errorbusinessPeppol BIS 3.0

`SE-R-003`:Swedish organisation numbers should be numeric.

Fix: Invoice Navigator automatically fixes this Invoice compliance issue by updating the relevant XML elements (SE-R-003). Upload your invoice to fix this automatically.

Swedish organization numbers must contain only numeric characters. No letters or special characters allowed.

Severity

Fatal

Rule set

Peppol BIS 3.0

Country

All EU

Fix type

AUTO-FIX

Confidence

90%

Engine Classification

Remove non-numeric characters (spaces, hyphens) from Swedish organisation number

Confidence: 90% · Applied automatically in pipeline

What is SE-R-003?

SE-R-003 is a fatal validation rule defined in the Peppol BIS 3.0 specification. It validates the CompanyID element under Party > PartyLegalEntity in the UBL invoice XML.

When this rule fires, the invoice is rejected by Peppol access points and never reaches the buyer.

Target path: //cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyID

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Why This Error Matters

Invoice will be rejected by Swedish validation. Organization number must be purely numeric.

SE-R-003 is a hard failure — the invoice must be corrected and re-sent before it can reach the recipient.

Invoice Navigator can automatically correct this error in your pipeline. The fix is applied with full audit evidence, so your compliance trail remains intact.

Validator Behavior

·Causes invoice rejection
·Rejected by PEPPOL Access Points
·Error returned: SE-R-003
·Specification: Peppol BIS 3.0

How to Fix It

Find the incorrectly formatted value

Check cbc:CompanyID at //cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyID. The current value does not match the required format.

Apply the correct format

Invoice Navigator automatically fixes this Invoice compliance issue by updating the relevant XML elements (SE-R-003).

Update your export settings

If this occurs consistently, check your invoicing software's locale and format settings for XML export. Re-validate to confirm SE-R-003 is resolved.

Before / After

Failing XML

<Invoice>
  <!-- Issue: For Swedish suppliers, organisation numbers should be numeri -->
</Invoice>

Corrected XML

<Invoice>
  <!-- Issue resolved per Peppol BIS 3.0 -->
</Invoice>

Technical Reference

XPath//cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyID

SpecPeppol BIS 3.0

Operationnormalize

StrategyRemove non-numeric characters (spaces, hyphens) from Swedish organisation number

Common Causes

·Non-numeric characters in org number
·Hyphen included in number
·Letters or spaces present
·Formatting not removed
·Wrong identifier used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Swedish organization numbers must contain only numeric characters. No letters or special characters allowed.

Invoice Navigator automatically fixes this Invoice compliance issue by updating the relevant XML elements (SE-R-003). You can also use Invoice Navigator's compliance engine to correct this automatically in your pipeline.

Yes, SE-R-003 is a critical error that will cause invoice rejection. It must be fixed before submission.

Many instances of SE-R-003 can be automatically corrected using Invoice Navigator's compliance engine. The fix is applied in your pipeline with full audit evidence.

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SE-R-003:Swedish organisation numbers should be numeric.