Country Code Clarification

Clearance and Reporting
1

Hi Team,

I would like to inquire about the handling of B2B invoices that were cleared with an incorrect country code.

The cleared invoices currently show the following:

			<cac:Country>
				<cbc:IdentificationCode>Saudi Arabia | السعودية</cbc:IdentificationCode>
			</cac:Country>

However, as per Section 11.2.2 – Country Code, all country codes in an invoice or credit note must use the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format. Therefore, it should appear as:

			<cac:Country>
				<cbc:IdentificationCode>SA</cbc:IdentificationCode>
			</cac:Country>

Could you please advise on what actions can be taken to correct these invoices?

@idaoud , your advise is highly appreciated. thank you!

2

Dear @hnatividad,

Thank you for reaching out.

From my perspective, [BR-CL-14] will be triggered as a Warning, which means your XML has been accepted and submitted to ZATCA, provided there are no errors. No immediate action is required. However, for future transactions, it is important to address this warning to prevent any potential penalties.

Hi @Ankit.K.Tiwari, I also appreciate your input on this matter.

Thanks,
Ibrahem Daoud.