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Warning

UBL-CR-199: The seller's accounting contact should be left out

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-199 means the seller in the UBL file has an accounting contact (AccountingContact), which EN 16931 does not use. It is a warning. Keep the single seller contact (BG-6) and remove this one.

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What it means

The rule checks the seller block (cac:AccountingSupplierParty) and fails when it holds a cac:AccountingContact, a contact for the seller's accounts department. EN 16931 has one contact for the seller (BG-6), placed in cac:Party/cac:Contact.

Why it matters

EN 16931 does not use an AccountingContact block alongside the seller party.

How to fix it

Remove cac:AccountingContact from cac:AccountingSupplierParty and export again. If this is the person the buyer should contact about payments or questions on the invoice, put their name, telephone number and email address in cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:Contact instead. It is worth fixing when the details exist only in the accounting contact.

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 AccountingContact

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-199 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026