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Warning

CII-SR-094: Remove the minimum dimensions block

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Warning: worth checking.

CII-SR-094 warns that a line on your CII invoice contains ram:MinimumLinearSpatialDimension in its product details. Remove this block. If you need to include a minimum size, state it in the item description or an item attribute.

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What it means

For each invoice line (BG-25), the rule checks that ram:MinimumLinearSpatialDimension is absent from ram:SpecifiedTradeProduct (BG-31), regardless of the values inside it.

Why it matters

The EN 16931 CII mapping does not use this dedicated block for minimum dimensions. The restriction concerns the XML block, not minimum-size information expressed in supported descriptive fields.

How to fix it

Remove ram:MinimumLinearSpatialDimension from the line's product details. If you need to include a lower size limit, state it in the item description (BT-154) or an item attribute (BG-32), making clear which dimension and unit it refers to. Export the corrected file and check it again.

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

MinimumLinearSpatialDimension 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-SR-094 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026