`BR-CL-05`

EN 16931 · validation rule

EN 16931Error

The VAT accounting currency code (BT-6) is not a valid ISO 4217 alpha-3 code. Fill cbc:TaxCurrencyCode / ram:TaxCurrencyCode with e.g. EUR, or remove it if VAT is accounted in the invoice currency.

Field: document.vat_accounting_currency (BT-6)
Rule set: EN 16931
Rule-set version: EN 16931 validation artefacts 1.3.17 · in force since 2026-10-13 · Rule-set changelog
Who has to fix it: The sender

This is a property of the file you received, so it cannot be corrected on your side without changing the document — ask the supplier to reissue it.

Check your own invoice

Drop the file that failed. We parse it, run the official rule sets against it and list every finding with a fix — 20 invoices per day, no key, nothing stored.

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