What it means
The rule checks every line, or credit note line, for a delivery block, such as a delivery date or a delivery address. The test only checks that the element is present.
Why it matters
This is a warning. It is worth fixing if the recipient needs the delivery date or place to match the invoice with what they received.
How to fix it
Remove cac:Delivery from the lines. Enter the delivery date and the delivery address once, in the delivery section of the invoice. If lines were delivered on different dates or to different places, say so in the line descriptions. For a service that covers a period, use the period of the line (cac:InvoicePeriod) instead.
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 Delivery 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 |
Check your file
Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-550 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-551 A line should not carry its own payment terms
- UBL-CR-552 A line discount or charge should not have an identifier
- UBL-CR-553 A line discount or charge should not have a prepaid flag
- UBL-CR-554 A line discount or charge should not have a sequence number
- UBL-CR-555 A line discount or charge should not have an accounting code
- UBL-CR-556 A line discount or charge should not have accounting cost text