Rules for Peppol BIS 3.0 Billing
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Document MUST not contain empty elements.
Only one project reference is allowed on document level
Business process MUST be provided.
Business process MUST be in the format 'urn:fdc:peppol.eu:2017:poacc:billing:NN:1.0' where NN indicates the process number.
No more than one note is allowed on document level.
A buyer reference or purchase order reference MUST be provided.
Specification identifier MUST have the value 'urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017#compliant#urn:fdc:peppol.eu:2017:poacc:billing:3.0'.
Only one tax total with tax subtotals MUST be provided.
Only one tax total without tax subtotals MUST be provided when tax currency code is provided.
Invoice total VAT amount and Invoice total VAT amount in accounting currency MUST have the same operational sign
VAT accounting currency code MUST be different from invoice currency code when provided.
Buyer electronic address MUST be provided
Seller electronic address MUST be provided
Allowance/charge base amount MUST be provided when allowance/charge percentage is provided.
Allowance/charge percentage MUST be provided when allowance/charge base amount is provided.
Allowance/charge amount must equal base amount * percentage/100 if base amount and percentage exists
Allowance/charge ChargeIndicator value MUST equal 'true' or 'false'
Mandate reference MUST be provided for direct debit.
All currencyID attributes must have the same value as the invoice currency code (BT-5), except for the invoice total VAT amount in accounting currency (BT-111).
Start date of line period MUST be within invoice period.
End date of line period MUST be within invoice period.
Invoice line net amount MUST equal (Invoiced quantity * (Item net price/item price base quantity) + Sum of invoice line charge amount - sum of invoice line allowance amount
Base quantity MUST be a positive number above zero.
Only one invoiced object is allowed pr line
Element Document reference can only be used for Invoice line object
Charge on price level is NOT allowed. Only value 'false' allowed.
Item net price MUST equal (Gross price - Allowance amount) when gross price is provided.
Unit code of price base quantity MUST be same as invoiced quantity.
GLN must have a valid format according to GS1 rules.
Norwegian organization number MUST be stated in the correct format.
Danish organization number (CVR) MUST be stated in the correct format.
Belgian enterprise number MUST be stated in the correct format.
IPA Code (Codice Univoco Unità Organizzativa) must be stated in the correct format
Tax Code (Codice Fiscale) must be stated in the correct format
Tax Code (Codice Fiscale) must be stated in the correct format
Italian VAT Code (Partita Iva) must be stated in the correct format
Swedish organization number MUST be stated in the correct format.
Australian Business Number (ABN) MUST be stated in the correct format.
For Norwegian suppliers, most invoice issuers are required to append "Foretaksregisteret" to their
invoice. "Dersom selger er aksjeselskap, allmennaksjeselskap eller filial av utenlandsk
selskap skal også ordet «Foretaksregisteret» fremgå av salgsdokumentet, jf.
foretaksregisterloven § 10-2."
For Norwegian suppliers, a VAT number MUST be the country code prefix NO followed by a valid Norwegian organization number (nine numbers) followed by the letters MVA.
Danish suppliers MUST provide legal entity (CVR-number)
For Danish Suppliers it is mandatory to specify schemeID as "0184" (DK CVR-number) when PartyLegalEntity/CompanyID is used for AccountingSupplierParty
For Danish Suppliers, a Credit note cannot have a negative total (PayableAmount)
For Danish Suppliers it is mandatory to use schemeID when PartyIdentification/ID is used for AccountingCustomerParty or AccountingSupplierParty
For Danish suppliers the following Payment means codes are allowed: 1, 10, 31, 42, 48, 49, 50, 58, 59, 93 and 97
For Danish suppliers bank account and registration account is mandatory if payment means is 31 or 42
For Danish suppliers PaymentMandate/ID and PayerFinancialAccount/ID are mandatory when payment means is 49
For Danish Suppliers PaymentID is mandatory and MUST start with 01#, 04# or 15# (kortartkode), and PayeeFinancialAccount/ID (Giro kontonummer) is mandatory and must be 7 characters long, when payment means equals 50 (Giro)
For Danish Suppliers if the PaymentID is prefixed with 04# or 15# the 16 digits instruction Id must be added to the PaymentID eg. "04#1234567890123456" when Payment means equals 50 (Giro)
For Danish Suppliers the PaymentID is mandatory and MUST start with 71#, 73# or 75# (kortartkode) and PayeeFinancialAccount/ID (Kreditornummer) is mandatory and must be exactly 8 characters long, when Payment means equals 93 (FIK)
For Danish Suppliers if the PaymentID is prefixed with 71# or 75# the 15-16 digits instruction Id must be added to the PaymentID eg. "71#1234567890123456" when payment Method equals 93 (FIK)
If ItemClassification is provided from Danish suppliers, UNSPSC version 19.0501 should be used.
When specifying non-VAT Taxes for Danish customers, Danish suppliers MUST use the AllowanceChargeReasonCode="ZZZ" and the 4-digit Tax category MUST be specified in AllowanceChargeReason
[IT-R-001] BT-32 (Seller tax registration identifier) - For Italian suppliers BT-32 minimum length 11 and maximum length shall be 16. Per i fornitori italiani il BT-32 deve avere una lunghezza tra 11 e 16 caratteri
[IT-R-002] BT-35 (Seller address line 1) - Italian suppliers MUST provide the postal address line 1 - I fornitori italiani devono indicare l'indirizzo postale.
[IT-R-003] BT-37 (Seller city) - Italian suppliers MUST provide the postal address city - I fornitori italiani devono indicare la città di residenza.
">[IT-R-004] BT-38 (Seller post code) - Italian suppliers MUST provide the postal address post code - I fornitori italiani devono indicare il CAP di residenza.
For Swedish suppliers, Swedish VAT-numbers must consist of 14 characters.
For Swedish suppliers, the Swedish VAT-numbers must have the trailing 12 characters in numeric form
Swedish organisation numbers should be numeric.
Swedish organisation numbers consist of 10 characters.
The last digit of a Swedish organization number must be valid according to the Luhn algorithm.
For Swedish suppliers, when using Seller tax registration identifier, 'Godkänd för F-skatt' must be stated
For Swedish suppliers, only standard VAT rate of 6, 12 or 25 are used
For Swedish suppliers using Plusgiro, the Account ID must be numeric
For Swedish suppliers using Plusgiro, the Account ID must have 2-8 characters
For Swedish suppliers using Bankgiro, the Account ID must be numeric
For Swedish suppliers using Bankgiro, the Account ID must have 7-8 characters
For Swedish suppliers using Swedish Bankgiro or Plusgiro, the proper way to indicate this is to use Code 30 for PaymentMeans and FinancialInstitutionBranch ID with code SE:BANKGIRO or SE:PLUSGIRO
For domestic transactions between Swedish trading partners, credit transfer should be indicated by PaymentMeansCode="30"
When the Supplier is Greek, the Invoice Id should consist of 6 segments
When the Supplier is Greek, the Invoice Id first segment must be a valid TIN Number and match either the Supplier's or the Tax Representative's Tin Number
When the Supplier is Greek, the Invoice Id second segment must be a valid Date that matches the invoice Issue Date
When Supplier is Greek, the Invoice Id third segment must be a positive integer
When Supplier is Greek, the Invoice Id in the fourth segment must be a valid greek document type
When Supplier is Greek, the Invoice Id fifth segment must not be empty
When Supplier is Greek, the Invoice Id sixth segment must not be empty
Greek Suppliers must provide their full name as they are registered in the Greek Business Registry (G.E.MH.) as a legal entity or in the Tax Registry as a natural person
Greek suppliers must provide their Seller Tax Registration Number, prefixed by the country code
For the Greek Suppliers, the VAT must start with 'EL' and must be a valid TIN number
When Supplier is Greek, there must be one MARK Number
When Supplier is Greek, there should be one invoice url
When Supplier is Greek, there should be no more than one invoice url
When Supplier is Greek, the MARK Number must be a positive integer
When Supplier is Greek and the INVOICE URL Document reference exists, the External Reference URI should be present
Greek Suppliers must provide the full name of the buyer
Greek suppliers that send an invoice through the PEPPOL network must use a correct TIN number as an electronic address according to PEPPOL Electronic Address Identifier scheme (schemeID 9933).
Greek Suppliers must provide the VAT number of the buyer, if the buyer is Greek
Greek Suppliers that send an invoice through the PEPPOL network to a greek buyer must use a correct TIN number as an electronic address according to PEPPOL Electronic Address Identifier scheme (SchemeID 9933)
[IS-R-001]-If seller is icelandic then invoice type should be 380 or 381 — Ef seljandi er íslenskur þá ætti gerð reiknings (BT-3) að vera sölureikningur (380) eða kreditreikningur (381).
[IS-R-002]-If seller is icelandic then it shall contain sellers legal id — Ef seljandi er íslenskur þá skal reikningur innihalda íslenska kennitölu seljanda (BT-30).
[IS-R-003]-If seller is icelandic then it shall contain his address with street name and zip code — Ef seljandi er íslenskur þá skal heimilisfang seljanda innihalda götuheiti og póstnúmer (BT-35 og BT-38).
[IS-R-006]-If seller is icelandic and payment means code is 9 then a 12 digit account id must exist — Ef seljandi er íslenskur og greiðslumáti (BT-81) er krafa (kóti 9) þá skal koma fram 12 stafa númer (bankanúmer, höfuðbók 66 og reikningsnúmer) (BT-84)
[IS-R-007]-If seller is icelandic and payment means code is 42 then a 12 digit account id must exist — Ef seljandi er íslenskur og greiðslumáti (BT-81) er millifærsla (kóti 42) þá skal koma fram 12 stafa reikningnúmer (BT-84)
[IS-R-008]-If seller is icelandic and invoice contains supporting description EINDAGI then the id form must be YYYY-MM-DD — Ef seljandi er íslenskur þá skal eindagi (BT-122, DocumentDescription = EINDAGI) vera á forminu YYYY-MM-DD.
[IS-R-009]-If seller is icelandic and invoice contains supporting description EINDAGI invoice must have due date — Ef seljandi er íslenskur þá skal reikningur sem inniheldur eindaga (BT-122, DocumentDescription = EINDAGI) einnig hafa gjalddaga (BT-9).
[IS-R-010]-If seller is icelandic and invoice contains supporting description EINDAGI the id date must be same or later than due date — Ef seljandi er íslenskur þá skal eindagi (BT-122, DocumentDescription = EINDAGI) skal vera sami eða síðar en gjalddagi (BT-9) ef eindagi er til staðar.
[IS-R-004]-If seller and buyer are icelandic then the invoice shall contain the buyers icelandic legal identifier — Ef seljandi og kaupandi eru íslenskir þá skal reikningurinn innihalda íslenska kennitölu kaupanda (BT-47).
[IS-R-005]-If seller and buyer are icelandic then the invoice shall contain the buyers address with street name and zip code — Ef seljandi og kaupandi eru íslenskir þá skal heimilisfang kaupanda innihalda götuheiti og póstnúmer (BT-50 og BT-53)
[NL-R-001] For suppliers in the Netherlands, if the document is a creditnote, the document MUST contain an invoice reference (cac:BillingReference/cac:InvoiceDocumentReference/cbc:ID)
[NL-R-002] For suppliers in the Netherlands the supplier's address (cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress) MUST contain street name (cbc:StreetName), city (cbc:CityName) and post code (cbc:PostalZone)
[NL-R-003] For suppliers in the Netherlands, the legal entity identifier MUST be either a KVK or OIN number (schemeID 0106 or 0190)
[NL-R-004] For suppliers in the Netherlands, if the customer is in the Netherlands, the customer address (cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress) MUST contain the street name (cbc:StreetName), the city (cbc:CityName) and post code (cbc:PostalZone)
[NL-R-005] For suppliers in the Netherlands, if the customer is in the Netherlands, the customer's legal entity identifier MUST be either a KVK or OIN number (schemeID 0106 or 0190)
[NL-R-006] For suppliers in the Netherlands, if the fiscal representative is in the Netherlands, the representative's address (cac:TaxRepresentativeParty/cac:PostalAddress) MUST contain street name (cbc:StreetName), city (cbc:CityName) and post code (cbc:PostalZone)
[NL-R-007] For suppliers in the Netherlands, the supplier MUST provide a means of payment (cac:PaymentMeans) if the payment is from customer to supplier
[NL-R-008] For suppliers in the Netherlands, the payment means code (cac:PaymentMeans/cbc:PaymentMeansCode) MUST be one of 30, 48, 49, 57, 58 or 59
[NL-R-009] For suppliers in the Netherlands, if an order line reference (cac:OrderLineReference/cbc:LineID) is used, there must be an order reference on the document level (cac:OrderReference/cbc:ID)
Mime code must be according to subset of IANA code list.
Reason code MUST be according to subset of UNCL 5189 D.16B.
Reason code MUST be according to UNCL 7161 D.16B.
Invoice period description code must be according to UNCL 2005 D.16B.
Currency code must be according to ISO 4217:2005
Invoice type code MUST be set according to the profile.
Credit note type code MUST be set according to the profile.
A date
MUST be formatted YYYY-MM-DD.
Electronic address identifier scheme must be from the codelist "Electronic Address Identifier Scheme"
Tax Category G MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-G
Tax Category O MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-O
Tax Category K MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-IC
Tax Category AE MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-AE
Tax Category E MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-D
Tax Category E MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-F
Tax Category E MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-I
Tax Category E MUST be used when exemption reason code is VATEX-EU-J