`PEPPOL-COMMON-R042`

Peppol BIS Billing 3 · validation rule

Peppol BIS Billing 3Error

A Danish CVR number (scheme 0184) is malformed: it must be 'DK' followed by 8 digits (or 8 digits). The sender must correct the identifier value in cbc:EndpointID, cac:PartyIdentification/cbc:ID or cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyID (no spaces or prefixes beyond what the scheme defines).

Field: seller/buyer identifiers (BT-29/BT-30/BT-34/BT-46/BT-47/BT-49)
Rule set: Peppol BIS Billing 3
Rule-set version: Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (rules master, Sep 2026) · in force since 2026-09-07 · 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/PEPPOL-COMMON-R042?lang=en