BR-Z-06
EN 16931-1 layer: en16931
Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5
What does BR-Z-06 mean? In a Document level allowance (BG-20) where the Document level allowance VAT category code (BT-95) is "Zero rated" the Document level allowance VAT rate (BT-96) shall be 0 (zero).
Why did my invoice fail BR-Z-06?
On a document-level allowance (BG-20) whose VAT category code (BT-95) is "Z" (Zero rated), the allowance VAT rate (BT-96) must be 0. A zero-rated allowance must carry a 0% rate to stay consistent with its category.
Official rule text
In a Document level allowance (BG-20) where the Document level allowance VAT category code (BT-95) is "Zero rated" the Document level allowance VAT rate (BT-96) shall be 0 (zero).
Common causes
- The AllowanceCharge/TaxCategory Percent holds a non-zero rate while ID is Z.
- MultiplierFactorNumeric or Percent left populated from a prior standard-rate template.
- Percent element missing so no explicit 0 rate is declared.
- Wrong VAT category assigned to the allowance.
How do I fix it?
Within cac:AllowanceCharge set <cac:TaxCategory><cbc:ID>Z</cbc:ID><cbc:Percent>0</cbc:Percent><cac:TaxScheme><cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID></cac:TaxScheme></cac:TaxCategory>.
Related rules
BR-Z-01 · BR-Z-02 · BR-Z-03 · BR-Z-04 · BR-Z-05 · BR-Z-07 · BR-Z-08 · BR-Z-09
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