E-Invoice Error Reference

1369+ documented errors for Peppol, UBL, CII, and EN16931 validation errors.

1369 errors found · Page 13 of 28

errorDE-R-018DEUPEPPOL_BISCONFIRM

Invalid Skonto format. Cash discount terms in German invoices must follow the format: #SKONTO#TAGE=N#PROZENT=N.NN# with

Invalid Skonto format. Cash discount terms in German invoices must follow the format: #SKONTO#TAGE=N#PROZENT=N.NN# with optional #BASISBETRAG=N#. Must be uppercase with no extra whitespace.

errorUBL-SR-18EN16931CONFIRM

Buyer VAT identifier shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Buyer VAT identifiers (PartyTaxScheme with VAT scheme). EN16931 allows only one VAT identifier per buyer.

errorUBL-SR-37EN16931CONFIRM

Item price discount shall occur maximum once

Your invoice line contains multiple Item price discount elements (Price/AllowanceCharge). EN16931 allows only one discount per price.

warningIT-01ITACIUS-IT (Italy)BLOCKED

Italian sellers should include Codice Fiscale or Partita IVA

Italian sellers should include Codice Fiscale or Partita IVA. This validation rule ensures Invoice compliance with CIUS-IT (Italy).

errorUBL-CR-029UBL 2.1AUTO-FIX

A UBL invoice should not include the BillingReference LanguageID

Your invoice contains BillingReference/LanguageID which is not allowed in EN16931 invoices.

errorUBL-SR-47EN 16931AUTO-FIX

Multiple different payment methods on one invoice

Your invoice has multiple payment means sections with different payment method codes. The UBL standard requires that all payment means on a single invoice use the same payment method code.

errorUBL-CR-031UBL 2.1AUTO-FIX

A UBL invoice should not include the BillingReference VersionID

Your invoice contains BillingReference/VersionID which is not allowed in EN16931 invoices.

errorPEPPOL-COMMON-R046Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Tax Code (Codice Fiscale) must be stated in the correct format

Italian Tax Code (Codice Fiscale) must follow the correct format. This validation applies to a different location in the invoice where tax codes appear.

errorPEPPOL-COMMON-R044Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Italian office code (IPA) has wrong format

The Italian IPA code (Codice Univoco Unità Organizzativa) on your invoice is not in the correct format. It must be exactly 6 uppercase letters and/or digits.

errorBR-01EN 16931AUTO-FIX

Invoice must have specification identifier

Every Peppol BIS invoice must include a specification identifier (CustomizationID) that indicates which profile the invoice conforms to.

errorBR-23EN 16931AUTO-FIX

Missing unit of measure code

Each Invoice line shall have an Invoiced quantity unit of measure code (BT-130). This identifies the unit of measure for the invoiced quantity using UN/ECE Recommendation 20 codes.

warningUBL-CR-665EN16931AUTO-FIX

A UBL invoice should not include the AdditionalDocumentReference ID schemeID unless the DocumentTypeCode equals '130'

This UBL element should not be present in an EN16931 invoice. It is allowed in full UBL 2.1 but not in the EN16931 subset.

errorPEPPOL-EN16931-R008Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Document MUST not contain empty elements.

The document must not contain empty XML elements. All elements that are present must have content - empty tags are not allowed in PEPPOL invoices.

errorBR-30EN 16931AUTO-FIX

Invoice line period end date before start date

If both Invoice line period start date (BT-134) and Invoice line period end date (BT-135) are given then the end date shall be later or equal to the start date.

warningUBL-CR-680EN16931AUTO-FIX

A UBL invoice should not include the PaymentMeans/PayerFinancialAccount

This UBL element should not be present in an EN16931 invoice. It is allowed in full UBL 2.1 but not in the EN16931 subset.

warningUBL-CR-681EN16931AUTO-FIX

A UBL invoice should not include the PaymentMeans InstructionNote

This UBL element should not be present in an EN16931 invoice. It is allowed in full UBL 2.1 but not in the EN16931 subset.

warningUBL-CR-682EN16931AUTO-FIX

A UBL invoice should not include the Delivery DeliveryAddress

This UBL element should not be present in an EN16931 invoice. It is allowed in full UBL 2.1 but not in the EN16931 subset.

errorBR-51EN 16931AUTO-FIX

Payment card primary account number not masked

The invoice contains a full credit card number (BT-87), which violates PCI security standards. Only the first 6 and last 4 digits should be shown.

warningUBL-DT-13EN16931BLOCKED

Unit code list identifier attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the unitCodeListID attribute on a quantity element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

errorPEPPOL-COMMON-R049Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Invalid Swedish organization number

A Swedish organization number (organisationsnummer) in this invoice is not correctly formatted. Swedish org numbers must be exactly 10 digits and include a valid check digit calculated using the Luhn algorithm. This applies to any identifier using scheme 0007, including seller and buyer endpoint addresses, company registration numbers, and party identifiers.

errorUBL-SR-12EN 16931AUTO-FIX

Seller VAT identifier shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Seller VAT identifiers (PartyTaxScheme with VAT scheme). EN16931 allows only one VAT identifier per seller.

errorBR-05EN 16931AUTO-FIX

Missing document currency code

An Invoice shall have an Invoice currency code (BT-5). This specifies the currency used for all monetary amounts in the invoice using ISO 4217 three-letter codes.

warningUBL-DT-26EN16931BLOCKED

EncodingCode attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the encodingCode attribute on a binary object element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

errorBR-42EN 16931AUTO-FIX

Invoice line allowance reason required

An invoice line allowance (BG-27) is missing both a reason text (BT-139) and reason code (BT-140). At least one must be provided to explain this line discount.

warningUBL-DT-27EN16931BLOCKED

Scheme Agency ID attribute should not be present

Your invoice contains the schemeAgencyID attribute on an identifier element. This attribute is not allowed in EN16931 and must be removed.

errorUBL-SR-16EN16931CONFIRM

Buyer identifier shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Buyer identifier elements (AccountingCustomerParty/Party/PartyIdentification/ID). EN16931 allows only one buyer identifier.

errorBR-AG-05EN 16931AUTO-FIX

IPSI invoice line VAT rate must be 0% or positive

When an invoice line uses the IPSI VAT category (M for Ceuta/Melilla indirect tax), the VAT rate must be 0 or greater than zero.

errorPEPPOL-EN16931-R101Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Invoice line document reference has wrong type code

A document reference on one of your invoice lines uses the wrong type code. Line-level document references in Peppol invoices must use code "130", which means "invoice line object identifier".

errorUBL-SR-23EN16931CONFIRM

Seller tax representative VAT identifier shall occur maximum once, if the Seller has a tax representative

Your invoice contains multiple Tax representative VAT identifiers (TaxRepresentativeParty/PartyTaxScheme). EN16931 allows only one.

errorUBL-SR-25EN16931CONFIRM

Deliver to party name shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Deliver to party name elements (Delivery/DeliveryParty/PartyName/Name). EN16931 allows only one.

errorBR-CL-13EN 16931AUTO-FIX

Invalid product classification scheme

A line item's classification code uses an invalid scheme identifier. The classification listID must be from the UNTDID 7143 code list. Common valid schemes include STI for UNSPSC, EN for eCl@ss, and CPV for EU public procurement.

errorUBL-SR-30EN16931CONFIRM

Document level allowance reason shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Document level allowance reason texts (AllowanceCharge/AllowanceChargeReason). EN16931 allows only one reason per allowance.

errorPEPPOL-COMMON-R041Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Norwegian organization number MUST be stated in the correct format.

Norwegian organization numbers must follow the correct format. The organization number is a 9-digit identifier assigned by Brønnøysund Register Centre.

errorPEPPOL-COMMON-R042Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Danish organization number (CVR) MUST be stated in the correct format.

Danish organization numbers (CVR) must follow the correct format. CVR is an 8-digit identifier assigned by the Danish Business Authority.

errorBR-CO-07EN 16931AUTO-FIX

Line item discount reason text does not match the reason code

On one of your invoice lines, the discount reason code and the reason text describe different types of discounts. For example, code 95 means "Discount" but the text says something else. These must match.

errorPEPPOL-COMMON-R043Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Belgian enterprise number MUST be stated in the correct format.

Belgian enterprise numbers must follow the correct format. The enterprise number is a 10-digit identifier (0XXX.XXX.XXX format) assigned by the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises.

errorPEPPOL-COMMON-R045Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Tax Code (Codice Fiscale) must be stated in the correct format

Italian Tax Code (Codice Fiscale) must follow the correct format. For individuals, this is a 16-character alphanumeric code; for companies, it may be an 11-digit VAT number.

errorUBL-SR-46EN16931CONFIRM

Payment means text shall occur maximum once

Your invoice contains multiple Payment means instruction text elements. EN16931 allows only one instruction note per payment means.

errorPEPPOL-EN16931-R053Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Only one tax total with tax subtotals MUST be provided.

Only one TaxTotal element with tax subtotals (VAT breakdown) is allowed. Multiple VAT breakdowns in the same currency are not permitted.

errorSE-R-001Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Swedish organization number required

Swedish invoices must include 10-digit organization number.

errorBR-CL-24EN 16931AUTO-FIX

For Mime code in attribute use MIMEMediaType (IANA media types).

An attached document has an invalid MIME type code. MIME types must follow the standard format (type/subtype), such as application/pdf for PDF files, image/png for PNG images, or text/csv for CSV files.

errorSE-R-002Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

For Swedish suppliers, Swedish VAT-numbers must have the trailing 12...

Swedish invoices to public sector should be Svefaktura compliant.

errorUBL-SR-53EN16931CONFIRM

CompanyID (VAT Identifier) must be stated when providing the PartyTaxScheme/TaxScheme/ID.

Missing VAT ID with tax scheme. When providing TaxScheme/ID, the CompanyID (VAT identifier) must also be provided.

errorSE-R-004Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Swedish organisation number has wrong length

The seller's Swedish organisation number (organisationsnummer) does not have the required 10 characters. Swedish org numbers are always exactly 10 digits, typically written as XXXXXX-XXXX but stored without the hyphen.

errorSE-R-013Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Swedish organisation number has wrong check digit

The seller's Swedish organisation number (organisationsnummer) has an incorrect check digit. The last digit of a 10-digit Swedish org number is calculated using the Luhn algorithm. This rule checks the seller's company registration number specifically.

errorPEPPOL-EN16931-P0100Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Wrong invoice type code for Peppol

Peppol Invoice documents must use type code 380 (Commercial Invoice). A different or missing type code was found.

errorPEPPOL-COMMON-R047Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Italian VAT Code (Partita Iva) must be stated in the correct format

Italian VAT Code (Partita IVA) must follow the correct format. This is an 11-digit number prefixed with "IT" for international use.

errorPEPPOL-COMMON-R048Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Italian VAT Code (Partita Iva) must be stated in the correct format

Italian VAT Code (Partita IVA) must follow the correct format. This validation applies to another field where Italian VAT numbers appear.

errorPEPPOL-EN16931-P0105Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Tax category and exemption reason code do not match

Your invoice has a VAT breakdown where the tax category and the exemption reason code do not match. For example, category "O" (Not subject to VAT) requires exemption code "VATEX-EU-O", but a different code was found.

errorPEPPOL-COMMON-R050Peppol BIS 3.0AUTO-FIX

Australian Business Number (ABN) MUST be stated in the correct format.

Australian Business Numbers (ABN) must follow the correct format. ABN is an 11-digit identifier with a specific check digit algorithm.

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