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UBL-CR-466: Do not give a settlement period in the payment terms

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Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-466 means the payment terms contain a settlement period (SettlementPeriod), which EN 16931 does not use. Remove it and write the period, for example an early payment discount window, in the payment terms text (BT-20).

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What it means

The rule warns when the payment terms block (cac:PaymentTerms) of the invoice or credit note holds a cac:SettlementPeriod. In UBL this is a period during which the payment terms apply, such as the days in which an early payment discount can be taken. EN 16931 carries payment terms only as text (BT-20). Some rule sets apply this rule to the same UBL element in the same way. This is a warning.

Why it matters

EN 16931 does not use cac:SettlementPeriod in cac:PaymentTerms.

How to fix it

Write the terms in words in the payment terms text (BT-20), for example the discount percentage and the number of days it is available. Then delete cac:SettlementPeriod from cac:PaymentTerms in the XML. If your invoicing software has a separate field for early payment terms, copy its content into the payment terms text and leave the period empty. Check the corrected file 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 PaymentTerms SettlementPeriod

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