What it means
The delivery information (BG-13) can include a deliver to address (BG-15). In UBL that address belongs in cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address. UBL also has a cac:DeliveryAddress element directly under cac:Delivery, but EN 16931 does not map it to any field. This rule checks that the invoice has no cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryAddress.
Why it matters
This is a warning.
How to fix it
In your invoicing software, check that the delivery address is filled in as the delivery address of the invoice, not as a separate custom field. Export again in the standard EN 16931, XRechnung or Peppol BIS format. If you build the XML yourself, move the address from cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryAddress into cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address and delete the old element.
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 Delivery DeliveryAddress 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-682 still fails, and which other rules do.
Related rules
- UBL-CR-681 Do not add an instruction note to the payment instructions
- UBL-CR-680 Do not add a payer account directly to the payment instructions
- UBL-CR-679 The VAT category code on a line must have no scheme
- UBL-CR-678 The VAT category code must have no scheme
- UBL-CR-677 The account to be debited must not have a scheme attribute
- UBL-CR-676 The direct debit mandate reference must not have a scheme