attestwire, n.Get an API key

Attestwire › Rule reference › BR-IC-11

BR-IC-11 An intra-community supply must state a delivery date or invoicing period

noun · EN 16931 · fatal · BT-72

For a sample invoice, the library reports: An invoice with an intra-community supply (category K) must state the actual delivery date (BT-72) or an invoicing period (BG-14). The delivery date determines the period in which the supply is reported on your recapitulative statement.

Business term
BT-72
Severity
fatal

The fix

Set deliveryDate to the date the goods left, as "YYYY-MM-DD", or state the invoicing period (invoicingPeriod.startDate and endDate) the supplies fall in.

A passing value

the shape this field expects
"deliveryDate": "2026-08-05"

What the library returns

The full error returned by @attestwire/en16931. It includes the rule ID, affected field and suggested correction. Developers can use this object in their application:

TeachingError
{
  "rule": "BR-IC-11",
  "field": "BT-72",
  "severity": "fatal",
  "message": "An invoice with an intra-community supply (category K) must state the actual delivery date (BT-72) or an invoicing period (BG-14). The delivery date determines the period in which the supply is reported on your recapitulative statement.",
  "fix": "Set deliveryDate to the date the goods left, as \"YYYY-MM-DD\", or state the invoicing period (invoicingPeriod.startDate and endDate) the supplies fall in.",
  "example": "\"deliveryDate\": \"2026-08-05\"",
  "xpath": "/ubl:Invoice/cac:Delivery/cbc:ActualDeliveryDate",
  "docsUrl": "https://attestwire.com/rules/BR-IC-11"
}

xpath is always a UBL path. On a CII invoice, look for the matching CII field instead.

All 306 rule pages

Nearby: BR-IC-12 — An intra-community supply must state the deliver-to country; BR-IC-10 — An intra-community VAT breakdown must give the matching exemption reason; BR-O-01 — Items not subject to VAT need a matching VAT breakdown group.

Want a worked example for BR-IC-11? Ask, and it gets written.

Check your invoice in the browser, or over the API. Something wrong on this page?