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Warning

UBL-CR-404: The delivery should not name a party to notify

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-404 means the UBL file names a party to notify about the delivery (cac:NotifyParty), which EN 16931 has no field for. Remove it and export again.

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What it means

The check looks at the delivery information (BG-13) of the invoice or credit note and warns when it contains cac:Delivery/cac:NotifyParty. In UBL this is a party to be told about the delivery, such as a forwarder or a site contact. EN 16931 does not use it. The name of the party the goods are delivered to is a separate field (BT-70).

Why it matters

The delivery information in EN 16931 does not include a separate party to notify. This rule warns about the extra cac:NotifyParty element.

How to fix it

Delete cac:NotifyParty from cac:Delivery in your XML export. If the buyer needs to know whom to contact about the delivery, write it as plain text in the invoice note (BT-22). Export the corrected file and check it again.

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 NotifyParty

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.

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Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-404 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026