errorcountryITAFatturaPA

SDI-00200:Duplicate invoice number

Fix: Ensure unique sequential numbering and include year in the invoice number.

Invoice number + year combination must be unique per sender. SDI maintains a registry and rejects duplicates within the same fiscal year.

Severity
Fatal
Rule set
FatturaPA
Country
ITA
Fix type
BLOCKED

Engine Classification

Financial or legal field · Modification blocked by policy

Reason: SDI maintains a registry of all submitted invoices. If this number+year combination was already accepted, you must generate a new unique invoice number in your ERP/accounting system. If the original was rejected for other reasons, fix those issues - the number itself is still available.

What is SDI-00200?

SDI-00200 is a fatal validation rule defined in the FatturaPA specification (ITA national rules).

When this rule fires, the invoice is rejected by Peppol access points and never reaches the buyer.

This error requires manual correction — financial fields are protected by policy.

Why This Error Matters

SDI-00200 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 SDI (Sistema di Interscambio)
  • ·Error returned: SDI-00200
  • ·Specification: FatturaPA

How to Fix It

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Technical Reference

SpecFatturaPA

Code Example

<Numero>2025-00123</Numero>

Common Causes

  • ·Invoice number already used this year
  • ·Database restored with old numbering
  • ·Multiple systems using same number series

Seeing this in production? The API handles SDI-00200 automatically. See the fix response →

Frequently Asked Questions

Invoice number + year combination must be unique per sender. SDI maintains a registry and rejects duplicates within the same fiscal year.

Ensure unique sequential numbering and include year in the invoice number. This error involves a protected field — Invoice Navigator flags it in your pipeline so your team can correct it at the source.

Yes, SDI-00200 is a critical error that will cause invoice rejection. It must be fixed before submission to ensure your invoice is accepted by the recipient's system.

SDI-00200 involves a financial or legal field that cannot be auto-modified by policy. Invoice Navigator detects and flags this error immediately, but the correction must be made manually in your ERP or invoicing software.

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Last updated: 3 March 2026

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