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FX-SCH-A-000751: The sales agent's tax registration needs a scheme attribute

In short

Error: fails the selected checks.

FX-SCH-A-000751 means ram:ID in the sales agent's tax registration is missing its schemeID attribute. Add the attribute with the scheme code appropriate to the registration, then recheck your file.

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What it means

In the Extended profiles of Factur-X and ZUGFeRD, ram:SalesAgentTradeParty/ram:SpecifiedTaxRegistration/ram:ID must have a schemeID attribute. The test checks only whether the attribute exists. An empty attribute satisfies this particular test; the test does not check which codes are permitted.

Why it matters

The scheme attribute records the kind of tax registration number. The profile requires a place for that information on each tax registration identifier.

How to fix it

Check whether your sales agent's number is a VAT number or a national tax number. Add the matching schemeID to ram:ID under ram:SalesAgentTradeParty/ram:SpecifiedTaxRegistration. Correct the source data or export mapping so the attribute is included with the number, then recheck the resulting 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

Attribute '@schemeID' is required in this context.

Where this rule applies

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

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether FX-SCH-A-000751 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026