Validation rules

PEPPOL-EN16931-R044 — Peppol BIS rule

A charge on price level is not allowed — only allowances (indicator 'false').

Rule: PEPPOL-EN16931-R044 — official EN 16931 / XRechnung rule
Severity: error
Detected by: tier 3 — KoSIT validator (authoritative)
Reachability: Not expressible through the normbill invoice model — documented for completeness

The serializer always writes ChargeIndicator false on price-level AllowanceCharge (BT-147).

How to fix it

Express surcharges at line or document level, not inside the price.

PEPPOL-EN16931-R044 auf Deutsch — was bedeutet der Fehler?

Ein Zuschlag auf Preisebene ist nicht zulässig — nur Nachlässe (Indikator 'false').

So beheben Sie den Fehler

Drücken Sie Zuschläge auf Positions- oder Dokumentebene aus, nicht im Preis.

Related rules

PEPPOL-EN16931-R043 — An allowance/charge indicator must be exactly 'true' or 'false'.
PEPPOL-EN16931-R046 — The item net price must equal the gross price minus the price allowance when a gross price is provided.
PEPPOL-EN16931-R042 — An allowance/charge base amount is present, so its percentage must be provided as well.
PEPPOL-EN16931-R041 — An allowance/charge percentage is present, so its base amount must be provided as well.
PEPPOL-EN16931-R040 — An allowance/charge amount must equal base amount × percentage / 100 when both base amount and percentage…
PEPPOL-EN16931-R053 — Exactly one tax total with tax subtotals must be provided.

Official sources

Every 422 from the API lists the rule id, the path in your request JSON, a plain-language message and a suggested fix — see the docs overview for the report format.

Or try it live: drop any XRechnung XML on the free validator — same KoSIT-backed report, no account.