name in the customer’s cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:RegistrationName. Here too, a trading name in cac:PartyName is not enough.
Common causes
- The customer record only contains a nickname or department, not the legal name.
- The export only puts the customer name in
PartyName. - The customer was created with only a VAT number.
How to fix it as the sender
- Enter the customer’s legal name in the customer record, as in the official company register.
- Have the export put that name in
cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:RegistrationName. - Validate the invoice again.
Received an invoice with this error?
An invoice with this error is not compliant. Ask the supplier for a corrected invoice and do not change the XML yourself.
Example in the XML
❌ Wrong
<cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
<cac:Party>
...
<cac:PartyLegalEntity>
<cbc:CompanyID schemeID="0208">0987654394</cbc:CompanyID>
</cac:PartyLegalEntity>
</cac:Party>
</cac:AccountingCustomerParty>✅ Correct
<cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
<cac:Party>
...
<cac:PartyLegalEntity>
<cbc:RegistrationName>Klant NV</cbc:RegistrationName>
<cbc:CompanyID schemeID="0208">0987654394</cbc:CompanyID>
</cac:PartyLegalEntity>
</cac:Party>
</cac:AccountingCustomerParty>Both snippets come from a complete test invoice that we checked with our validator: the wrong version gives exactly this message, the correct version no errors at all.
Good to know
Use the Peppol checker to verify your customer’s company number. The name shown there from the Peppol Directory is often a good basis for the customer record.
Check your invoice
Drop your XML into the free validator. You see right away whether this error still occurs, with a link to the explanation for every message.
Official rule
The full rule with its technical test (Schematron) is in the official Peppol documentation:
Related error codes
- BR-06: The seller’s legal name is not on the invoice.
- PEPPOL-EN16931-R010 / PEPPOL-EN16931-R020: R010: the buyer electronic address is missing. R020: the seller electronic address is missing.
Frequently asked questions about BR-07
Where is the buyer’s name in the XML?
In cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:RegistrationName.
May I use the name of a department or contact person?
Not as the legal name. A department or contact person can go in other fields, such as the buyer reference or a contact. The company’s legal name belongs in RegistrationName.