What it means
When a Swedish seller is paid by bank transfer (payment means code 30) and the payment service provider (BT-86) is SE:BANKGIRO, the account number (BT-84) must be numeric. Bankgiro numbers are usually written with a hyphen, as in 123-4567, and that form is not numeric. The test normalises whitespace and converts the result to a number rather than checking for digits only.
Why it matters
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 requires a numeric account number for payments with code 30 and SE:BANKGIRO when the seller has a Swedish address.
How to fix it
In your invoicing software, open the payment details and enter the Bankgiro number as digits only, for example 1234567. In the UBL XML it is cbc:ID inside cac:PayeeFinancialAccount, in the cac:PaymentMeans with code 30.
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
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Where this rule applies
| Rule set | Version |
|---|---|
| Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (invoice) | 2026.5 |
| Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (credit note) | 2026.5 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether SE-R-008 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- SE-R-009 A Bankgiro account number should have 7 or 8 characters
- SE-R-010 A Plusgiro account number should have 2 to 8 characters
- SE-R-011 Bankgiro and Plusgiro should use payment means code 30
- SE-R-012 Swedish domestic bank transfers should use payment means code 30
- SE-R-013 The last digit of a Swedish organisation number must be valid
- SE-R-007 A Plusgiro account number should be numeric