diff --git a/irs-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/aaswrapper/job/delegate/RelationshipDelegate.java b/irs-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/aaswrapper/job/delegate/RelationshipDelegate.java
index 7f774d410f..f45dca48e2 100644
--- a/irs-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/aaswrapper/job/delegate/RelationshipDelegate.java
+++ b/irs-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/aaswrapper/job/delegate/RelationshipDelegate.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.data.JsonParseException;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.edc.client.EdcSubmodelFacade;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.edc.client.exceptions.EdcClientException;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.edc.client.exceptions.UsagePolicyExpiredException;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.edc.client.exceptions.UsagePolicyPermissionException;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.edc.client.relationships.RelationshipAspect;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.registryclient.discovery.ConnectorEndpointsService;
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ private void processEndpoint(final Endpoint endpoint, final RelationshipAspect r
             aasTransferProcess.addIdsToProcess(idsToProcess);
             itemContainerBuilder.relationships(relationships);
             itemContainerBuilder.bpns(getBpnsFrom(relationships));
-        } catch (final UsagePolicyPermissionException e) {
+        } catch (final UsagePolicyPermissionException | UsagePolicyExpiredException e) {
             log.info("Encountered usage policy exception: {}. Creating Tombstone.", e.getMessage());
             itemContainerBuilder.tombstone(
                     Tombstone.from(itemId.getGlobalAssetId(), endpoint.getProtocolInformation().getHref(), e, 0,
diff --git a/irs-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/aaswrapper/job/delegate/SubmodelDelegate.java b/irs-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/aaswrapper/job/delegate/SubmodelDelegate.java
index f9f0f2d3a9..ca92b2f799 100644
--- a/irs-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/aaswrapper/job/delegate/SubmodelDelegate.java
+++ b/irs-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/aaswrapper/job/delegate/SubmodelDelegate.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.data.JsonParseException;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.edc.client.EdcSubmodelFacade;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.edc.client.exceptions.EdcClientException;
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.edc.client.exceptions.UsagePolicyExpiredException;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.edc.client.exceptions.UsagePolicyPermissionException;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.registryclient.discovery.ConnectorEndpointsService;
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.semanticshub.SemanticsHubFacade;
@@ -142,8 +143,8 @@ private List<Submodel> getSubmodels(final SubmodelDescriptor submodelDescriptor,
                 itemContainerBuilder.tombstone(Tombstone.from(itemId, endpoint.getProtocolInformation().getHref(), e, 0,
                         ProcessStep.SCHEMA_REQUEST));
                 log.info("Cannot load JSON schema for validation. Creating Tombstone.");
-            } catch (final UsagePolicyPermissionException e) {
-                log.info("Encountered usage policy exception: {}. Creating Tombstone.", e.getMessage());
+            } catch (final UsagePolicyPermissionException | UsagePolicyExpiredException e) {
+                log.info("Encountered usage policy permission exception: {}. Creating Tombstone.", e.getMessage());
                 itemContainerBuilder.tombstone(Tombstone.from(itemId, endpoint.getProtocolInformation().getHref(), e, 0,
                         ProcessStep.USAGE_POLICY_VALIDATION, e.getBusinessPartnerNumber(),
                         jsonUtil.asMap(e.getPolicy())));
diff --git a/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/EdcClientException.java b/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/EdcClientException.java
index 8066f5e431..0bf3c24cc4 100644
--- a/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/EdcClientException.java
+++ b/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/EdcClientException.java
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ public EdcClientException(final Throwable cause) {
     public EdcClientException(final String msg) {
         super(msg);
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/PolicyException.java b/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/PolicyException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ec2799742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/PolicyException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/********************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2022,2024 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG)
+ * Copyright (c) 2021,2024 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+ *
+ * See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+ * information regarding copyright ownership.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
+ * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ ********************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.tractusx.irs.edc.client.exceptions;
+
+import org.eclipse.edc.policy.model.Policy;
+
+/**
+ * This interface provides get-methods for fine-grained policy exceptions
+ */
+public interface PolicyException {
+    /**
+     * @return the corresponding bpn of the policy
+     */
+    String getBusinessPartnerNumber();
+
+    /**
+     * @return the policy that caused the exception
+     */
+    Policy getPolicy();
+}
diff --git a/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/UsagePolicyExpiredException.java b/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/UsagePolicyExpiredException.java
index e9c4e44fa7..b016d97f60 100644
--- a/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/UsagePolicyExpiredException.java
+++ b/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/UsagePolicyExpiredException.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  * Usage Policy Expired Exception errors in the contract negotiation.
  */
 @Getter
-public class UsagePolicyExpiredException extends EdcClientException {
+public class UsagePolicyExpiredException extends EdcClientException implements PolicyException  {
 
     private final transient Policy policy;
     private final String businessPartnerNumber;
diff --git a/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/UsagePolicyPermissionException.java b/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/UsagePolicyPermissionException.java
index c289672f12..dd858477a8 100644
--- a/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/UsagePolicyPermissionException.java
+++ b/irs-edc-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/irs/edc/client/exceptions/UsagePolicyPermissionException.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  * Usage Policy Permission Exception errors in the contract negotiation.
  */
 @Getter
-public class UsagePolicyPermissionException extends EdcClientException {
+public class UsagePolicyPermissionException extends EdcClientException implements PolicyException {
 
     private final transient Policy policy;
     private final String businessPartnerNumber;