What it means
When both the seller and the buyer have a Swedish address and the payment means code (BT-81) is 31, this warning always appears, because the rule has no further test. The Swedish rules say that a domestic bank transfer should use code 30 instead.
Why it matters
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 specifies payment means code 30 for bank transfers between sellers and buyers with Swedish addresses.
How to fix it
Check the actual payment method. For a bank transfer between a seller and buyer with Swedish addresses, set cbc:PaymentMeansCode in cac:PaymentMeans to 30. If the payment is not a bank transfer, check which code describes the method rather than changing it to 30 automatically.
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
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-012 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- SE-R-013 The last digit of a Swedish organisation number must be valid
- SE-R-011 Bankgiro and Plusgiro should use payment means code 30
- SE-R-010 A Plusgiro account number should have 2 to 8 characters
- SE-R-009 A Bankgiro account number should have 7 or 8 characters
- SE-R-008 A Bankgiro account number should be numeric
- SE-R-007 A Plusgiro account number should be numeric