BR-DE-CVD-03:CVD classification required when clean vehicle attribute present
Fix: This requires user input to resolve. Review the relevant cbc: and cac: elements in your Invoice XML and provide the correct value. (BR-DE-CVD-03). Provide the required value in the free validator.
When an invoice contains a clean vehicle attribute (cva), the invoice must include a CVD (Clean Vehicle Directive) classification. This is required for German public procurement of vehicles under EU Directive 2019/1161.
Engine Classification
Business data required · Explicit input workflow · No assumptions made
Required input: XRechnung Customization ID
What is BR-DE-CVD-03?
BR-DE-CVD-03 is a fatal validation rule defined in the XRechnung (Germany) specification (DEU national rules). It validates the CustomizationID element in the UBL invoice XML.
When this rule fires, the invoice is rejected by Peppol access points and never reaches the buyer.
Target path: /Invoice/cbc:CustomizationID
Why This Error Matters
Invoice will be rejected by XRechnung validation. COVID invoices must have proper line-level classification to identify which items are COVID-related.
BR-DE-CVD-03 is a hard failure — the invoice must be corrected and re-sent before it can reach the recipient.
Validator Behavior
- ·Causes invoice rejection
- ·Rejected by XRechnung endpoints
- ·Error returned: BR-DE-CVD-03
- ·Specification: XRechnung (Germany)
How to Fix It
Locate the field
Check cbc:CustomizationID at /Invoice/cbc:CustomizationID. The current value does not meet the rule requirements for BR-DE-CVD-03.
Set the correct value
This requires user input to resolve. Review the relevant cbc: and cac: elements in your Invoice XML and provide the correct value. (BR-DE-CVD-03).
Re-validate your invoice
Upload the corrected invoice to confirm BR-DE-CVD-03 is resolved.
Before / After
<Invoice> <!-- Issue: When AdditionalItemProperty with Name="cva" is present, at l --> </Invoice>
<Invoice> <!-- Issue resolved per XRechnung (Germany) --> </Invoice>
Technical Reference
/Invoice/cbc:CustomizationIDCommon Causes
- ·Invoice has clean vehicle attribute (cva) but missing CVD classification code
- ·CVD listID attribute not properly set on commodity classification
- ·Missing ItemClassificationCode with listID=CVD
Seeing this in production? The API handles BR-DE-CVD-03 automatically. See the fix response →
Frequently Asked Questions
CVD stands for Clean Vehicle Directive (EU Directive 2019/1161), which sets requirements for clean vehicle procurement in public contracts.
CVD classification is required when the invoice contains a clean vehicle attribute (cva) indicating vehicle procurement under German XRechnung rules.
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Last updated: 14 April 2026
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