Japan: Invoiced Quantity for Returns

In Japan, returns must have a negative value for the invoice quantity.

Use the InvoicedQuantity sub-element of the InvoiceLine element to model this information.

Elements

ElementDescription
Invoice/InvoiceLine/InvoicedQuantitySpecify the quantity. This must be a negative value for returns.

Restrictions

  • For Japanese returns, the InvoicedQuantity element must contain a negative value. For example, for a single good this would be -1.

Example

The following example is for 2 returned goods:

<ubl:Invoice>
	<!-- Code omitted for clarity -->
	<cac:InvoiceLine>
		<cbc:ID>1</cbc:ID>
		<!-- Invoiced quantity is negative -->
		<cbc:InvoicedQuantity unitCode="H87">-2</cbc:InvoicedQuantity>
		<!-- The line net amount is negative -->
		<cbc:LineExtensionAmount currencyID="JPY">-100000</cbc:LineExtensionAmount>
    <!-- Code omitted for clarity -->
</ubl:Invoice>