BR-03

The invoice must have an issue date (BT-2).

Severity
Error
Applies to
CII, UBL
Rule set
v2026-01-31

Official rule text

An Invoice shall have an Invoice issue date (BT-2).

Why it happens

Usually a format problem rather than a missing value: the date must be a plain date with no time component. A timestamp is rejected.

How to fix it

Send BT-2 as YYYY-MM-DD. In CII the format attribute 102 must be given as well.

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