diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2025/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2025/row_parser.rb
index f3b6e7edd..dd4304c46 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2025/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2025/row_parser.rb
@@ -1035,6 +1035,14 @@ private
 
   def add_errors_for_invalid_fields
     invalid_fields.each do |field|
+      # ensure questions not routed to are not included in error report
+      error_questions_ids = field_mapping_for_errors
+                              .select { |_k,  fields| fields.map(&:to_s).include?(field.to_s) }
+                              .keys
+                              .map(&:to_s)
+      error_questions = questions.select { |question| error_questions_ids.include?(question.id) }
+      next if error_questions.none? { |question| question.page.routed_to?(log, nil) }
+
       errors.delete(field) # take precedence over any other errors as this is a BU format issue
       errors.add(field, I18n.t("#{ERROR_BASE_KEY}.invalid_option", question: QUESTIONS[field.to_sym]))
     end
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2026/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2026/row_parser.rb
index 98a38d6e7..f463c157a 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2026/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2026/row_parser.rb
@@ -1113,6 +1113,14 @@ private
 
   def add_errors_for_invalid_fields
     invalid_fields.each do |field|
+      # ensure questions not routed to are not included in error report
+      error_questions_ids = field_mapping_for_errors
+                       .select { |_k,  fields| fields.map(&:to_s).include?(field.to_s) }
+                       .keys
+                       .map(&:to_s)
+      error_questions = questions.select { |question| error_questions_ids.include?(question.id) }
+      next if error_questions.none? { |question| question.page.routed_to?(log, nil) }
+
       errors.delete(field) # take precedence over any other errors as this is a BU format issue
       errors.add(field, I18n.t("#{ERROR_BASE_KEY}.invalid_option", question: QUESTIONS[field.to_sym]))
     end
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2025/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2025/row_parser.rb
index fac377138..7867a4480 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2025/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2025/row_parser.rb
@@ -689,6 +689,14 @@ private
 
   def add_errors_for_invalid_fields
     invalid_fields.each do |field|
+      # ensure questions not routed to are not included in error report
+      error_questions_ids = field_mapping_for_errors
+                              .select { |_k,  fields| fields.map(&:to_s).include?(field.to_s) }
+                              .keys
+                              .map(&:to_s)
+      error_questions = questions.select { |question| error_questions_ids.include?(question.id) }
+      next if error_questions.none? { |question| question.page.routed_to?(log, nil) }
+
       errors.delete(field) # take precedence over any other errors as this is a BU format issue
       errors.add(field, I18n.t("#{ERROR_BASE_KEY}.invalid_option", question: QUESTIONS[field.to_sym]))
     end
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2026/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2026/row_parser.rb
index 08668d278..669f65ee5 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2026/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2026/row_parser.rb
@@ -750,6 +750,14 @@ private
 
   def add_errors_for_invalid_fields
     invalid_fields.each do |field|
+      # ensure questions not routed to are not included in error report
+      error_questions_ids = field_mapping_for_errors
+                              .select { |_k,  fields| fields.map(&:to_s).include?(field.to_s) }
+                              .keys
+                              .map(&:to_s)
+      error_questions = questions.select { |question| error_questions_ids.include?(question.id) }
+      next if error_questions.none? { |question| question.page.routed_to?(log, nil) }
+
       errors.delete(field) # take precedence over any other errors as this is a BU format issue
       errors.add(field, I18n.t("#{ERROR_BASE_KEY}.invalid_option", question: QUESTIONS[field.to_sym]))
     end