BR-DE-CVD-06-b
Error Guide
š©šŖ BR-DE-CVD-06-b: Missing CVD Classification for Clean Vehicle Attribute in Germany
ErrorMandatoryAuto-fixable
When an invoice line has an AdditionalItemProperty with Name="cva" (clean vehicle attribute), it must also have exactly one CommodityClassification with ItemClassificationCode[@listID="CVD"] containing the vehicle category. This is required for German XRechnung invoices under the Clean Vehicle Directive.
Quick Facts
Severity
Error (rejection)
Ruleset
XRechnung (Germany)
Fix Confidence
80%
Mandate
B2B Mandatory
Fix Type
Automatic
Why This Matters in Germany
Germany requires e-invoicing using XRechnung (UBL), XRechnung (CII), ZUGFeRD 2.x. Invoices with this error will be rejected. They cannot be processed for Germany compliance.
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How to Fix BR-DE-CVD-06-b
Example: Before & After
Before (invalid)
<Invoice> <!-- Issue: When Item attribute name (BT-160) has value "cva", there mus --> </Invoice>
After (fixed)
<Invoice> <!-- Issue resolved per XRechnung (Germany) --> </Invoice>
Germany E-Invoicing Requirements
Phase
Status
Scope
B2G
Live (Nov 2020)
All federal suppliers
B2B receiving
Live (Jan 2025)
All German businesses
B2B sending
Jan 2027
>ā¬800K annual revenue
B2B sending
Jan 2028
All businesses
Common Causes
- ā¢cva AdditionalItemProperty added without corresponding CVD classification
- ā¢CVD classification element missing from invoice line
- ā¢Wrong listID used on ItemClassificationCode (not CVD)
- ā¢Vehicle category code placed in wrong XML element
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