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Warning

UBL-CR-152: Do not include a room element in the seller's address

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-152 means the seller's postal address in the UBL file contains a Room element, which EN 16931 does not use. It is only a warning: move the room into an address line and remove the element.

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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:Room, a separate element for a room or suite number.

Why it matters

This is a warning, so the file is still accepted. The EN 16931 address has no field for a room, so the recipient's software normally ignores the element and the buyer does not see it. Fix it when the room is needed to find you, or when you want a file without warnings.

How to fix it

In your invoicing software, write the room or suite as part of an address line instead of in a separate room field, then export again. In the XML this is the street name (BT-35) or the additional address line (BT-36). If you build the XML yourself, delete cbc:Room from cac:PostalAddress in the seller block.

The rule as published

A UBL invoice should not include the AccountingSupplierParty Party PostalAddress Room

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-152 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026