Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 rules: all 61 validation rules explained

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 adds network rules on top of EN 16931: process and specification identifiers, electronic addresses (EAS), no empty elements, scheme identifiers from ISO 6523. XRechnung embeds these rules.

Source: Peppol BIS Billing 3.0.20 (November 2025)

All rules (61)

ID	Rule	Severity
`PEPPOL-COMMON-R040`	GLN (scheme 0088) has an invalid format	Error
`PEPPOL-COMMON-R041`	Norwegian organisation number (scheme 0192) has an invalid format	Error
`PEPPOL-COMMON-R042`	Danish organization number (CVR) MUST be stated in the correct format	Error
`PEPPOL-COMMON-R043`	Belgian enterprise number (scheme 0208) has an invalid format	Error
`PEPPOL-COMMON-R044`	Italian IPA code (scheme 0201) has an invalid format	Warning
`PEPPOL-COMMON-R045`	Tax Code (Codice Fiscale) must be stated in the correct format	Warning
`PEPPOL-COMMON-R046`	Tax Code (Codice Fiscale) must be stated in the correct format	Warning
`PEPPOL-COMMON-R047`	Italian VAT Code (Partita Iva) must be stated in the correct format	Warning
`PEPPOL-COMMON-R049`	Swedish organisation number (scheme 0007) has an invalid format	Error
`PEPPOL-COMMON-R050`	Australian Business Number (scheme 0151) has an invalid format	Error
`PEPPOL-COMMON-R052`	Danish chamber of commerce number (P) MUST be stated in the correct format	Warning
`PEPPOL-COMMON-R053`	Danish ERSTORG number (SE) MUST be stated in the correct format	Warning
`PEPPOL-EN16931-CL001`	Mime code must be according to subset of IANA code list	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-CL002`	Reason code MUST be according to subset of UNCL 5189 D.16B	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-CL003`	Reason code MUST be according to UNCL 7161 D.16B	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-CL006`	Invoice period description code must be according to UNCL 2005 D.16B	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-CL007`	Currency code must be according to ISO 4217:2005	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-CL008`	Electronic address identifier scheme must be from the codelist "Electronic Address…	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-F001`	A date MUST be formatted YYYY-MM-DD	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-P0100`	Invoice type code MUST be set according to the profile	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-P0101`	Credit note type code MUST be set according to the profile	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-P0104`	Tax Category G MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-G	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-P0105`	Tax Category O MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-O	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-P0106`	Tax Category K MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-IC	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-P0107`	Tax Category AE MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-AE	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-P0108`	Tax Category E MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-D	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-P0109`	Tax Category E MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-F	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-P0110`	Tax Category E MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-I	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-P0111`	Tax Category E MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-J	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-P0112`	Invoice type code 326 or 384 are only allowed when both buyer and seller are German…	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R001`	Business process identifier (BT-23) is missing	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R002`	No more than one note is allowed on document level, unless both the buyer and seller…	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R003`	Neither buyer reference nor purchase order reference given	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R004`	Specification identifier is not the Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 identifier	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R005`	VAT accounting currency equals the invoice currency	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R006`	Only one invoiced object is allowed on document level	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R007`	Business process identifier has the wrong format	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R008`	Document contains empty elements	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R010`	Buyer electronic address (BT-49) is missing	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R020`	Seller electronic address (BT-34) is missing	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R040`	Allowance or charge amount does not match base amount times percentage	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R041`	Allowance or charge percentage given without base amount	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R042`	Allowance/charge percentage MUST be provided when allowance/charge base amount is…	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R043`	ChargeIndicator is not exactly 'true' or 'false'	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R043-1`	Allowance/charge ChargeIndicator value MUST equal 'true' or 'false'	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R043-2`	Allowance/charge ChargeIndicator value MUST equal 'true' or 'false'	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R044`	Charge on price level is not allowed	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R046`	Item net price is not gross price minus price discount	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R051`	currencyID differs from the invoice currency	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R053`	Not exactly one tax total with subtotals	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R054`	Only one tax total without tax subtotals MUST be provided when tax currency code is…	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R055`	Invoice total VAT amount and Invoice total VAT amount in accounting currency MUST have…	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R061`	Direct debit without mandate reference (BT-89)	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R080`	Only one project reference is allowed on document level	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R100`	More than one invoiced object identifier on a line	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R101`	Line document reference is not an invoiced object (code 130)	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R110`	Line period starts before the invoice period	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R111`	Line period ends after the invoice period	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R120`	Line net amount does not match quantity times price	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R121`	Price base quantity is zero or negative	Error
`PEPPOL-EN16931-R130`	Unit code of price base quantity MUST be same as invoiced quantity	Error

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 rules (Peppol BIS Billing 3.0)

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