Fix BR-43: Invoice line charge amount (BT-141) missing

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What does BR-43 mean?

Every charge at line level must state its amount. Otherwise the line cannot be calculated.

Common causes of BR-43

The invoice line charge was sent without ram:ActualAmount.
The amount carries a negative or otherwise wrong sign in the XML.
The charge was folded into the unit price instead of being stated as its own block.

How to fix BR-43

Find the faulty spot in the XML. Open the XML of the invoice and go to field BT-141 along this XPath://ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem/ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge/ram:ActualAmount
Apply the fix. Every charge at line level (BG-28) needs an amount (BT-141). Add the element ram:ActualAmount with the positive charge amount to the line's ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge (with ChargeIndicator=true).
Validate again. Save the file and validate it again to check that BR-43 is no longer reported.

Concrete fix

Every charge at line level (BG-28) needs an amount (BT-141). Add the element ram:ActualAmount with the positive charge amount to the line's ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge (with ChargeIndicator=true).

XPath

//ram:IncludedSupplyChainTradeLineItem/ram:SpecifiedLineTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge/ram:ActualAmount

Before / after: the XML example

This is the spot in question before and after the fix (Cross Industry Invoice, ZUGFeRD/Factur-X).

Wrong

<ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge>
  <ram:ChargeIndicator><udt:Indicator>true</udt:Indicator></ram:ChargeIndicator>
  <ram:Reason>Eilzuschlag</ram:Reason>
</ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge>

Correct

<ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge>
  <ram:ChargeIndicator><udt:Indicator>true</udt:Indicator></ram:ChargeIndicator>
  <ram:ActualAmount>5.00</ram:ActualAmount>
  <ram:Reason>Eilzuschlag</ram:Reason>
</ram:SpecifiedTradeAllowanceCharge>

Frequent questions about BR-43

Positive or negative amount?

Always positive. ChargeIndicator=true marks the block as a charge; ram:ActualAmount carries the amount only, without a sign.

How does BR-43 differ from BR-41?

BR-41 requires the amount for invoice line allowances (BG-27, ChargeIndicator=false), BR-43 the amount for invoice line charges (BG-28, ChargeIndicator=true). Both concern the same element ram:ActualAmount.

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