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SE-R-001

Layer peppol·Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5

What does SE-R-001 mean? For Swedish suppliers, Swedish VAT-numbers must consist of 14 characters.

Why did my invoice fail SE-R-001?

For a Swedish supplier, the Swedish VAT number given as the seller's VAT identifier must be exactly 14 characters: the prefix SE followed by 12 digits (the last two being 01). The fixed length allows automated validation of Swedish VAT identifiers.

Official rule text

For Swedish suppliers, Swedish VAT-numbers must consist of 14 characters.

Common causes

• Omitting the SE prefix
• Missing the trailing 01 suffix of Swedish VAT numbers
• Spaces or hyphens inside the identifier
• Using the 10-digit organisation number instead of the VAT number

How do I fix it?

<cac:PartyTaxScheme><cbc:CompanyID>SE123456789001</cbc:CompanyID><cac:TaxScheme><cbc:ID>VAT</cbc:ID></cac:TaxScheme></cac:PartyTaxScheme>

Related rules

SE-R-002 · SE-R-003 · SE-R-004 · SE-R-005 · SE-R-006 · SE-R-007 · SE-R-008 · SE-R-009