BR-KSA-70: Issue time is in a format that is not accepted

Official text

The invoice must contain Invoice Issue Time (KSA-25). This value should be in the format: hh:mm:ss for time expressed in local time (eg 19:20:30) or hh:mm:ssZ for time expressed in UTC (eg 19:20:30Z)."The invoice must contain Invoice Issue Time (KSA-25). This value should be in the format: hh:mm:ss for time expressed in local time (eg 19:20:30) or hh:mm:ssZ for time expressed in UTC (eg 19:20:30Z).

Error · Source: ZATCA E-Invoicing SDK 238-R3.3.8 · Electronic Invoice XML Implementation Standard v1.2, 19 May 2023, §13.3.1, p. 58 · Checked: 26 October 2026

What it means

The issue time must use one of two formats: hh:mm:ss in local time (such as 19:20:30) or hh:mm:ssZ in UTC (such as 19:20:30Z). Fractions of a second and offsets such as +03:00 are not accepted.

When it happens

• The system writes milliseconds.
• The system writes the offset +03:00.
• The time has no seconds.

How to fix it

1. Write hours, minutes and seconds only.
2. If you use UTC, add Z and keep the date in the same time zone (see BR-KSA-04).

Example

<cbc:IssueTime>17:41:08.250</cbc:IssueTime>

<cbc:IssueTime>17:41:08</cbc:IssueTime>

We ran the wrong example through ZATCA's SDK 238-R3.3.8 on 26 October 2026 and it raised BR-KSA-70. The example is an excerpt of ZATCA's sample Simplified/Invoice/Simplified_Invoice.xml with one change; the sample without it does not raise the code.

Related codes

• BR-KSA-04 Issue date is later than today
• BR-KSA-68 Tax currency code is missing
• BR-KSA-69 Zero-rate or exemption reason code is missing

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Last updated: 26 October 2026 · What we don't do · Methodology · Correct us · Changelog

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