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Warning

UBL-CR-441: An alias name for the account to be debited is not used

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-441 means the account to be debited in your UBL invoice or credit note has an alias name (cbc:AliasName), which EN 16931 does not use. Remove the alias from cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PaymentMandate/cac:PayerFinancialAccount, export again and recheck the file.

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What it means

This rule checks for cbc:AliasName within cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PaymentMandate/cac:PayerFinancialAccount in a UBL invoice or credit note. An alias name is an alternative name for the account. EN 16931 carries the account identifier (BT-91), usually an IBAN, but not an alias for that account.

Why it matters

EN 16931 does not use an alias for the account to be debited, so this element produces a warning.

How to fix it

Delete cbc:AliasName from cac:PaymentMeans/cac:PaymentMandate/cac:PayerFinancialAccount. Leave any account identifier (BT-91) in cbc:ID in the same block. If your invoicing software adds the alias, adjust the XML export to omit it rather than deleting the stored account nickname. 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 PayerFinancialAccount AliasName

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-441 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026