Saudi Arabia: Standard Values
Read about the standard values used by Saudi Arabia.
The following sections list the standard values specific to this country:
UUIDs
Saudi Arabia requires that each Document specifies a UUID. More details are provided in the Saudi Arabia: UUIDs topic.
Invoice Type Codes (UNTDID1001 subset)
You must use one of the following values. These are derived from the UNTDID 1001. More details are provided in the Saudi Arabia: Invoice Type Code topic.
Code | Description |
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388 | Tax invoice |
381 | Credit Note |
383 | Debit Note |
386 | Prepayment invoice |
Invoice Subtype Codes
You must use one of the following values. These follow the NNPNESB
pattern. More details are provided in the Saudi Arabia: Invoice Subtype Code topic.
Position | Code | Description |
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1 and 2 | NN | 01 tax invoice, 02 simplified invoice |
3 | P | 3rd Party invoice transaction, 0 for false, 1 for true |
4 | N | Nominal invoice transaction, 0 for false, 1 for true |
5 | E | Exports invoice transaction, 0 for false, 1 for true |
6 | S | Summary invoice transaction, 0 for false, 1 for true |
7 | B | Self-billed invoice transaction, 0 for false, 1 for true |
Supplier's Invoice reference
For Saudi Arabian Credit and Debit Notes, the Document must contain an invoice reference number and a reason in a textual description. More details are provided in the Saudi Arabia: Supplier's Invoice Document Reference topic.
Additional Supplier ID
You must use one of the following values to model the type of additional Supplier reference. More details are provided in the Saudi Arabia: Additional Supplier Identification topic.
Element Value | Description |
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VRBL:SA:MOM | MOMRAH license |
VRBL:SA:MLS | MHRSD license |
VRBL:SA:700 | 700 Number |
VRBL:SA:SAG | MISA license |
VRBL:SA:OTH | Other OD |
Company Registration Number
You must use the Company Registration Number as the CompanyID
for Saudi Arabian Suppliers, Buyers, and delivery parties. More detail is provided in the Saudi Arabia: Party's Legal Entity topic.
Supplier's and Buyer's postal addresses
The following values are required when modelling a Saudi Arabian Supplier's and Buyer's postal addresses. More details are provided in the Saudi Arabia: Supplier's Postal Address and Saudi Arabia: Buyer's Postal Address topics.
Element | Description |
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Invoice/AccountingSupplierParty/Party/PostalAddress/BuildingNumber | The Supplier's building number. |
Invoice/AccountingSupplierParty/Party/PostalAddress/PlotIdentification | The Supplier's plot identification, for example, a parcel number. |
Invoice/AccountingSupplierParty/Party/PostalAddress/CitySubdivisionName | The Supplier's city district. |
Buyer's ID type
You must use one of the following values when modelling the type of identification scheme that is used to identify a Buyer. More detail is provided in the Saudi Arabia: Additional Buyers Identification topic.
Value | Description |
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VRBL:SA:TIN | Tax Identification Number (not the VAT Identification Number) |
VRBL:SA:MOM | MOMRAH license |
VRBL:SA:MLS | MHRSD license |
VRBL:SA:700 | 700 Number |
VRBL:SA:SAG | MISA license |
VRBL:SA:NAT | National ID |
VRBL:SA:GCC | Iqama Number ID |
VRBL:SA:PAS | Passport ID |
VRBL:SA:OTH | Other OD |
Payment Means Codes (UNCL4461)
You must use one of the UNCL4461 values in the PaymentMeansCode element. More detail is provided in the Saudi Arabia: Payment Means Code topic.
Tax Category ID (UNCL5305 subset)
You must use one of the following values to specify the Tax Category ID. These are derived from the UNCL5305 list. More detail is provided in the Saudi Arabia: Tax Categories topic.
Value | Description |
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AE | VAT Reverse Charge |
E | Exempt from Tax |
S | Standard rate |
Z | Zero rated goods |
G | Free export item, VAT not charged |
O | Services outside scope of tax |
K | VAT exempt for EEA intra-community supply of goods and services |
L | Canary Islands general indirect tax |
M | Tax for production, services and importation in Ceuta and Melilla |
B | Transferred (VAT) |
Tax exemption codes (ZATCA Electronic Invoice XML Implementation Standard)
You must use the following Tax Category and Tax exemption reason codes to model tax exemptions. More detail is provided in the Saudi Arabia: Tax Categories topic.
TaxCategory/ID | TaxExemptionReasonCode | Description |
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E | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-29 | Financial services mentioned in Article 29 of the VAT Regulations |
E | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-29-7 | Life insurance services mentioned in Article 29 of the VAT Regulations |
E | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-30 | Real estate transactions mentioned in Article 30 of the VAT Regulations |
Z | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-32 | Export of goods |
Z | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-33 | Export of services |
Z | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-34-1 | The international transport of Goods |
Z | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-34-2 | International transport of passengers |
Z | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-34-3 | Services directly connected and incidental to a Supply of international passenger transport |
Z | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-34-4 | Supply of a qualifying means of transport |
Z | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-34-5 | Any services relating to Goods or passenger transportation, as defined in article twenty five of these Regulations |
Z | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-35 | Medicines and medical equipment |
Z | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-36 | Qualifying metals |
Z | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-EDU | Private education to citizen |
Z | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-HEA | Private healthcare to citizen |
Z | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-MLTRY | supply of qualified military goods |
Z | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-DIPLOMAT | Diplomat |
O | VRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-OOS | Reason is free text, to be provided by the taxpayer on case to case basis. |
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