`BR-FXEXT-CO-04`

Each Invoice line (BG-25) shall be categorized with an Invoiced item VAT category code (BT-151) if the "Subtype of invoice line item" (BT-X-8) has the value "Normal line item (standard case)" (DETAIL) or is not specified.

Official rule text

[BR-FXEXT-CO-04]-Each Invoice line (BG-25) shall be categorized with an Invoiced item VAT category code (BT-151) if the "Subtype of invoice line item" (BT-X-8) has the value "Normal line item (standard case)" (DETAIL) or is not specified.

Where the rule applies

Rule set	Document type	Severity
ZUGFeRD / Factur-X (2.5.2) FeRD, FNFE-MPE	Factur-X EXTENDED (CII)	error

Fatal and error findings make the invoice invalid (valid: false); warnings and information do not.

Business terms concerned (EN 16931)

BG-25
BT-151

Technical check

Syntax: CII · ZUGFeRD / Factur-X (2.5.2)
Context: //ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem/ram:AssociatedDocumentLineDocument[not(ram:LineStatusReasonCode) or ram:LineStatusReasonCode = 'DETAIL']
Test (must be true): (../ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax/ram:TypeCode = 'VAT') and (../ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:ApplicableTradeTax[upper-case(ram:TypeCode) = 'VAT']/ram:CategoryCode)

How the API reports this rule

Every finding of POST /v1/validate carries the rule id, severity, message, location (XPath) and rule set, and links this page (docUrl):

{
  "severity": "error",
  "ruleId": "BR-FXEXT-CO-04",
  "message": "[BR-FXEXT-CO-04]-Each Invoice line (BG-25) shall be categorized with an Invoiced item VAT category code (BT-151) if the \"Subtype of invoice line item\" (BT-X-8) has the value \"Normal line item (standard case)\" (DETAIL) or is not specified.",
  "xpath": "/…",
  "source": "schematron:zugferd@2.5.2",
  "docUrl": "https://einvoice-api.eu/rules/br-fxext-co-04.html"
}

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Rule text and severity are taken unchanged from the official rule set; this page is generated from the API's configuration. Not legal advice.