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Warning

CII-DT-050: Do not add a jurisdiction to VAT information

In short

Warning: worth checking.

CII-DT-050 warns that a tax element in your CII file contains Jurisdiction. Remove that element from the tax information and recheck the file.

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What it means

The rule checks every ram element whose name ends in TradeTax and warns if it has a direct ram:Jurisdiction child.

Why it matters

This rule excludes a separate jurisdiction element from CII tax information. Removing it is a structural correction, not a decision about which country's tax rules apply.

How to fix it

Delete ram:Jurisdiction from each affected tax element. Do not change your VAT category or the seller's or buyer's address just to clear this warning. If your software adds the element, ask its supplier to correct the CII export, then generate and check a new file.

Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Validate an invoice against EN 16931

Or fix the invoice in a form and download the corrected file, for 1 credit: Fix a rejected e-invoice

The rule as published

Jurisdiction should not be present

Where this rule applies

Rule set Version
EN 16931 (CII) 1.3.17
XRechnung 3.0 (CII) 3.0.2
NLCIUS (CII) 1.0.3.13
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 CII-DT-050 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026