What it means
This rule checks the delivery address (BG-15) and warns if it contains a block name element (cbc:BlockName inside cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address). The block name is the name or letter of a block within a larger site or complex. EN 16931 has no separate field for it. The check applies to invoices and credit notes.
Why it matters
EN 16931 does not use a separate block name element in the delivery address.
How to fix it
Check whether your invoicing software exports the delivery address block name in a separate element. Put the block name into the street line or an extra address line, or leave it out if the delivery does not depend on it. If you build the XML yourself, delete cbc:BlockName from cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address and, if you keep the detail, add it to cbc:AdditionalStreetName in the same address. Recheck the corrected 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 Delivery DeliveryLocation Address 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 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-365 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-366 No building name element in the delivery address
- UBL-CR-367 No building number element in the delivery address
- UBL-CR-368 No in-house mail element in the delivery address
- UBL-CR-369 No department element in the delivery address
- UBL-CR-370 No 'for the attention of' element in the delivery address
- UBL-CR-371 No 'care of' element in the delivery address