BR-CL-14: a warning the invoice is accepted with

Official text (the SDK's own message)

Country codes in an invoice MUST be coded using ISO code list 3166-1

Warning · Source: ZATCA E-Invoicing SDK 238-R3.3.8 · Electronic Invoice XML Implementation Standard v1.2, 19 May 2023, §13.2.7, p. 45 · Checked: 26 October 2026

What it means

BR-CL-14 is one of the validation rules for the e-invoice. A warning: the invoice is accepted with a note; fix the cause in the next invoices. The severity comes from ZATCA's own SDK.

How to fix it

The steps follow the wording of the rule only; we add nothing ZATCA did not say.

1. Read the rule text above and find the element or value it talks about in the invoice XML.
2. Use a value from the code list the rule names: ISO code list 3166-1.
3. Correct the value or element in the XML, or in the POS setting that writes it, then generate the invoice again.
4. Check the corrected file with ZATCA's SDK 238-R3.3.8 before you send it.
5. This is a warning and the platform accepts the invoice with it. Fix the cause so it does not repeat in the next invoices.

Rule family

BR-CL-14 belongs to the BR-CL family. In the XML Implementation Standard this family is section 13.2.7, titled Business rules – Code lists (BR-CL): code lists: values that must come from a defined list. Our data holds 7 rules of this family, all of them raised by ZATCA's SDK.

Source and verification

• ZATCA SDK 238-R3.3.8: yes
• XML Implementation Standard: yes, section 13.2.7, p. 45

Verified on 26 October 2026. Source: ZATCA E-Invoicing SDK 238-R3.3.8 · Electronic Invoice XML Implementation Standard v1.2, 19 May 2023, §13.2.7, p. 45

This page is built from the reference’s open data: /codes.json. We add nothing of our own to it beyond the layout and the wording of the steps.

Related codes

From the same section of the standard (13.2.7 Business rules – Code lists (BR-CL)) or the same family:

• BR-CL-03 currencyID MUST be coded using ISO code list 4217 alpha-3
• BR-CL-04 Invoice currency code MUST be coded using ISO code list 4217 alpha-3
• BR-CL-05 Tax currency code MUST be coded using ISO code list 4217 alpha-3
• BR-CL-16 Payment means in an invoice MUST be coded using UNCL4461 code list
• BR-CL-18 Invoice tax categories MUST be coded using UNCL5305 code list.

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Keep going

Go back to the e-invoicing reference, see all rejection codes, or check your invoice file in the XML checker before you send it.

Frequently asked questions

What does BR-CL-14 mean?

BR-CL-14 is a rule in ZATCA's e-invoice validation. Its official text is: "Country codes in an invoice MUST be coded using ISO code list 3166-1"

Is the invoice rejected when BR-CL-14 appears?

A warning: the invoice is accepted with a note; fix the cause in the next invoices. This is its severity in ZATCA's SDK 238-R3.3.8.

Where is BR-CL-14 in ZATCA's documents?

ZATCA SDK 238-R3.3.8: yes. XML Implementation Standard: yes, section 13.2.7 p. 45. We checked on 26 October 2026.

Last updated: 27 October 2026 · What we don't do · Methodology · Correct us · Changelog

First published 2026-10-27