What it means
The rule checks every ram element whose name ends in TradeTax for a format attribute on a direct ram:RateApplicablePercent child. It warns whenever that attribute is present, regardless of its value.
Why it matters
RateApplicablePercent holds the VAT rate itself. This warning concerns its extra format attribute, not whether the rate or your VAT calculation is correct.
How to fix it
Find ram:RateApplicablePercent in each affected tax element and delete only its format attribute. Keep the element and its numeric value. If your invoicing software adds the attribute, 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
@format 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 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether CII-DT-059 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- CII-DT-060 Do not add an accounting account to VAT information
- CII-DT-061 Leave the service supply country out of the VAT details
- CII-DT-062 Leave the buyer's repayable tax account out of the tax details
- CII-DT-063 Leave the seller's payable tax account out of the tax details
- CII-DT-064 Leave the seller's refundable tax account out of the tax details
- CII-DT-065 Leave the buyer's deductible tax account out of the tax details