BR-CO-12: an error that rejects the invoice

Official text (the SDK's own message)

Sum of charges on document level (BT-108) = Σ Document level charge amount (BT-99).

Error · Source: ZATCA E-Invoicing SDK 238-R3.3.8 · Electronic Invoice XML Implementation Standard v1.2, 19 May 2023, §13.2.2, p. 38 · Checked: 26 October 2026

What it means

BR-CO-12 is one of the validation rules for the e-invoice. An error: the invoice is rejected, so fix the cause and send it again. The severity comes from ZATCA's own SDK.

Fields the rule names

The rule text names 2 fields. BT is a single invoice element, BG is a group of elements and KSA is a Saudi-specific element.

• BT-108
• BT-99

How to fix it

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

1. Open the invoice XML and find the fields the rule names: BT-108, BT-99.
2. Correct the value or element in the XML, or in the POS setting that writes it, then generate the invoice again.
3. Check the corrected file with ZATCA's SDK 238-R3.3.8 before you send it.
4. Send the invoice again: the platform rejects an invoice that raises this code.

Rule family

BR-CO-12 belongs to the BR-CO family. In the XML Implementation Standard this family is section 13.2.2, titled Business rules – conditions (BR-CO): conditions: relations between the elements of an invoice and their values. Our data holds 10 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 13.2.2, p. 38

Verified on 26 October 2026. Source: ZATCA E-Invoicing SDK 238-R3.3.8 · Electronic Invoice XML Implementation Standard v1.2, 19 May 2023, §13.2.2, p. 38

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 (13.2.2 Business rules – conditions (BR-CO)) or the same family:

• BR-CO-10 Sum of Invoice line net amount (BT-106) = Σ Invoice line net amount (BT-131).
• BR-CO-11 Sum of allowances on document level (BT-107) = Σ Document level allowance amount (BT-92).
• BR-CO-13 Invoice total amount without VAT (BT-109) = Σ Invoice line net amount (BT-131) - Sum of…
• BR-CO-14 Total VAT does not equal the sum of category VAT
• BR-CO-15 Total with VAT does not equal net total + VAT

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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-CO-12 mean?

BR-CO-12 is a rule in ZATCA's e-invoice validation. Its official text is: "Sum of charges on document level (BT-108) = Σ Document level charge amount (BT-99)."

Is the invoice rejected when BR-CO-12 appears?

An error: the invoice is rejected, so fix the cause and send it again. This is its severity in ZATCA's SDK 238-R3.3.8.

Where is BR-CO-12 in ZATCA's documents?

ZATCA SDK 238-R3.3.8: yes. XML Implementation Standard: yes, section 13.2.2 p. 38. 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