What it means
In the Basic WL, Basic, EN 16931 and Extended profiles of Factur-X and ZUGFeRD, a tax representative postal address may contain zero or one ram:CountrySubDivisionName. This rule fails when that element occurs more than once.
Why it matters
The address structure provides one optional country subdivision field rather than separate fields for several regions.
How to fix it
Check the representative's region, state or county data. Under ram:SellerTaxRepresentativeTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress, remove duplicate ram:CountrySubDivisionName elements and retain the appropriate address text in one element. If you need both a state and a county, include them in that single text value. You can omit the element if no region is needed. 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:CountrySubDivisionName' may occur at maximum 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-000434 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- 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
- FX-SCH-A-000440 Add the seller identifier's scheme code