BR-CL-05: VAT accounting currency code (BT-6) not according to ISO 4217
Official message
[BR-CL-05] Tax currency code MUST be coded using ISO code list 4217 alpha-3
[BR-CL-05] Tax currency code MUST be coded using ISO code list 4217 alpha-3
- Severity
- Error The invoice is invalid and may be rejected by the recipient.
- Applies to
- EN 16931 (CII), EN 16931 (UBL)
What does this mean?
The VAT accounting currency code (BT-6) must be a three-letter alphabetic code from ISO 4217. The value given is not in that list.
BT-6 is optional and only needed if the VAT has to be stated in a currency other than the invoice currency (BT-5).
Typical causes
A currency symbol or a name instead of the code.
Lower case or spaces in the code.
The element is present but empty or filled with a placeholder.
How to fix the error
Fill BT-6 with the ISO 4217 code of the VAT accounting currency or omit the element if no different VAT currency is needed.
CII: ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:TaxCurrencyCode, UBL: cbc:TaxCurrencyCode.
Generate and validate the invoice again.
In E-Rechnungsfreund
In the invoice form, "Experte" view, section "Rechnungsdetails" (invoice details), select a currency from the list in the field "Steuerwährung (BT-6)" or leave "– nicht angegeben –" (not specified).
Example
Wrong
<ram:TaxCurrencyCode>€</ram:TaxCurrencyCode>Correct
<ram:TaxCurrencyCode>CHF</ram:TaxCurrencyCode>For developers: test expression per syntax
EN 16931 (CII) (CII)
Context: ram:TaxCurrencyCode
((not(contains(normalize-space(.), ' ')) and contains(' AED AFN ALL AMD AOA ARS AUD AWG AZN BAM BBD BDT BHD BIF BMD BND BOB BOV BRL BSD BTN BWP BYN BZD CAD CDF CHE CHF CHW CLF CLP CNH CNY COP COU CRC CUP CVE CZK DJF DKK DOP DZD EGP ERN ETB EUR FJD FKP GBP GEL GHS GIP GMD GNF GTQ GYD HKD HNL HTG HUF IDR ILS INR IQD IRR ISK JMD JOD JPY KES KGS KHR KMF KPW KRW KWD KYD KZT LAK LBP LKR LRD LSL LYD MAD MDL MGA MKD MMK MNT MOP MRU MUR MVR MWK MXN MXV MYR MZN NAD NGN NIO NOK NPR NZD OMR PAB PEN PGK PHP PKR PLN PYG QAR RON RSD RUB RWF SAR SBD SCR SDG SEK SGD SHP SLE SOS SRD SSP STD SVC SYP SZL THB TJS TMT TND TOP TRY TTD TWD TZS UAH UGX USD USN UYI UYU UYW UZS VES VED VND VUV WST XAF XAG XAU XBA XBB XBC XBD XCD XCG XDR XOF XPD XPF XPT XSU XTS XUA XXX YER ZAR ZMW ZWG ', concat(' ', normalize-space(.), ' '))))EN 16931 (UBL) (UBL)
Context: cbc:TaxCurrencyCode
((not(contains(normalize-space(.), ' ')) and contains(' AED AFN ALL AMD AOA ARS AUD AWG AZN BAM BBD BDT BHD BIF BMD BND BOB BOV BRL BSD BTN BWP BYN BZD CAD CDF CHE CHF CHW CLF CLP CNH CNY COP COU CRC CUP CVE CZK DJF DKK DOP DZD EGP ERN ETB EUR FJD FKP GBP GEL GHS GIP GMD GNF GTQ GYD HKD HNL HTG HUF IDR ILS INR IQD IRR ISK JMD JOD JPY KES KGS KHR KMF KPW KRW KWD KYD KZT LAK LBP LKR LRD LSL LYD MAD MDL MGA MKD MMK MNT MOP MRU MUR MVR MWK MXN MXV MYR MZN NAD NGN NIO NOK NPR NZD OMR PAB PEN PGK PHP PKR PLN PYG QAR RON RSD RUB RWF SAR SBD SCR SDG SEK SGD SHP SLE SOS SRD SSP STD SVC SYP SZL THB TJS TMT TND TOP TRY TTD TWD TZS UAH UGX USD USN UYI UYU UYW UZS VES VED VND VUV WST XAF XAG XAU XBA XBB XBC XBD XCD XCG XDR XOF XPD XPF XPT XSU XTS XUA XXX YER ZAR ZMW ZWG ', concat(' ', normalize-space(.), ' '))))Related validation rules
- BR-CL-01: Invoice type code (BT-3) not from UNTDID 1001
- BR-CL-03: Currency attribute currencyID not according to ISO 4217
- BR-CL-04: Invoice currency code (BT-5) not according to ISO 4217
- BR-CL-06: Value added tax point date code (BT-8) not permitted
- BR-CL-07: Object identifier scheme (BT-18-1, BT-128-1) not from UNTDID 1153
- BR-CL-08: Invoice note subject code (BT-21) not from UNTDID 4451
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Explanation of the validation rule, not legal or tax advice.