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Warning

UBL-CR-381: No coordinates on the delivery location

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-381 means the delivery location contains a location coordinate block (cac:LocationCoordinate), which EN 16931 does not use. Remove the block from cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation and recheck the file.

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What it means

This rule checks the delivery information of a UBL invoice or credit note and warns if the delivery location itself has a location coordinate block (cac:LocationCoordinate directly inside cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation, next to the address rather than inside it). This holds a latitude and longitude. The test checks for the block's presence, regardless of its contents.

Why it matters

EN 16931 does not use this coordinate block in the delivery location information.

How to fix it

Check whether your invoicing software or export template adds coordinates to the delivery location, and switch that off if it can. If you build the XML yourself, delete cac:LocationCoordinate from cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation. Keep the delivery address and any delivery location identifier (BT-71) in their own fields. 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 Delivery DeliveryLocation LocationCoordinate

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-381 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026