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Warning

UBL-CR-672: A credit note's type code must not carry a listID attribute

In short

Warning: worth checking.

UBL-CR-672 means the document type code of a credit note (BT-3, normally 381) has a listID attribute, which EN 16931 does not use. It is a warning; remove the listID.

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What it means

A credit note in UBL states its document type (BT-3) in cbc:CreditNoteTypeCode, for example 381. The code list is fixed by the standard, so the code is written as plain text with no list identifier. This rule checks that the element has no listID attribute. It only looks at cbc:CreditNoteTypeCode, not at cbc:InvoiceTypeCode.

Why it matters

This is a warning. It is worth fixing when you can.

How to fix it

Export again in the standard EN 16931, XRechnung or Peppol BIS UBL format, and update the software if the attribute is still there. If you build the XML yourself, delete the listID attribute from cbc:CreditNoteTypeCode.

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 credit note should not include the CreditNoteTypeCode listID

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-672 still fails, and which other rules do.

Updated 6 November 2026