What it means
This rule looks at the delivery party (cac:DeliveryParty), the party the goods or services go to, in the delivery information of a UBL invoice or credit note. It checks that the party has no cbc:EndpointID. EN 16931 has an electronic address only for the seller (BT-34) and the buyer (BT-49), not for the delivery party.
Why it matters
EN 16931 does not use an electronic address for the delivery party. This rule concerns that address only, not the seller's or buyer's electronic address.
How to fix it
Change your invoice export so it omits the delivery party's electronic address (cbc:EndpointID). Keep the buyer's electronic address (BT-49) in its own field; this rule does not ask you to remove it. If you build the XML yourself, delete cbc:EndpointID from cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryParty. 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 DeliveryParty EndpointID 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-390 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-391 Leave out the industry code of the delivery party
- UBL-CR-392 Leave out the identifier of the delivery party
- UBL-CR-393 Leave out the language of the delivery party
- UBL-CR-394 Leave out the postal address of the delivery party
- UBL-CR-395 Leave out the physical location of the delivery party
- UBL-CR-396 Leave out the tax details of the delivery party