BG-25Invoice lineBT-158Item classification identifierBT-160Item attribute name
Official rule text
[BR-DE-CVD-03] An invoice must contain at least one … INVOICE LINE (BG-25) in which the Scheme identifier of … "Item classification identifier" (BT-158) contains the value 'CVD' and … "Item attribute name" (BT-160) contains the value 'cva'.
Official text (German): In einer Rechnung muss mindestens eine … INVOICE LINE (BG-25) enthalten sein, in der der Scheme identifier von … "Item classification identifier" (BT-158) den Wert 'CVD' und der … "Item attribute name" (BT-160) den Wert 'cva' enthält.
Why this error occurs
The element is mandatory in this standard but is missing or empty in your file. Typical causes: the field is not filled in the invoicing software, the ERP export does not map it, or the element is present but contains only whitespace.
How to fix it
Add the element with a non-empty value at the position given by the context above. Check the master data (seller, buyer, payment) in your invoicing software; most tools expose the field under the business term name shown here. Re-validate after the change.
What the validator checks
Checked element (context):
UBL
(/ubl:Invoice | /cn:CreditNote)[$isCVD]Test (XPath):
(cac:InvoiceLine/cac:Item | cac:CreditNoteLine/cac:Item)[cac:CommodityClassification/cbc:ItemClassificationCode/@listID = 'CVD' and cac:AdditionalItemProperty/cbc:Name = 'cva']CII
/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice[$isCVD]/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransactionTest (XPath):
ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem/ram:SpecifiedTradeProduct[ram:DesignatedProductClassification/ram:ClassCode/@listID = 'CVD' and ram:ApplicableProductCharacteristic/ram:Description = 'cva']Check your invoice
Drop your XML or PDF on the validator and every failed rule is linked to its page here. Free, no account, the file is not stored.
Same check via API:
curl -F file=@invoice.xml https://einvoicechecker.com/v1/validateRelated rules
BR-DE-CVD-06-aIf the Scheme identifier of … "Item classification identifier" is given with the value…BR-DE-CVD-06-bIf … "Item attribute name" is given with the value 'cva', exactly one … "Item…BR-DE-CVD-04An … "Item classification identifier" with the Scheme identifier 'CVD' must contain a…BR-DE-CVD-05If, within … ITEM ATTRIBUTES, … "Item attribute name" has the value 'cva', … "Item…BR-DEX-02The value of "Invoice line net amount" of an "INVOICE LINE" or a "SUB INVOICE LINE"…BR-TMP-CVD-01The scheme for … "Item classification identifier" must be chosen from the code list…BR-DE-CVD-01The element … "Contract reference" must be transmittedBR-DE-CVD-02The element … "Tender or lot reference" must be transmitted
Frequently asked questions
What does BR-DE-CVD-03 mean?
BR-DE-CVD-03 is a xrechnung rule: An invoice must contain at least one … INVOICE LINE (BG-25) in which the Scheme identifier of … "Item classification identifier" (BT-158) contains the value 'CVD' and … "Item attribute name" (BT-160) contains the value 'cva'.
Will my invoice be rejected because of BR-DE-CVD-03?
Yes. BR-DE-CVD-03 is flagged "fatal"; validators (KoSIT, Peppol access points, the German ZRE/OZG-RE portals) reject the invoice until it is fixed.
Which formats does BR-DE-CVD-03 apply to?
XRechnung in UBL or CII syntax, including ZUGFeRD / Factur-X PDFs with the XRECHNUNG profile. Invoices to German public authorities (federal, state and municipal) must pass it. Syntax: UBL and CII.
Source: XRechnung 3.0.2, schematron 2.6.0 (KoSIT, September 2026). Catalogue generated from the official schematron on 2026-10-14.