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:PostalAddress. EN 16931 puts the delivery address (BG-15) in the delivery location (cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address), not under the party.
Why it matters
EN 16931 places the delivery address (BG-15) under cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address, rather than under cac:DeliveryParty.
How to fix it
Remove cac:PostalAddress from cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryParty in your XML or export template. If that postal address is the actual place of delivery, record it in cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address (BG-15). Do not replace the actual delivery address with a different postal address belonging to the party. 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 PostalAddress 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-394 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- 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
- UBL-CR-399 Leave out the person details of the delivery party
- UBL-CR-400 Leave out the agent of the delivery party