diff --git a/app/DataMapper/Tax/DE/Rule.php b/app/DataMapper/Tax/DE/Rule.php
index d1a6a9e12458..1c251a6713a4 100644
--- a/app/DataMapper/Tax/DE/Rule.php
+++ b/app/DataMapper/Tax/DE/Rule.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace App\DataMapper\Tax\DE;
 
+use App\DataMapper\InvoiceItem;
 use App\DataMapper\Tax\BaseRule;
 use App\DataMapper\Tax\RuleInterface;
 use App\Models\Product;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ class Rule extends BaseRule implements RuleInterface
     public function taxByType($item): self
     {
 
-        if ($this->client->is_tax_exempt || !property_exists($item, 'tax_id')) {
+        if ($this->client->is_tax_exempt || !property_exists($item, 'tax_id') || (isset($item->type_id) && $item->type_id == '5')) {
             return $this->taxExempt($item);
         }