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:BlockName, a separate element for the name of a block of buildings.
Why it matters
This is a warning, so the file is still accepted. The EN 16931 address has no field for a block name, so the recipient's software normally ignores it and the buyer does not see it. Fix it when the block name is needed to find your address, or when you want a file without warnings.
How to fix it
In your invoicing software, make the block name part of an address line instead of a separate block 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:BlockName from cac:PostalAddress in the seller block.
The rule as published
A UBL invoice should not include the AccountingSupplierParty Party PostalAddress BlockName 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 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-153 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-154 Do not include a building name in the seller's address
- UBL-CR-155 Do not use a separate building number in the seller's address
- UBL-CR-156 Do not include an in-house mail element in the seller's address
- UBL-CR-157 Do not include a department in the seller's address
- UBL-CR-158 Do not include an attention line in the seller's address
- UBL-CR-159 Do not include a care-of line in the seller's address