BR-B-01
An Invoice where the VAT category code (BT-151, BT-95 or BT-102) is “Split payment” shall be a domestic Italian invoice.
What does this rule mean?
The invoice uses split payment (category B) but is not a domestic Italian invoice.
Split payment is an Italian mechanism: the buyer — typically a public body — remits the VAT itself. Outside Italy the mechanism does not exist.
- BT-95
- Document level allowance VAT category code
- BT-102
- Document level charge VAT category code
- BT-151
- Invoiced item VAT category code (UNCL 5305)
Official rule message (standard)
An Invoice where the VAT category code (BT-151, BT-95 or BT-102) is “Split payment” shall be a domestic Italian invoice.
Where the rule applies
Syntax: CII · UBL
The same rule, expressed twice: UBL and CII name the same fields with different paths. Running a CII file against the UBL rules is why you get errors that mean nothing.
UBL
/ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote
CII
/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
Technical test
The rule passes when this Schematron expression holds true:
(not(//ram:CountryID != 'IT') and //ram:CategoryCode ='B') or (not(//ram:CategoryCode ='B'))How to fix it
Touches amounts, VAT or IBAN. We never change these automatically — correct them in your source data.
Set both seller and buyer to IT — or pick the category that actually applies in the invoice’s country.
Correct the affected entry in your XML, then re-check the invoice. Validation runs locally in your browser — your file never leaves your machine.
Check an e-invoice here
Drop an XML or ZUGFeRD PDF file here. Validation runs locally in your browser against EN 16931 — your file never leaves your machine.