The buyer identification (BT-46), required only if buyer is not VAT registered, then the buyer identification (BT-46) must be provided with one of the scheme IDs (BT-46-1) (TIN, CRN, MOM, MLS, 700, SAG, NAT, GCC, IQA, OTH) and must contain only alphanumeric characters. Tax Identification Number "TIN" as schemeID ;Commercial registration number with "CRN" as schemeID ;MOMRAH license with "MOM" as schemeID ;MHRSD license with "MLS" as schemeID ;700 Number with "700" as schemeID ;MISA license with "SAG" as schemeID ;National ID with "NAT" as schemeID ;GCC ID with "GCC" as schemeID ;Iqama Number with "IQA" as schemeID ;Passport ID with "PAS" as schemeID ;Other ID with "OTH" as schemeID. ;In case of multiple commercial registrations, the seller should fill the commercial registration of the branch in respect of which the Tax Invoice is being issued. In case multiple IDs exist then one of the above must be entered following the sequence specified above
Why ZATCA invoices fail rule BR-KSA-14 (ERROR) and how to fix it: The buyer identification (BT-46), required only if buyer is not VAT registered, then the buyer identification (BT-46) must be provided with one of the scheme IDs (BT-46-1) (TIN, CRN, MOM, MLS, 700, SAG, NAT, GCC, IQA, OTH) and must contain only alphanumeric characters. Tax Identification Number "TIN" as schemeID ;Commercial registration number with "CRN" as schemeID ;MOMRAH license with "MOM" as schemeID ;MHRSD license with "MLS" as schemeID ;700 Number with "700" as schemeID ;MISA license with "SAG" as schemeID ;National ID with "NAT" as schemeID ;GCC ID with "GCC" as schemeID ;Iqama Number with "IQA" as schemeID ;Passport ID with "PAS" as schemeID ;Other ID with "OTH" as schemeID. ;In case of multiple commercial registrations, the seller should fill the commercial registration of the branch in respect of which the Tax Invoice is being issued. In case multiple IDs exist then one of the above must be entered following the sequence specified above
What this rule checks
The buyer identification (BT-46), required only if buyer is not VAT registered, then the buyer identification (BT-46) must be provided with one of the scheme IDs (BT-46-1) (TIN, CRN, MOM, MLS, 700, SAG, NAT, GCC, IQA, OTH) and must contain only alphanumeric characters. Tax Identification Number "TIN" as schemeID ;Commercial registration number with "CRN" as schemeID ;MOMRAH license with "MOM" as schemeID ;MHRSD license with "MLS" as schemeID ;700 Number with "700" as schemeID ;MISA license with "SAG" as schemeID ;National ID with "NAT" as schemeID ;GCC ID with "GCC" as schemeID ;Iqama Number with "IQA" as schemeID ;Passport ID with "PAS" as schemeID ;Other ID with "OTH" as schemeID. ;In case of multiple commercial registrations, the seller should fill the commercial registration of the branch in respect of which the Tax Invoice is being issued. In case multiple IDs exist then one of the above must be entered following the sequence specified above
Rule family: KSA - business rules (BR-KSA).
Standard: BR-KSA (ZATCA). Severity: ERROR.
Why your invoice is rejected
ZATCA runs the official EN 16931 + BR-KSA business rules before clearance/reporting. This rule is an error — the invoice is rejected until you fix it.
How to fix it
Correct the invoice element referenced in the rule (the BT-/BG- term above) in your ERP mapping so it satisfies the constraint, then re-validate. The fault is usually in how your software generates the field, not in the rule itself.
Verify before you send
Upload your ZATCA UBL invoice to the validator to confirm this rule — and every other EN 16931 / BR-KSA rule — passes. Validation runs the official ZATCA SDK schematron.
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