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Warning

UBL-CR-149: Do not include an address format code in the seller's address

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-149 means the seller's postal address in the UBL file contains an AddressFormatCode, which EN 16931 does not use. It is only a warning: remove the element and export again.

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What it means

In a UBL invoice or credit note, the seller (BG-4) has a postal address (BG-5) under cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress. This rule checks that this address has no cbc:AddressFormatCode, a code that says which address layout or national format the address follows.

Why it matters

EN 16931's UBL rules do not use a separate address format code element in the seller's postal address.

How to fix it

Switch off any export option that adds an address format to the seller details, then export again. The street, city, post code and country stay as they are. If you build the XML yourself, delete cbc:AddressFormatCode from cac:PostalAddress in the seller block. Check the corrected file again.

Once the file is corrected, check it again for free: Validate an invoice against EN 16931

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

The rule as published

A UBL invoice should not include the AccountingSupplierParty Party PostalAddress AddressFormatCode

Where this rule applies

Rule set Version
EN 16931 (UBL) 1.3.17
EN 16931 (UBL credit note) 1.3.17
XRechnung 3.0 (UBL) 3.0.2
XRechnung 3.0 (UBL credit note) 3.0.2
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (invoice) 2026.5
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (credit note) 2026.5
SI-UBL 2.0 / NLCIUS (invoice) 2.0.3.13
SI-UBL 2.0 / NLCIUS (credit note) 2.0.3.13
France CTC (UBL invoice) 1.4.0-04
France CTC (UBL credit note) 1.4.0-04
CIUS-RO UBL Invoice 1.0.9 1.0.9
CIUS-RO UBL Credit Note 1.0.9 1.0.9
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-149 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026