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BR-FR-DEC-01_BT-109: Invalid format for the total excluding VAT

In short

Fatal: fails the selected checks.

BR-FR-DEC-01_BT-109 means your invoice total excluding VAT (BT-109) has an invalid number format. Use at most two decimal places, a dot for decimals and at most 19 characters excluding the dot. A leading minus sign is allowed and counts towards the character limit.

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What it means

The check applies to your invoice total excluding VAT, after document-level discounts and charges (BT-109). In UBL, this is cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:TaxExclusiveAmount; CII checks the corresponding field. It checks decimal formatting and length, not the total's calculation.

Why it matters

Software uses this total alongside the VAT total when processing your invoice totals. The VAT calculation may involve more than one VAT breakdown entry.

How to fix it

Correct BT-109 in your source invoice or XML export. Remove grouping separators, currency symbols and spaces, and use no more than two decimal places. If you change the amount through rounding, check the related totals separately. Regenerate the file and recheck it.

Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Check an e-invoice

The rule as published

Le montant « … » est invalide. Il doit comporter au plus 2 décimales, être exprimé avec un point comme séparateur, et ne pas dépasser 19 caractères (hors séparateur). Le signe « - » est autorisé. Veuillez corriger ce montant.

Where France CTC (CII) run it, the rule reads:

Le montant « <value-of select="."/> » est invalide. Il doit comporter au plus 2 décimales, être exprimé avec un point comme séparateur, et ne pas dépasser 19 caractères (hors séparateur). Le signe « - » est autorisé. Veuillez corriger ce montant.

Where this rule applies

Rule set Version
France CTC (UBL invoice) 1.4.0-04
France CTC (UBL credit note) 1.4.0-04
France CTC (CII) 1.4.0-04
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether BR-FR-DEC-01_BT-109 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026