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UBL-CR-382: Leave out the alternative delivery location

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-382 means the invoice or credit note contains an alternative delivery location (cac:AlternativeDeliveryLocation), which EN 16931 does not use. Remove the element from cac:Delivery. If it describes the actual place of delivery, enter that address as the normal delivery address (BG-15).

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What it means

This rule looks at the delivery information (cac:Delivery) of a UBL invoice or credit note and checks that it has no cac:AlternativeDeliveryLocation. UBL offers this element for a second place the goods could be delivered to, but EN 16931 has no business term for it. The place of delivery belongs in the delivery address (BG-15).

Why it matters

EN 16931 represents the delivery address as BG-15, not as an alternative delivery location.

How to fix it

Change your invoice export so it omits cac:AlternativeDeliveryLocation from cac:Delivery. If that address is the actual place of delivery, enter it in cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address (BG-15). Do not replace the actual delivery address with a different alternative address. If you need to retain the alternative location as information, describe it in the invoice note (BT-22). 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 AlternativeDeliveryLocation

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-382 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026