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FX-SCH-A-000486: Use an allowed VAT total currency code (Basic WL)

In short

Error: fails the selected checks.

FX-SCH-A-000486 means the currencyID on a total VAT amount (BT-110) matching your invoice currency (BT-5) is not allowed by Basic WL. Use the correct permitted currency code consistently in both fields, then export and recheck.

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What it means

Within ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation, this rule selects ram:TaxTotalAmount elements whose currencyID matches ram:InvoiceCurrencyCode. It checks a non-empty currencyID against the Basic WL currency code list. An empty checked value passes; totals without that currency match are outside this rule's scope.

Why it matters

The currencyID identifies the currency of the invoice-currency VAT total. The code-list check covers that identifier, not the amount or any currency conversion.

How to fix it

Confirm your invoice's intended currency. Set ram:InvoiceCurrencyCode and the matching ram:TaxTotalAmount/@currencyID to the same permitted code, such as EUR for euros. Correct the invoice currency field or its XML export as needed, then export and recheck.

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

Value of '@currencyID' is not allowed.

Where this rule applies

Rule set Version
Factur-X 1.09 BASIC WL 1.0.9-2
ZUGFeRD 2.5 BASIC WL 2.5.2
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether FX-SCH-A-000486 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026