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BR-13

Missing: invoice total amount without VAT (BT-109)

Validation rule of EN 16931 (CEN, rule set 1.3.16) · Level: Error

What the message means

Missing: invoice total amount without VAT (BT-109).

What the issuer needs to change

Add the invoice total amount without VAT.

Fields concerned

BT-109 invoice total amount without VAT

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Origin

Rule set: EN 16931 (CEN, rule set 1.3.16)
Syntax: CII, UBL
Level: Error

Original rule text

An Invoice shall have the Invoice total amount without VAT (BT-109).

Source: CEN/TC 434, EN 16931 validation rules 1.3.16, European Union Public Licence 1.2

Technical details for IT

UBL

Context: cac:LegalMonetaryTotal
Test: not(exists(cbc:TaxExclusiveAmount))

CII

Context: //ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation
Test: not((ram:TaxBasisTotalAmount))

Related rules

BR-10Missing: buyer postal address (BG-8)
BR-11Missing: buyer country code (BT-55)
BR-12Missing: sum of invoice line net amounts (BT-106)
BR-14Missing: invoice total amount with VAT (BT-112)
BR-15Missing: amount due for payment (BT-115)
BR-16The invoice has no invoice line at all (BG-25)

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Technical explanation by robin.vision, not tax or legal advice. Rules as of 31 August 2026 (KoSIT validator configuration).