What it means
On every invoice or credit note line, the cac:BuyersItemIdentification block for the buyer's item number (BT-156) should not contain a cac:MeasurementDimension block. In UBL it holds a measurement such as length, width, height or weight.
Why it matters
EN 16931 does not use measurement dimensions inside the buyer's item identification.
How to fix it
Omit cac:MeasurementDimension from cac:BuyersItemIdentification in the invoice export. Write any measurement you need to retain in the item description, or list it as an item attribute (BG-32). If you build the XML yourself, delete cac:MeasurementDimension from cac:BuyersItemIdentification.
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 BuyersItemIdentification MeasurementDimension 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-574 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-575 The buyer's item number should not name an issuer
- UBL-CR-576 The seller's item number should not have an extended ID
- UBL-CR-577 The seller's item number should not have a barcode type
- UBL-CR-578 The seller's item number should not carry physical attributes
- UBL-CR-579 The seller's item number should not carry dimensions
- UBL-CR-580 The seller's item number should not name an issuer