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BR-36

EN 16931-1 layer: en16931

Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5

What does BR-36 mean? Each Document level charge (BG-21) shall have a Document level charge amount (BT-99).

Why did my invoice fail BR-36?

Every Document level charge (BG-21) must carry a Document level charge amount (BT-99), the monetary value of the surcharge before VAT. Without it the charge cannot be summed into the document charge total or the VAT breakdown.

Official rule text

Each Document level charge (BG-21) shall have a Document level charge amount (BT-99).

Common causes

• Charge group added with only a reason or percentage, missing cbc:Amount
• Amount populated on cbc:BaseAmount instead of cbc:Amount
• Charge emitted with an empty amount value

How do I fix it?

Add the charge amount to the document-level AllowanceCharge (ChargeIndicator=true): <cac:AllowanceCharge><cbc:ChargeIndicator>true</cbc:ChargeIndicator><cbc:Amount currencyID="EUR">15.00</cbc:Amount>...</cac:AllowanceCharge>

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