Reference
Markdown exportBT-108 Sum of charges on document level
Total of all document-level charges applied to the invoice.
Quick answer
Taxes and totals
VAT treatment, tax breakdowns, and document totals that validators check closely.
Quick actions
In plain language
This field summarizes freight, administration, or other document-level surcharges in one total.
What you usually enter here
Decimal amount with max 2 fraction digits
Typical valid values include: 5.00
Optional according to EN 16931-1, but BR-CO-12 requires it to equal the sum of BT-99 amounts when present.
Where the field sits
- Invoice
- cac:LegalMonetaryTotal
- cbc:ChargeTotalAmountBT-108
- rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
- rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction
- ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement
- ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation
- ram:ChargeTotalAmountBT-108
What goes wrong often
Avoid values like: 5,00
Relevant rule codes: BR-CO-12
Valid Examples
- 5.00
Invalid Examples
- 5,00
XML mapping and field facts
Open the technical reference if you need XML paths, validator rule codes, legal wording, or schema-specific mapping details.
Field ID:
BT-108
Data Type:
amount
Cardinality:
0..1
Requirement:
Optional
XML Implementation
/Invoice/cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:ChargeTotalAmount/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation/ram:ChargeTotalAmountValidation Rules
BR-CO-12
BR-CO-12
Next step
Check whether your XRechnung sets BT-108 correctly
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