BR-27: Item net price (BT-146) is negative

What does this mean?

The item net price (BT-146) shall not be negative. It is less than 0 for at least one line.

Typical causes

A credit, return or discount was entered as a line with a negative price.
A deposit or returnable packaging amount was deducted with a negative price.

How to fix the error

State the price as a positive value. If the line is to reduce the invoice amount, state a negative quantity (BT-129); the line net amount (BT-131) then becomes negative.
Alternatively state discounts as an invoice line allowance (BG-27) or a document level allowance (BG-20).
CII: ram:SpecifiedLineTradeAgreement/ram:NetPriceProductTradePrice/ram:ChargeAmount, UBL: cac:InvoiceLine/cac:Price/cbc:PriceAmount.
Generate and validate the invoice again.

In E-Rechnungsfreund

In the invoice form, section "Rechnungspositionen (BG-25)" (invoice lines), enter a value of 0 or more in the field "Nettopreis (BT-146)" (net price); negative prices are not saved. For a reducing line enter a negative "Menge (BT-129)" (quantity).

Example

Wrong

<ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem>
  ...
  <ram:SpecifiedLineTradeAgreement>
    <ram:NetPriceProductTradePrice>
      <ram:ChargeAmount>-50.00</ram:ChargeAmount>
    </ram:NetPriceProductTradePrice>
  </ram:SpecifiedLineTradeAgreement>
  <ram:SpecifiedLineTradeDelivery>
    <ram:BilledQuantity unitCode="C62">1</ram:BilledQuantity>
  </ram:SpecifiedLineTradeDelivery>
  ...
</ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem>

Correct

<ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem>
  ...
  <ram:SpecifiedLineTradeAgreement>
    <ram:NetPriceProductTradePrice>
      <ram:ChargeAmount>50.00</ram:ChargeAmount>
    </ram:NetPriceProductTradePrice>
  </ram:SpecifiedLineTradeAgreement>
  <ram:SpecifiedLineTradeDelivery>
    <ram:BilledQuantity unitCode="C62">-1</ram:BilledQuantity>
  </ram:SpecifiedLineTradeDelivery>
  ...
</ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem>

Related validation rules

• BR-01: Specification identifier (BT-24) is missing
• BR-02: Invoice number (BT-1) is missing
• BR-03: Invoice issue date (BT-2) is missing
• BR-04: Invoice type code (BT-3) is missing
• BR-05: Invoice currency code (BT-5) is missing
• BR-06: Seller name (BT-27) is missing

Frequently asked questions

How do I represent a return or credit line?

With a positive price and a negative quantity. The line net amount (BT-131) is then negative; negative line amounts are allowed in EN 16931, negative prices are not.