What it means
The postal address of the seller's legal organisation can include the name of a region, state, province or county in ram:CountrySubDivisionName. The field is optional, but it may appear at most once. Two or more entries fail the rule.
Why it matters
The Extended profile allows one value in that place, and software reading the address expects one. A second entry means the file does not match the profile. It fails the check, and the recipient's system may reject it.
How to fix it
Look at the legal or registered address in your invoicing software. The region, state or county may be filled in twice, or split over two fields. Keep one entry, such as the name of the region, clear the other and export again. If you build the XML yourself, keep a single ram:CountrySubDivisionName in ram:PostalTradeAddress under ram:SpecifiedLegalOrganization.
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:CountrySubDivisionName' may occur at maximum 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 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether FX-SCH-A-000780 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- FX-SCH-A-000781 Use an allowed country code in the seller's legal address
- FX-SCH-A-000782 Use an allowed scheme for the seller's electronic address
- FX-SCH-A-000783 An end customer order reference needs one order number field
- FX-SCH-A-000784 The end customer order date needs a format attribute
- FX-SCH-A-000785 Use an allowed format code for the end customer order date
- FX-SCH-A-000786 Use an allowed format code for the delivery date