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Warning

UBL-CR-437: A maximum direct debit amount is not used

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-437 means the payment mandate in your UBL invoice or credit note contains a maximum paid amount (cbc:MaximumPaidAmount), which EN 16931 does not use. Remove the element from cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PaymentMandate, export again and recheck the file.

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What it means

This rule checks for cbc:MaximumPaidAmount within cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PaymentMandate in a UBL invoice or credit note. This is separate from the invoice's amount due (BT-115). EN 16931 does not use this maximum amount element. Its direct debit information uses the mandate reference (BT-89), creditor identifier (BT-90) and account to be debited (BT-91).

Why it matters

EN 16931 does not use a maximum paid amount in its direct debit information, so this element produces a warning.

How to fix it

Delete cbc:MaximumPaidAmount from cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PaymentMandate. If your invoicing software adds this element, adjust the XML export to omit it rather than changing the underlying mandate limit. Export again and recheck the 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 PaymentMeans PaymentMandate MaximumPaidAmount

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-437 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026