What it means
On every invoice or credit note line, the item should not contain a cbc:CatalogueIndicator element. In UBL it is a true or false flag saying whether the item comes from a catalogue. The check concerns the presence of the element, regardless of whether its value is true or false.
Why it matters
EN 16931 does not use this catalogue flag on invoice or credit note lines.
How to fix it
Ask your software supplier to stop writing cbc:CatalogueIndicator in the invoice export. If you build the XML yourself, delete cbc:CatalogueIndicator from cac:Item on each cac:InvoiceLine or cac:CreditNoteLine, then 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 Item CatalogueIndicator 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-565 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-566 The item on a line should not carry a hazard flag
- UBL-CR-567 The item on a line should not carry additional information
- UBL-CR-568 The item on a line should not carry search keywords
- UBL-CR-569 The item on a line should not carry a brand name
- UBL-CR-570 The item on a line should not carry a model name
- UBL-CR-571 The buyer's item number should not have an extended ID