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Warning

UBL-CR-247: Leave the buyer's share capital amount out

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-247 means the buyer's details include the amount of their share capital (CorporateStockAmount), which EN 16931 does not use. Remove that element.

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What it means

This rule checks the buyer's legal entity block in a UBL invoice or credit note (cac:AccountingCustomerParty, cac:Party, cac:PartyLegalEntity). It must not contain cbc:CorporateStockAmount, the buyer's share capital amount.

Why it matters

The rule checks for the share capital element itself, not its amount. An element containing zero still triggers the warning.

How to fix it

Configure your UBL export to omit the buyer's share capital amount. If you edit or generate the XML, remove cbc:CorporateStockAmount from cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity. Keep the buyer's name and company registration number. Recheck the file in Klarbon.

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 PartyLegalEntity CorporateStockAmount

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-247 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026