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Warning

UBL-CR-412: An invoice should not give its due date inside the payment means

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-412 means the UBL invoice has a due date inside the payment means (cac:PaymentMeans/cbc:PaymentDueDate), but an invoice keeps its due date (BT-9) in cbc:DueDate. Move the date there and export again.

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What it means

The check looks at a UBL invoice and warns when cac:PaymentMeans contains a cbc:PaymentDueDate. The due date (BT-9) of an invoice has its own place at the top of the document, cbc:DueDate. Credit notes are exempt from this check.

Why it matters

For a UBL invoice, the due date (BT-9) belongs in cbc:DueDate directly under the root element, not in cac:PaymentMeans/cbc:PaymentDueDate. The rule explicitly exempts credit notes.

How to fix it

For a UBL invoice, put the due date (BT-9) in cbc:DueDate directly under the root element and delete cbc:PaymentDueDate from cac:PaymentMeans. If the same date is already in both places, delete only the one in the payment means. Export the corrected invoice 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 PaymentDueDate

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.

Check your file

Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-412 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026