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 cac:PartyIdentification. EN 16931 lets you name the delivery party (BT-70) and identify the delivery location (BT-71), but gives the party itself no identifier.
Why it matters
EN 16931 distinguishes the delivery party's name (BT-70) from the delivery location identifier (BT-71). It does not define a separate delivery party identifier.
How to fix it
Omit cac:PartyIdentification from cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryParty in your invoice export. Use cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cbc:ID (BT-71) only for an identifier of the delivery location. Do not move a customer or party number there unless it also identifies that location. 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 PartyIdentification 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-392 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- 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
- UBL-CR-397 Leave out the legal entity details of the delivery party
- UBL-CR-398 Leave out the contact details of the delivery party