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Warning

UBL-CR-530: A line should not point to a receiving advice line

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-530 means an invoice or credit note line contains a receiving advice line reference (cac:ReceiptLineReference), which EN 16931 does not use. It is a warning; remove the line reference and recheck the file.

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What it means

The rule warns when any cac:InvoiceLine or cac:CreditNoteLine contains cac:ReceiptLineReference, a reference to a line of a receiving advice or goods received note. It does not check the document-level receiving advice reference (BT-15).

Why it matters

The standard has nowhere to put a per-line receipt reference. It is worth fixing when you want a clean file, or when the buyer needs the reference to match the goods they received.

How to fix it

Remove the receiving advice line reference from each affected line. If you need to give a receiving advice number, use the document-level receiving advice reference (BT-15). In the XML, delete cac:ReceiptLineReference from cac:InvoiceLine (cac:CreditNoteLine in a credit note). 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 InvoiceLine ReceiptLineReference

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-530 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026