What causes the BR-43 error?

Document and line allowances/charges must include a reason.

Add the required `cac:AllowanceCharge` element to your Invoice. Ensure it contains a valid value per EN 16931 (BR-43). This error involves a protected field — Invoice Navigator flags it in your pipeline so your team can correct it at the source.

Is BR-43 a critical error?

Yes, BR-43 is a critical error that will cause invoice rejection. It must be fixed before submission to ensure your invoice is accepted by the recipient's system.

Can BR-43 be automatically fixed?

BR-43 involves a financial or legal field that cannot be auto-modified by policy. Invoice Navigator detects and flags this error immediately, but the correction must be made manually in your ERP or invoicing software.

Which accounting software causes BR-43?

BR-43 is commonly seen in exports from All invoicing software. These software packages sometimes generate invoices that need adjustment to meet full compliance standards.

Error codes · EN 16931

BR-43Partly

Allowance/charge reason required

This is the rejection, word for word: „[BR-43] Each Invoice line charge (BG-28) shall have an Invoice line charge amount (BT-141).. Check the `cac:AllowanceCharge` element in your invoice XML.“

What to have readyThe correct figures from your bookkeeping; we show you which field is affected.

What we doAdd the required `cac:AllowanceCharge` element to your Invoice. Ensure it contains a valid value per EN 16931 (BR-43).

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If you enter it yourself in your invoicing software

Before

<cac:InvoiceLine>
  <!-- cac:AllowanceCharge is missing -->
</cac:InvoiceLine>

After

<cac:InvoiceLine>
  <cac:AllowanceCharge>valid-value</cac:AllowanceCharge>
</cac:InvoiceLine>

What the finding looks likeExample

FindingNeeds your check · BR-43

Location//cac:AllowanceCharge/cbc:AllowanceChargeReason

From youThe correct figures

ThenChecked again

ProofSHA-256 and /verify link after the check

Often appears together with

BR-CO-11Sum of document allowances must equal total allowance amount PEPPOL-EN16931-R040Discount or surcharge amount doesn't match the calculation