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.

CodeDescription
388Tax invoice
381Credit Note
383Debit Note
386Prepayment 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.

PositionCodeDescription
1 and 2NN01 tax invoice, 02 simplified invoice
3P3rd Party invoice transaction, 0 for false, 1 for true
4NNominal invoice transaction, 0 for false, 1 for true
5EExports invoice transaction, 0 for false, 1 for true
6SSummary invoice transaction, 0 for false, 1 for true
7BSelf-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 ValueDescription
VRBL:SA:MOMMOMRAH license
VRBL:SA:MLSMHRSD license
VRBL:SA:700700 Number
VRBL:SA:SAGMISA license
VRBL:SA:OTHOther 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.

ElementDescription
Invoice/AccountingSupplierParty/Party/PostalAddress/BuildingNumberThe Supplier's building number.
Invoice/AccountingSupplierParty/Party/PostalAddress/PlotIdentificationThe Supplier's plot identification, for example, a parcel number.
Invoice/AccountingSupplierParty/Party/PostalAddress/CitySubdivisionNameThe 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.

ValueDescription
VRBL:SA:TINTax Identification Number (not the VAT Identification Number)
VRBL:SA:MOMMOMRAH license
VRBL:SA:MLSMHRSD license
VRBL:SA:700700 Number
VRBL:SA:SAGMISA license
VRBL:SA:NATNational ID
VRBL:SA:GCCIqama Number ID
VRBL:SA:PASPassport ID
VRBL:SA:OTHOther 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.

ValueDescription
AEVAT Reverse Charge
EExempt from Tax
SStandard rate
ZZero rated goods
GFree export item, VAT not charged
OServices outside scope of tax
KVAT exempt for EEA intra-community supply of goods and services
LCanary Islands general indirect tax
MTax for production, services and importation in Ceuta and Melilla
BTransferred (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/IDTaxExemptionReasonCodeDescription
EVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-29Financial services mentioned in Article 29 of the VAT Regulations
EVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-29-7Life insurance services mentioned in Article 29 of the VAT Regulations
EVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-30Real estate transactions mentioned in Article 30 of the VAT Regulations
ZVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-32Export of goods
ZVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-33Export of services
ZVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-34-1The international transport of Goods
ZVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-34-2International transport of passengers
ZVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-34-3Services directly connected and incidental to a Supply of international passenger transport
ZVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-34-4Supply of a qualifying means of transport
ZVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-34-5Any services relating to Goods or passenger transportation, as defined in article twenty five of these Regulations
ZVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-35Medicines and medical equipment
ZVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-36Qualifying metals
ZVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-EDUPrivate education to citizen
ZVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-HEAPrivate healthcare to citizen
ZVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-MLTRYsupply of qualified military goods
ZVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-DIPLOMATDiplomat
OVRBL:SA:VATEX-SA-OOSReason is free text, to be provided by the taxpayer on case to case basis.