InvoiceGlass

Extra UBL field “Penalty percentage / Payment terms” · UBL-CR-457

  • Severity · Warning
  • Applies to · UBL
  • Editorial review pending

The CEN check flags the XML element cbc:PenaltySurchargePercent in UBL invoices and credit notes. It checks for penalty percentage under “payment terms”.

As of

Who can correct it?

The invoicing software provider can correct the export.

How to fix it

  1. Find the entry in the UBL export at cac:PaymentTerms/cbc:PenaltySurchargePercent.
  2. Adjust the export to omit cbc:PenaltySurchargePercent at this location. If you need the information, first check where the selected profile expects it.

Rule text and source

Paraphrase · The test reports a finding as soon as cac:PaymentTerms/cbc:PenaltySurchargePercent returns at least one match.

Message to the sender

Hello,

rule UBL-CR-457 was triggered when checking electronic invoice {invoiceNumber}. The validator flagged penalty percentage under “payment terms”. Could you check the export and send us a corrected file?

Kind regards

Example

The rule flags cbc:PenaltySurchargePercent under “payment terms”. The corrected export omits that element from the affected section.

UBL

cac:PaymentTerms/cbc:PenaltySurchargePercent

Fails the rule
<cbc:PenaltySurchargePercent>5</cbc:PenaltySurchargePercent>

Corrected
<!-- optional element omitted -->

Rule versions

CEN · EN 16931 (KoSIT) 1.3.16

CEN · EN 16931 1.3.17

Validate a file