What it means
In the Basic WL, Basic, EN 16931 and Extended profiles of Factur-X and ZUGFeRD, each existing tax representative postal address must contain one ram:CountryID. This rule counts elements, not whether the country code is valid or non-empty.
Why it matters
The country code identifies the country in the tax representative's postal address.
How to fix it
Check the country in the representative's address data. In XML, add the appropriate country code, such as DE, in ram:SellerTaxRepresentativeTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CountryID if it is missing. If country elements are repeated, retain one with the correct country. Export and recheck your file.
Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Validate a ZUGFeRD invoice
Or fix the invoice in a form and download the corrected file, for 1 credit: Fix a rejected e-invoice Beta
The rule as published
Element 'ram:CountryID' must occur exactly 1 times. Where this rule applies
| Rule set | Version |
|---|---|
| Factur-X 1.09 BASIC WL | 1.0.9-2 |
| Factur-X 1.09 BASIC | 1.0.9-2 |
| Factur-X 1.09 EN 16931 | 1.0.9-2 |
| Factur-X 1.09 EXTENDED | 1.0.9-2 |
| ZUGFeRD 2.5 BASIC WL | 2.5.2 |
| ZUGFeRD 2.5 BASIC | 2.5.2 |
| ZUGFeRD 2.5 EN 16931 | 2.5.2 |
| ZUGFeRD 2.5 EXTENDED | 2.5.2 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether FX-SCH-A-000433 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- FX-SCH-A-000434 Use at most one tax representative region
- FX-SCH-A-000435 Use an allowed tax representative country code
- FX-SCH-A-000436 Give each tax representative registration one identifier
- FX-SCH-A-000437 Add the tax representative's registration scheme
- FX-SCH-A-000438 Use an allowed tax representative scheme code
- FX-SCH-A-000439 Do not repeat the seller's electronic address block