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FX-SCH-A-000499: Use an allowed country code for the tax representative

In short

Error: fails the selected checks.

FX-SCH-A-000499 means the country code in the seller's tax representative's address (BT-69) is not in the country list used by the Basic profiles of Factur-X and ZUGFeRD. Use the listed code for the representative's actual country, such as DE, FR or IE.

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What it means

This rule compares a non-empty ram:CountryID in the tax representative's postal address with the profile's country code list. Use the uppercase two-letter country code, not a country name or a three-letter code. This test does not check whether the representative's details must be present.

Why it matters

A shared country code identifies the country in the tax representative's address without relying on a translated country name.

How to fix it

Correct the tax representative's country in your invoice data. In CII XML, update ram:SellerTaxRepresentativeTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:CountryID under ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement. Use the code matching the address, rather than deleting the representative's details to bypass the check. Recheck the corrected 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

Value of 'ram:CountryID' is not allowed.

Where this rule applies

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

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether FX-SCH-A-000499 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026