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invoice_lines_attributes > VAT category E & G : error converting to Peppol BIS3 Invoice

yesterday

Hello!

I would like to create an invoice with those 3 specific margin scheme :

  • Standard : 20%
  • Margin scheme VAT - specific scheme for travel agencies
  • Exempt : e.g international flight tickets

When creating the invoice, i got the error :

{
                "error": "Cannot send invoice I-009: FATAL: [BR-E-01]-An Invoice that contains an Invoice line (BG-25), a Document level allowance (BG-20) or a Document level charge (BG-21) where the VAT category code (BT-151, BT-95 or BT-102) is \"Exempt from VAT\" shall contain exactly one VAT breakdown (BG-23) with the VAT category code (BT-118) equal to \"Exempt from VAT\". {\"id\"=>\"BR-E-01\", \"flag\"=>\"fatal\", \"location\"=>\"/*:Invoice[namespace-uri()='urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2'][1]\"}, FATAL: [BR-E-08]-In a VAT breakdown (BG-23) where the VAT category code (BT-118) is \"Exempt from VAT\" the VAT category taxable amount (BT-116) shall equal the sum of Invoice line net amounts (BT-131) minus the sum of Document level allowance amounts (BT-92) plus the sum of Document level charge amounts (BT-99) where the VAT category codes (BT-151, BT-95, BT-102) are \"Exempt from VAT\". {\"id\"=>\"BR-E-08\", \"flag\"=>\"fatal\", \"location\"=>\"/*:Invoice[namespace-uri()='urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2'][1]/*:TaxTotal[namespace-uri()='urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2'][1]/*:TaxSubtotal[namespace-uri()='urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2'][2]/*:TaxCategory[namespace-uri()='urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2'][1]\"}, FATAL: [BR-E-08]-In a VAT breakdown (BG-23) where the VAT category code (BT-118) is \"Exempt from VAT\" the VAT category taxable amount (BT-116) shall equal the sum of Invoice line net amounts (BT-131) minus the sum of Document level allowance amounts (BT-92) plus the sum of Document level charge amounts (BT-99) where the VAT category codes (BT-151, BT-95, BT-102) are \"Exempt from VAT\". {\"id\"=>\"BR-E-08\", \"flag\"=>\"fatal\", \"location\"=>\"/*:Invoice[namespace-uri()='urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2'][1]/*:TaxTotal[namespace-uri()='urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2'][1]/*:TaxSubtotal[namespace-uri()='urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2'][3]/*:TaxCategory[namespace-uri()='urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2'][1]\"}"
            }

On the APP:

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Indeed, in the XML generated I have two TaxSubtotal with category E. 



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Invoice xmlns="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2" xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2" xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2" xmlns:ccts="urn:un:unece:uncefact:documentation:2" xmlns:ext="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonExtensionComponents-2" xmlns:qdt="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:QualifiedDatatypes-2" xmlns:udt="urn:un:unece:uncefact:data:specification:UnqualifiedDataTypesSchemaModule:2">
  <cbc:CustomizationID>urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017#compliant#urn:fdc:peppol.eu:2017:poacc:billing:3.0</cbc:CustomizationID>
  <cbc:ProfileID>urn:fdc:peppol.eu:2017:poacc:billing:01:1.0</cbc:ProfileID>
  <cbc:ID>I-009</cbc:ID>
  <cbc:IssueDate>2025-09-24</cbc:IssueDate>
  <cbc:DueDate>2025-10-24</cbc:DueDate>
  <cbc:InvoiceTypeCode>380</cbc:InvoiceTypeCode>
  <cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode>EUR</cbc:DocumentCurrencyCode>
  <cac:OrderReference>
    <cbc:ID>.</cbc:ID>
  </cac:OrderReference>
  <cac:AccountingSupplierParty>
    <cac:Party>
      <cbc:EndpointID schemeID="0208">0743849943</cbc:EndpointID>
      <cac:PartyName>
        <cbc:Name>Railtrip Travel</cbc:Name>
      </cac:PartyName>
      <cac:PostalAddress>
        <cbc:StreetName>123 South Avenue</cbc:StreetName>
        <cbc:CityName>Bruxelles</cbc:CityName>
        <cbc:PostalZone>1000</cbc:PostalZone>
        <cbc:CountrySubentity>Bruxelles</cbc:CountrySubentity>
        <cac:Country>
          <cbc:IdentificationCode>BE</cbc:IdentificationCode>
        </cac:Country>
      </cac:PostalAddress>
      <cac:PartyTaxScheme>
        <cbc:CompanyID>0743849943</cbc:CompanyID>
        <cac:TaxScheme>
          <cbc:ID>ZZZ</cbc:ID>
        </cac:TaxScheme>
      </cac:PartyTaxScheme>
      <cac:PartyLegalEntity>
        <cbc:RegistrationName>Railtrip Travel</cbc:RegistrationName>
        <cbc:CompanyID schemeID="0208">0743849943</cbc:CompanyID>
      </cac:PartyLegalEntity>
      <cac:Contact>
        <cbc:Telephone>0600000000</cbc:Telephone>
        <cbc:ElectronicMail>[email protected]</cbc:ElectronicMail>
      </cac:Contact>
    </cac:Party>
  </cac:AccountingSupplierParty>
  <cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
    <cac:Party>
      <cbc:EndpointID schemeID="EM">[email protected]</cbc:EndpointID>
      <cac:PartyName>
        <cbc:Name>Majeos srl</cbc:Name>
      </cac:PartyName>
      <cac:PostalAddress>
        <cac:Country>
          <cbc:IdentificationCode>BE</cbc:IdentificationCode>
        </cac:Country>
      </cac:PostalAddress>
      <cac:PartyTaxScheme>
        <cbc:CompanyID>BE0714994126</cbc:CompanyID>
        <cac:TaxScheme>
          <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
        </cac:TaxScheme>
      </cac:PartyTaxScheme>
      <cac:PartyLegalEntity>
        <cbc:RegistrationName languageID="fr">Majeos srl</cbc:RegistrationName>
        <cbc:CompanyID schemeID="0208">0714994126</cbc:CompanyID>
      </cac:PartyLegalEntity>
      <cac:Contact>
        <cbc:ElectronicMail>[email protected]</cbc:ElectronicMail>
      </cac:Contact>
    </cac:Party>
  </cac:AccountingCustomerParty>
  <cac:TaxTotal>
    <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="EUR">20.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
    <cac:TaxSubtotal>
      <cbc:TaxableAmount currencyID="EUR">100.00</cbc:TaxableAmount>
      <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="EUR">20.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
      <cac:TaxCategory>
        <cbc:ID>S</cbc:ID>
        <cbc:Percent>20.00</cbc:Percent>
        <cac:TaxScheme>
          <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
        </cac:TaxScheme>
      </cac:TaxCategory>
    </cac:TaxSubtotal>
    <cac:TaxSubtotal>
      <cbc:TaxableAmount currencyID="EUR">500.00</cbc:TaxableAmount>
      <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="EUR">0.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
      <cac:TaxCategory>
        <cbc:ID>E</cbc:ID>
        <cbc:Percent>0.00</cbc:Percent>
        <cbc:TaxExemptionReason>Exonération de TVA – Article 262 II-2° du CGI.</cbc:TaxExemptionReason>
        <cac:TaxScheme>
          <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
        </cac:TaxScheme>
      </cac:TaxCategory>
    </cac:TaxSubtotal>
    <cac:TaxSubtotal>
      <cbc:TaxableAmount currencyID="EUR">800.00</cbc:TaxableAmount>
      <cbc:TaxAmount currencyID="EUR">0.00</cbc:TaxAmount>
      <cac:TaxCategory>
        <cbc:ID>E</cbc:ID>
        <cbc:Percent>0.00</cbc:Percent>
        <cbc:TaxExemptionReason>TVA sur marge – Article 266 d du CGI – TVA non récupérable.</cbc:TaxExemptionReason>
        <cac:TaxScheme>
          <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
        </cac:TaxScheme>
      </cac:TaxCategory>
    </cac:TaxSubtotal>
  </cac:TaxTotal>
  <cac:LegalMonetaryTotal>
    <cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="EUR">1400.00</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
    <cbc:TaxExclusiveAmount currencyID="EUR">1400.00</cbc:TaxExclusiveAmount>
    <cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount currencyID="EUR">1420.00</cbc:TaxInclusiveAmount>
    <cbc:PayableAmount currencyID="EUR">1420.00</cbc:PayableAmount>
  </cac:LegalMonetaryTotal>
  <cac:InvoiceLine>
    <cbc:ID>1</cbc:ID>
    <cbc:InvoicedQuantity unitCode="EA">1.0</cbc:InvoicedQuantity>
    <cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="EUR">800.00</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
    <cac:Item>
      <cbc:Name>Forfait touristique X</cbc:Name>
      <cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
        <cbc:ID>E</cbc:ID>
        <cbc:Percent>0.00</cbc:Percent>
        <cac:TaxScheme>
          <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
        </cac:TaxScheme>
      </cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
    </cac:Item>
    <cac:Price>
      <cbc:PriceAmount currencyID="EUR">800.0</cbc:PriceAmount>
    </cac:Price>
  </cac:InvoiceLine>
  <cac:InvoiceLine>
    <cbc:ID>2</cbc:ID>
    <cbc:InvoicedQuantity unitCode="EA">1.0</cbc:InvoicedQuantity>
    <cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="EUR">100.00</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
    <cac:Item>
      <cbc:Name>Honoraires d’organisation</cbc:Name>
      <cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
        <cbc:ID>S</cbc:ID>
        <cbc:Percent>20.00</cbc:Percent>
        <cac:TaxScheme>
          <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
        </cac:TaxScheme>
      </cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
    </cac:Item>
    <cac:Price>
      <cbc:PriceAmount currencyID="EUR">100.0</cbc:PriceAmount>
    </cac:Price>
  </cac:InvoiceLine>
  <cac:InvoiceLine>
    <cbc:ID>3</cbc:ID>
    <cbc:InvoicedQuantity unitCode="EA">1.0</cbc:InvoicedQuantity>
    <cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="EUR">500.00</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
    <cac:Item>
      <cbc:Name>Billet d’avion Paris–NY</cbc:Name>
      <cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
        <cbc:ID>E</cbc:ID>
        <cbc:Percent>0.00</cbc:Percent>
        <cac:TaxScheme>
          <cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID>
        </cac:TaxScheme>
      </cac:ClassifiedTaxCategory>
    </cac:Item>
    <cac:Price>
      <cbc:PriceAmount currencyID="EUR">500.0</cbc:PriceAmount>
    </cac:Price>
  </cac:InvoiceLine>
</Invoice>


Here is the full payload :

Route : https://api-staging.b2brouter.net/accounts/250701/invoices
API Version : 2025-10-13

{
  "send_after_import": true,
  "invoice": {
    "type": "IssuedInvoice",
    "bank_account": {
      "type": "iban"
    },
    "terms": "custom",
    "invoice_lines_attributes": [
      {
        "unit": 1,
        "quantity": 1,
        "description": "Forfait touristique X",
        "price": 800,
        "taxes_attributes": [
          {
            "name": "VAT",
            "category": "E",
            "percent": 0,
            "comment": "TVA sur marge – Article 266 d du CGI – TVA non récupérable."
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "unit": 1,
        "quantity": 1,
        "description": "Honoraires d’organisation",
        "price": 100,
        "taxes_attributes": [
          {
            "name": "VAT",
            "category": "S",
            "percent": 20
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "unit": 1,
        "quantity": 1,
        "description": "Billet d’avion international Paris–NY",
        "price": 500,
        "taxes_attributes": [
          {
            "name": "VAT",
            "category": "G",
            "percent": 0,
            "comment": "Exonération de TVA – Article 262 II-2° du CGI."
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "apply_taxes_to_charge": false,
    "charge_is_reimbursable_expense": false,
    "number": "I-009",
    "contact_id": 1313382006,
    "date": "2025-09-24",
    "due_date": "2025-10-24"
  }
}

What do you suggest?
Thank you very much !

Alexandre