What it means
When an invoice line has an item attribute named cva (BT-160), its value (BT-161) must be one of clean, zero-emission or other. Other attributes are not checked, and the rule applies only to CVD invoices.
Why it matters
German public buyers read the cva value as the emission level of the vehicle for their Clean Vehicles Directive reporting. Any other word cannot be reported, so the invoice is rejected.
How to fix it
Open the item attributes of the line, find the one named cva and replace its value with clean, zero-emission or other, in lower case and written exactly like that. Pick the one that matches the vehicle's emission class.
The rule as published
Wenn innerhalb von ITEM ATTRIBUTES (BG-32) der "Item attribute name" (BT-160) den Wert 'cva' hat, muss der "Item attribute value" (BT-161) einen der zulässigen Werte enthalten. Business terms: BG-32, BT-160, BT-161
Where this rule applies
| Rule set | Version |
|---|---|
| XRechnung 3.0 (UBL) | 3.0.2 |
| XRechnung 3.0 (UBL credit note) | 3.0.2 |
| XRechnung 3.0 (CII) | 3.0.2 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether BR-DE-CVD-05 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- BR-54 Item attributes need a name and a value
- BR-FR-27_BG-32 Each item attribute needs a name or a code
- BR-FXEXT-BR-54-1 Each item attribute needs a name or a code
- BR-FXEXT-BR-54-2 An item attribute needs either a value or a value with a unit
- BR-DE-CVD-03 CVD invoices need a line with vehicle category and cva
- BR-DE-CVD-06-A A CVD vehicle line needs exactly one cva attribute