`BR-CL-16`

EN 16931 · validation rule

EN 16931Error

The payment means type code (BT-81) is not a UNTDID 4461 code. Common valid values: 30 (credit transfer), 58 (SEPA credit transfer), 59 (SEPA direct debit), 48 (bank card), 49 (direct debit), 57 (standing agreement), 1 (instrument not defined), ZZZ (mutually defined).

Field: payment.means_code (BT-81)
Rule set: EN 16931
Rule-set version: EN 16931 validation artefacts 1.3.17 · in force since 2026-10-13 · Rule-set changelog
Who has to fix it: The sender

This is a property of the file you received, so it cannot be corrected on your side without changing the document — ask the supplier to reissue it.

Check your own invoice

Drop the file that failed. We parse it, run the official rule sets against it and list every finding with a fix — 20 invoices per day, no key, nothing stored.

Open the live demo

Same explanation over the API: GET /v1/rules/BR-CL-16?lang=en