What it means
In the Basic WL, Basic, EN 16931 and Extended profiles of Factur-X and ZUGFeRD, each existing seller tax representative must have one ram:PostalTradeAddress. This rule counts address blocks; separate rules check their contents.
Why it matters
The postal address records the representative's location. One block keeps that party's address details together.
How to fix it
If the seller has a tax representative, put the correct postal details in one ram:SellerTaxRepresentativeTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress. Add a missing block or consolidate duplicate blocks. If there is no representative, remove the whole ram:SellerTaxRepresentativeTradeParty block. Export and recheck your file.
Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Validate a ZUGFeRD invoice
Or fix the invoice in a form and download the corrected file, for 1 credit: Fix a rejected e-invoice Beta
The rule as published
Element 'ram:PostalTradeAddress' must occur exactly 1 times. Where this rule applies
| Rule set | Version |
|---|---|
| Factur-X 1.09 BASIC WL | 1.0.9-2 |
| Factur-X 1.09 BASIC | 1.0.9-2 |
| Factur-X 1.09 EN 16931 | 1.0.9-2 |
| Factur-X 1.09 EXTENDED | 1.0.9-2 |
| ZUGFeRD 2.5 BASIC WL | 2.5.2 |
| ZUGFeRD 2.5 BASIC | 2.5.2 |
| ZUGFeRD 2.5 EN 16931 | 2.5.2 |
| ZUGFeRD 2.5 EXTENDED | 2.5.2 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether FX-SCH-A-000432 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- FX-SCH-A-000433 Give the tax representative's address one country code
- FX-SCH-A-000434 Use at most one tax representative region
- FX-SCH-A-000435 Use an allowed tax representative country code
- FX-SCH-A-000436 Give each tax representative registration one identifier
- FX-SCH-A-000437 Add the tax representative's registration scheme
- FX-SCH-A-000438 Use an allowed tax representative scheme code