errorbusinessPeppol BIS 3.0

SE-R-010:For Swedish suppliers using Plusgiro, the Account ID must have 2-8 characters

Fix: Invoice Navigator automatically fixes this Invoice compliance issue by updating the relevant XML elements (SE-R-010). Upload your invoice to fix this automatically.

Swedish Plusgiro account IDs must be 2-8 characters long. This is the standard Plusgiro format.

Severity
Fatal
Rule set
Peppol BIS 3.0
Country
All EU
Fix type
AUTO-FIX
Confidence
85%
Category
identifier

Engine Classification

Normalize Swedish Plusgiro account to 2-8 digit format

Confidence: 85% · Applied automatically in pipeline

What is SE-R-010?

SE-R-010 is a fatal validation rule defined in the Peppol BIS 3.0 specification. It validates the ID element under PayeeFinancialAccount 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:PaymentMeans/cac:PayeeFinancialAccount/cbc:ID

Why This Error Matters

Invoice will be rejected by Swedish validation. Plusgiro must be 2-8 characters.

SE-R-010 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-010
  • ·Specification: Peppol BIS 3.0

How to Fix It

1.

Find the incorrectly formatted value

Check cbc:ID at //cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PayeeFinancialAccount/cbc:ID. The current value does not match the required format.

2.

Apply the correct format

Invoice Navigator automatically fixes this Invoice compliance issue by updating the relevant XML elements (SE-R-010).

3.

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-010 is resolved.

Before / After

Failing XML
<Invoice>
  <!-- Issue: For Swedish suppliers using Plusgiro, the Account ID must ha -->
</Invoice>
Corrected XML
<Invoice>
  <!-- Issue resolved per Peppol BIS 3.0 -->
</Invoice>

Technical Reference

XPath//cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PayeeFinancialAccount/cbc:ID
SpecPeppol BIS 3.0
Operationnormalize
StrategyNormalize Swedish Plusgiro account to 2-8 digit format

Common Causes

  • ·Plusgiro wrong length
  • ·Too few or too many digits
  • ·Only 1 digit provided
  • ·Wrong account format
  • ·Extra digits included

Seeing this in production? The API handles SE-R-010 automatically. See the fix response →

Frequently Asked Questions

Swedish Plusgiro account IDs must be 2-8 characters long. This is the standard Plusgiro format.

Invoice Navigator automatically fixes this Invoice compliance issue by updating the relevant XML elements (SE-R-010). You can also use Invoice Navigator's compliance engine to correct this automatically in your pipeline.

Yes, SE-R-010 is a critical error that will cause invoice rejection. It must be fixed before submission.

Many instances of SE-R-010 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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Last updated: 14 April 2026

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