UBL-SR-20
EN 16931-1 layer: en16931
Checked against Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 2026.5
What does UBL-SR-20 mean? Payee identifier shall occur maximum once, if the Payee is different from the Seller
Why did my invoice fail UBL-SR-20?
The Payee identifier (BT-60), in cac:PayeeParty/cac:PartyIdentification/cbc:ID, is the electronic identifier of a payee different from the seller and may occur at most once. Only one such identifier is permitted for the single payee in BG-10.
Official rule text
Payee identifier shall occur maximum once, if the Payee is different from the Seller
Common causes
- Several cac:PartyIdentification elements are generated for the payee.
- Both a GLN and an internal account reference are mapped as payee identifiers.
- A scheme-qualified and unqualified id are both emitted for the same payee.
How do I fix it?
Keep one identifier: <cac:PayeeParty><cac:PartyIdentification><cbc:ID schemeID="0088">7300010000002</cbc:ID></cac:PartyIdentification></cac:PayeeParty> and drop the remaining ones.
Related rules
UBL-SR-01 · UBL-SR-02 · UBL-SR-03 · UBL-SR-04 · UBL-SR-05 · UBL-SR-06 · UBL-SR-07 · UBL-SR-08
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