How To Fix ME515 - Country of VAT reg. no. (&) differs from country of destination (&)

ME515 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ME - Purchasing: General Messages

• Message number: 515

• Message text: Country of VAT reg. no. (&) differs from country of destination (&)

What causes this issue?

The chosen value-added tax does not belong to the country of
destination of the goods. This only makes sense in special cases (e.g.
in chain transactions in the EU).

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Check whether this is such a VAT case. Otherwise, please use a VAT
registration number from &2.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ME515 - Country of VAT reg. no. (&) differs from country of destination (&) ?

  The SAP error message ME515 indicates that there is a mismatch between the country of the VAT registration number and the country of destination in a transaction. This error typically occurs during the processing of purchase orders, invoices, or other procurement-related documents where VAT registration is relevant.
  
  Cause:
  The error is triggered when:
  
  The VAT registration number provided for a vendor or customer is associated with a different country than the one specified as the destination country in the transaction.
  The system checks the VAT registration number against the country of the delivery or service location and finds a discrepancy.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the ME515 error, you can take the following steps:
  
  
  Verify VAT Registration Number:
  
  Check the VAT registration number entered for the vendor or customer. Ensure that it is correct and corresponds to the correct country.
  
  
  
  Check Country Settings:
  
  Review the country settings in the vendor or customer master data. Make sure that the country of the VAT