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Warning

UBL-CR-216: The buyer's address should not have a block name field

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-216 means the buyer's postal address in your UBL file has a block name element (BlockName), which EN 16931 does not use. This is a warning. If you need to keep the block name, put it in an address line, then remove cbc:BlockName from the buyer's cac:PostalAddress.

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What it means

The rule warns if cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress in a UBL invoice or credit note contains cbc:BlockName. In UBL that element holds the name of a block, an area surrounded by streets that usually has several buildings. EN 16931 has no separate field for it.

Why it matters

EN 16931 has no separate block name field. You can include a needed block name in an address line instead.

How to fix it

If you need to keep the block name, add it to the second address line (BT-51). In XML, use cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress/cbc:AdditionalStreetName and preserve any text already there. Delete cbc:BlockName from the same address, export again and recheck the file.

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 AccountingCustomerParty 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
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

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Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-216 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026