What it means
This rule checks the delivery address (BG-15) and warns if it contains a mark-attention element (cbc:MarkAttention inside cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address). This is the 'for the attention of' line of an address. 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 attention element in the delivery address.
How to fix it
Check whether your invoicing software exports the delivery address attention line in its own element. If it is needed, write it into an extra address line, for example 'Attn: Goods In'. If you build the XML yourself, delete cbc:MarkAttention from cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address and move the text into cbc:AdditionalStreetName in the same address. If the line is not needed for delivery, remove it. 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 MarkAttention 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-370 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-371 No 'care of' element in the delivery address
- UBL-CR-372 No plot identification element in the delivery address
- UBL-CR-373 No city subdivision element in the delivery address
- UBL-CR-374 No country subdivision code in the delivery address
- UBL-CR-375 No region element in the delivery address
- UBL-CR-376 No district element in the delivery address