fatal CII UBL
A rule for supplies not subject to VAT (category O): such an invoice has no VAT identifiers and no VAT rates, only one VAT breakdown (category O) with its reason, and every line, allowance and charge is category O. This is an error: the invoice is rejected until it is fixed.
This error needs information only you have, so it is not repaired automatically. The free check shows every finding in the file with its location; if other errors in the same file are in the automatic set (totals, VAT breakdown, rounding, element order), the result page offers the corrected file for 9 €.
[BR-O-07]-A Document level charge (BG-21) where the VAT category code (BT-102) is "Not subject to VAT" shall not contain a Document level charge VAT rate (BT-103).
| Syntax | Severity | Context (XPath) | Test (XPath) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EN16931-UBL | fatal | cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator=true()]/cac:TaxCategory[normalize-space(cbc:ID)='O'][cac:TaxScheme/normalize-space(upper-case(cbc:ID))='VAT'] | not(cbc:Percent) |
| EN16931-CII | fatal | //ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge[ram:ChargeIndicator/udt:Indicator=true()]/ram:CategoryTradeTax[ram:CategoryCode = 'O'][upper-case(ram:TypeCode) = 'VAT'] | not(ram:RateApplicablePercent) |
BG-21, BT-102, BT-103
BR-36, BR-37, BR-38, BR-CO-22, BR-AE-01, BR-AE-04, BR-E-01, BR-E-04, BR-G-01, BR-G-04, BR-IC-01, BR-IC-04
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).