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Warning

UBL-CR-569: The item on a line should not carry a brand name

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-569 means the item on an invoice or credit note line contains a brand name (cbc:BrandName), which EN 16931 does not use. It is a warning. Remove the element, and put the brand in the item name or description if the buyer needs it.

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What it means

The item on every invoice or credit note line should not contain a cbc:BrandName element. In UBL it holds the brand of the product. EN 16931 has no separate business term for it.

Why it matters

EN 16931 does not use a separate brand name field. If you need to include a brand, you can put it in the item name or description.

How to fix it

Exclude the separate brand field from the invoice export. If the buyer needs the brand, add it to the item name, for example Acme desk lamp. If you build the XML yourself, put the brand in cbc:Name or cbc:Description in cac:Item, and delete cbc:BrandName.

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 BrandName

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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Drop your e-invoice to see whether UBL-CR-569 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026