What it means
The rule checks that the delivery location (cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation) has no conditions text (cbc:Conditions) directly under it. In UBL that field holds free text about the conditions at the location. EN 16931 has no business term for it.
Why it matters
EN 16931 does not use conditions text directly under the delivery location.
How to fix it
Clear the conditions text in the delivery location data of your invoicing software and export again. If the buyer needs it, put it in an invoice note (BT-22). If you build the XML yourself, delete the cbc:Conditions that sits directly under cac:DeliveryLocation.
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 Delivery DeliveryLocation Conditions 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-352 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-353 Put the delivery region in the address, not on the location
- UBL-CR-354 Leave out the region code on the delivery location
- UBL-CR-355 Leave out the type code of the delivery location
- UBL-CR-356 Leave out the information URI on the delivery location
- UBL-CR-357 Leave out the name on the delivery location
- UBL-CR-358 Leave out the validity period of the delivery location