IBR-CL-15

PINT AE validation rule for UAE e-invoices

What it means

An item's country of origin must be a valid ISO 3166-1 country code.

How to fix it

Use a valid ISO 3166-1 country code for the country of origin.

The official wording of this rule is in the PINT AE specification published by OpenPeppol.

In Alya Books

Alya Books checks this before you submit and tells you what to fix.

بالعربية

يجب أن يكون بلد منشأ الصنف رمز بلد صحيحاً وفق ISO 3166-1.

استخدم رمز بلد صحيحاً وفق ISO 3166-1 لبلد المنشأ.

See this rule in the interactive reference, or pre-check an invoice file.

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Explanations are Alya Books's own. The PINT AE specification is published and owned by OpenPeppol. This page is a reading aid, not legal or tax advice. Checked against Schematron release 2026.5.