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BT-141 Invoice Line Charge Amount

A charge amount applied at invoice line level.

Quick answer

Line items

The goods or services on each invoice line, including quantities, prices, and VAT.

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In plain language

A charge amount applied at invoice line level.

A charge amount applied at invoice line level.

Captures line-level discounts and surcharges so the invoice line net amount can be reconciled from quantity, price, allowances, and charges.

What you usually enter here

Decimal amount in invoice currency

Typical valid values include: 5.00

Defined by EN 16931 for invoice line allowance and charge details; apply profile cardinality and the listed code list or calculation rules when the element is present.

What goes wrong often

Avoid values like: -5.00

Relevant rule codes: PEPPOL-EN16931-R120

Examples in context

Captures line-level discounts and surcharges so the invoice line net amount can be reconciled from quantity, price, allowances, and charges.

Defined by EN 16931 for invoice line allowance and charge details; apply profile cardinality and the listed code list or calculation rules when the element is present.

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-141

Data Type:

amount

Cardinality:

0..n

Requirement:

Optional

Since Version:

Optional

XML Implementation

UBL 2.1 Syntax
/Invoice/cac:InvoiceLine/cac:AllowanceCharge[cbc:ChargeIndicator=true()]/cbc:Amount

Validation Rules

PEPPOL-EN16931-R120

PEPPOL-EN16931-R120

Next step

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Why the standard cares about this field

Business Context

Captures line-level discounts and surcharges so the invoice line net amount can be reconciled from quantity, price, allowances, and charges.

Legal Requirement

Defined by EN 16931 for invoice line allowance and charge details; apply profile cardinality and the listed code list or calculation rules when the element is present.

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