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Warning

IS-R-001: Icelandic sellers should use invoice type 380 or 381

In short

Warning: worth checking.

IS-R-001 warns that the document type code (BT-3) is neither 380 nor 381 although the seller's country code is IS. Check which document you are issuing and use 380 for an invoice or 381 for a credit note. A warning does not establish whether the file will be accepted.

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What it means

For a seller with country code IS, the test checks whether cbc:InvoiceTypeCode or cbc:CreditNoteTypeCode contains the single code 380 or 381 after whitespace normalisation. The test itself does not restrict either code to a particular UBL document root.

Why it matters

The Icelandic profile recommends these document types for Icelandic sellers. Other codes produce a warning under this rule, rather than a fatal error.

How to fix it

Check the document type in your source data. For a UBL invoice, use cbc:InvoiceTypeCode with 380; for a UBL credit note, use cbc:CreditNoteTypeCode with 381. Do not change a genuinely different document type merely to remove the warning. Export and recheck the file.

Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Validate a Peppol BIS invoice

Or fix the invoice in a form and download the corrected file, for 1 credit: Fix a rejected e-invoice

The rule as published

Read the rule on the publisher's site

Business terms: BT-3

Where this rule applies

Rule set Version
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (invoice) 2026.5
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (credit note) 2026.5
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether IS-R-001 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026