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Warning

UBL-CR-411: A payment means should not have its own identifier

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-411 means the UBL file gives an identifier to the payment means (cac:PaymentMeans/cbc:ID), which EN 16931 does not use. Remove that identifier and export again. If you meant it as a payment reference, use the remittance information (BT-83) instead.

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What it means

The check looks at the payment instructions (BG-16) of the invoice or credit note and warns when cac:PaymentMeans contains a cbc:ID. In UBL this is an identifier for that payment means entry. EN 16931 has no field for it. The payment reference the payer should quote is a different field, the remittance information (BT-83), written as cbc:PaymentID.

Why it matters

EN 16931 does not use a separate identifier for a payment means entry. A payment reference belongs in the remittance information (BT-83), not in cac:PaymentMeans/cbc:ID.

How to fix it

Delete cbc:ID from cac:PaymentMeans in your XML export. If you want the payer to quote a reference, enter it as the payment reference (BT-83) instead, using cac:PaymentMeans/cbc:PaymentID. 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 PaymentMeans ID

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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Updated 6 November 2026