Official text (the SDK's own message)
Code for the reason for document level charge (BT-105) and the code for the reason for invoice line charge (BT-145) MUST be coded using UNTDID 7161 code list. https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trade/untdid/d16b/tred/tred7161.htmWarning · Source: ZATCA E-Invoicing SDK 238-R3.3.8 · Electronic Invoice XML Implementation Standard v1.2, 19 May 2023, §13.3.3, p. 65 · Checked: 26 October 2026
What it means
BR-KSA-CL-06 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.
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-105BT-145
How to fix it
The steps follow the wording of the rule only; we add nothing ZATCA did not say.
- Open the invoice XML and find the fields the rule names:
BT-105,BT-145. - Use a value from the code list the rule names:
UNTDID 7161. - Correct the value or element in the XML, or in the POS setting that writes it, then generate the invoice again.
- Check the corrected file with ZATCA's SDK 238-R3.3.8 before you send it.
- 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-KSA-CL-06 belongs to the BR-KSA-CL family. In the XML Implementation Standard this family is section 13.3.3, titled KSA – code list (BR-KSA-CL): the code list rules specific to Saudi Arabia. Our data holds 6 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 13.3.3, p. 65
Verified on 26 October 2026. Source: ZATCA E-Invoicing SDK 238-R3.3.8 · Electronic Invoice XML Implementation Standard v1.2, 19 May 2023, §13.3.3, p. 65
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 (13.3.3 KSA – code list (BR-KSA-CL)) or the same family:
- BR-KSA-CL-01 Currency code (BT-5) must be according to ISO 4217:2005
- BR-KSA-CL-02 All currencyID attributes (BT-5) must have the same value as the invoice currency code (BT-5)…
- BR-KSA-CL-03 Mime code must be according to subset of IANA code list.
- BR-KSA-CL-04 Zero-rate or exemption reason code does not fit the category
Terms on this page
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-KSA-CL-06 mean?
BR-KSA-CL-06 is a rule in ZATCA's e-invoice validation. Its official text is: "Code for the reason for document level charge (BT-105) and the code for the reason for invoice line charge (BT-145) MUST be coded using UNTDID 7161 code list. https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trade/untdid/d16b/tred/tred7161.htm"
Is the invoice rejected when BR-KSA-CL-06 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-KSA-CL-06 in ZATCA's documents?
ZATCA SDK 238-R3.3.8: yes. XML Implementation Standard: yes, section 13.3.3 p. 65. We checked on 26 October 2026.
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