What it means
The delivery section of the invoice says where the goods or services go. This rule checks that it has no ShipFromTradeParty, a party for the dispatch point, such as a warehouse or a supplier who ships on your behalf.
Why it matters
EN 16931 describes where goods are delivered to, not where they come from, so the buyer's software has no field for the origin. The invoice is not rejected, but the data is likely to be ignored.
How to fix it
If your software lets you set a dispatch warehouse or sender on the order, it may be copying that into the e-invoice. Turn that off in the export settings or choose the EN 16931 profile. If the origin matters to the buyer, for example with a drop shipment, say so in the invoice note (BT-22).
The rule as published
ShipFromTradeParty should not be present Where this rule applies
| Rule set | Version |
|---|---|
| EN 16931 (CII) | 1.3.17 |
| XRechnung 3.0 (CII) | 3.0.2 |
| NLCIUS (CII) | 1.0.3.13 |
| France CTC (CII) | 1.4.0-04 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether CII-SR-318 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- CII-SR-319 Leave the despatch event out of the delivery section
- CII-SR-320 Leave the pick-up event out of the delivery section
- CII-SR-321 Delivery event must not carry an identifier
- CII-SR-322 Write the delivery date as DateTimeString, not DateTime
- CII-SR-323 Delivery event must not carry a type code
- CII-SR-324 Delivery event must not carry a description