fatal CII UBL
A rule for exports outside the EU (category G): the rate is 0, a seller VAT or tax registration identifier is present, and the VAT breakdown states the exemption reason. This is an error: the invoice is rejected until it is fixed.
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[BR-G-06]-In a Document level allowance (BG-20) where the Document level allowance VAT category code (BT-95) is "Export outside the EU" the Document level allowance VAT rate (BT-96) shall be 0 (zero).
| Syntax | Severity | Context (XPath) | Test (XPath) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EN16931-UBL | fatal | cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator=false()]/cac:TaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID)='G'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT'] | (xs:decimal(cbc:Percent) = 0) |
| EN16931-CII | fatal | //ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge[ram:ChargeIndicator/udt:Indicator=false()]/ram:CategoryTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode = 'G'][upper-case(ram:TypeCode) = 'VAT'] | ram:RateApplicablePercent = 0 |
BG-20, BT-95, BT-96
BR-31, BR-32, BR-33, BR-CO-21, BR-AE-01, BR-AE-03, BR-E-01, BR-E-03, BR-G-01, BR-G-03, BR-IC-01, BR-IC-03
Source: EN 16931-1 Schematron, UN/CEFACT CII syntax binding (ConnectingEurope/eInvoicing-EN16931, EUPL-1.2).
Source: EN 16931-1 Schematron, UBL syntax binding (ConnectingEurope/eInvoicing-EN16931, EUPL-1.2).