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FX-SCH-A-000743: The sales agent's address needs one country element

In short

Error: fails the selected checks.

FX-SCH-A-000743 means the sales agent's postal address contains either no ram:CountryID element or more than one. Record the country in exactly one ram:CountryID element in that address, then recheck your file.

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What it means

For each ram:PostalTradeAddress directly under ram:SalesAgentTradeParty, the Extended profiles of Factur-X and ZUGFeRD require exactly one direct ram:CountryID child. This rule counts elements; it does not check whether their text is empty or contains an allowed country code.

Why it matters

The profile gives each sales agent postal address one country field. A missing or repeated country element does not meet that structure.

How to fix it

Correct the country field for the sales agent's own postal address in your invoice data. In XML, make sure ram:SalesAgentTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress contains exactly one ram:CountryID with the appropriate country code. Add the missing element or remove duplicates, then recheck the corrected 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:CountryID' must occur exactly 1 times.

Where this rule applies

Rule set Version
Factur-X 1.09 EXTENDED 1.0.9-2
ZUGFeRD 2.5 EXTENDED 2.5.2
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether FX-SCH-A-000743 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026