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UBL-CR-332: No tax type code in the tax representative's tax scheme

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-332 means the tax scheme of the seller's tax representative has a tax type code (cbc:TaxTypeCode), which EN 16931 does not use. Remove it and keep only the scheme code VAT.

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What it means

Inside the tax details of the seller's tax representative, EN 16931 only uses the tax scheme identifier, which must be VAT. The rule flags a cbc:TaxTypeCode in the cac:TaxScheme block, an extra code for the type of tax. UBL allows it, but EN 16931 has no field for it. It applies to invoices and credit notes.

Why it matters

EN 16931 does not use a tax type code in the tax representative's tax scheme.

How to fix it

Remove cbc:TaxTypeCode from cac:TaxRepresentativeParty/cac:PartyTaxScheme/cac:TaxScheme in the exported XML. Keep the scheme identifier in cbc:ID; it is not the element this rule flags. If your software adds cbc:TaxTypeCode automatically, ask the vendor how to omit it. Recheck the exported 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 TaxRepresentativeParty PartyTaxScheme TaxScheme TaxTypeCode

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-332 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026