diff --git a/app/code/Magento/TaxImportExport/Model/Rate/CsvImportHandler.php b/app/code/Magento/TaxImportExport/Model/Rate/CsvImportHandler.php
index 8ec871a182ab4..c8cba30c9cd25 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/TaxImportExport/Model/Rate/CsvImportHandler.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/TaxImportExport/Model/Rate/CsvImportHandler.php
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ protected function _importRate(array $rateData, array $regionsCache, array $stor
         $countryCode = $rateData[1];
         $country = $this->_countryFactory->create()->loadByCode($countryCode, 'iso2_code');
         if (!$country->getId()) {
-            throw new \Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException(__('One of the countries has invalid code.'));
+            throw new \Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException(__('Country code is invalid: %1', $countryCode));
         }
         $regionsCache = $this->_addCountryRegionsToCache($countryCode, $regionsCache);
 
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/TaxImportExport/i18n/en_US.csv b/app/code/Magento/TaxImportExport/i18n/en_US.csv
index cadecc39a391c..40db8846b54cb 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/TaxImportExport/i18n/en_US.csv
+++ b/app/code/Magento/TaxImportExport/i18n/en_US.csv
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Rate,Rate
 "Invalid file upload attempt","Invalid file upload attempt"
 "Invalid file upload attempt.","Invalid file upload attempt."
 "Invalid file format.","Invalid file format."
-"One of the countries has invalid code.","One of the countries has invalid code."
+"Country code is invalid: %1","Country code is invalid: %1"
 "Import Tax Rates","Import Tax Rates"
 "Export Tax Rates","Export Tax Rates"
 CSV,CSV
diff --git a/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/TaxImportExport/Model/Rate/CsvImportHandlerTest.php b/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/TaxImportExport/Model/Rate/CsvImportHandlerTest.php
index ed7613f3dd106..6c2c291e6c295 100644
--- a/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/TaxImportExport/Model/Rate/CsvImportHandlerTest.php
+++ b/dev/tests/integration/testsuite/Magento/TaxImportExport/Model/Rate/CsvImportHandlerTest.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public function testImportFromCsvFileWithCorrectData()
     /**
      * @magentoDbIsolation enabled
      * @expectedException \Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException
-     * @expectedExceptionMessage One of the countries has invalid code.
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage Country code is invalid: ZZ
      */
     public function testImportFromCsvFileThrowsExceptionWhenCountryCodeIsInvalid()
     {