Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 · rule

UBL-CR-272

Layer en16931·Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5

What does UBL-CR-272 mean? A UBL invoice should not include the PayeeParty PostalAddress

Why did my invoice fail UBL-CR-272?

EN 16931 does not define a postal address for the Payee (BG-10), so cac:PayeeParty/cac:PostalAddress should not be present. Only the payee's name, identifier and legal registration identifier are part of the model; payment routing is handled through the payment instructions, not a payee address.

Official rule text

A UBL invoice should not include the PayeeParty PostalAddress

Common causes

Mapping the payee from company master data that always includes an address
Assuming the payee must be described as fully as the seller or buyer party
Reusing the AccountingSupplierParty mapping code for PayeeParty

How do I fix it?

<cac:PayeeParty>
  <cac:PartyIdentification><cbc:ID>PAYEE-001</cbc:ID></cac:PartyIdentification>
  <cac:PartyName><cbc:Name>Payee Ltd</cbc:Name></cac:PartyName>
</cac:PayeeParty>

Check your invoice against this rule

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