EN 16931: Standard Values

Read about the standard values used in EN 16931.

The following sections list the standard values that you can use with EN 16931:

Invoice type codes (UNTDID 1001 subset)

The following subset of the UNTDID 1001 values listed here are allowed:

Invoice Type CodeDescription
71Request for payment
80Debit note related to goods or services
81Credit note related to goods or services
82Metered services invoice
83Credit note related to financial adjustments
84Debit note related to financial adjustments
102Tax notification
130Invoicing data sheet
202Direct payment valuation
203Provisional payment valuation
204Payment valuation
211Interim application for payment
218Final payment request based on completion of work
219Payment request for completed units
261Self billed credit note
262Consolidated credit note - goods and services
295Price variation invoice
296Credit note for price variation
308Delcredere credit note
325Proforma invoice
326Partial invoice
331Commercial invoice which includes a packing list
380Commercial invoice
381Credit note
382Commission note
383Debit note
384Corrected invoice
385Consolidated invoice
386Prepayment invoice
387Hire invoice
388Tax invoice
389Self-billed invoice
390Delcredere invoice
393Factored invoice
394Lease invoice
395Consignment invoice
396Factored credit note
420Optical Character Reading (OCR) payment credit note
456Debit advice
457Reversal of debit
458Reversal of credit
527Self billed debit note
532Forwarder's credit note
553Forwarder's invoice discrepancy report
575Insurer's invoice
623Forwarder's invoice
633Port charges documents
751Invoice information for accounting purposes
780Freight invoice
817Claim notification
870Consular invoice
875Partial construction invoice
876Partial final construction invoice
877Final construction invoice
935Customs invoice

Party ID type (ISO 6523)

You can use the values from the ISO 6523 list to specify the type of identifier that is used to identify a party. You can use with the Party element for parties such as Buyers, Suppliers, Tax Representatives, Carries, legal entities and so on.

Document identifier (UNTDID 1153)

You can use values from the UNTDID 1153 list to specify the type of identifier that is being used to identify an additional Document. More details are provided in the EN 16931: Additional Supporting Documents topic.

Country codes (ISO 3166-1 alpha1)

You can use values from the ISO 3166 codes to specify countries.

Time classification (UNTDID 2005)

You can use values from the UNTDID 2005 list to specify the type of time being recorded. This is a PEPPOL subset.

Duty, tax, or fee categories (UNCL 5305)

You use values from the UNCL 5305 list to specify duty, tax, or fee categories.

Allowance reason codes (UNCL 5189)

You can use values from the UNCL 5189 list to specify reasons for Allowances. More details are provided in the EN 16931: Document-Level Allowances and EN 16931: Line-Level Allowance topics.

Charge reason codes (UNCL 7161)

You can use values from the UNCL 7161 list to specify reason for a Charge. More details are provided in the EN 16931: Document-Level Charges and EN 16931: Line-Level Charges topics.

VAT exemptions (CEF VATEX)

You can use the values from the CEF VATEX list to specify VAT exemptions. More details are provided in the EN 16931: Exempt from Tax (E) topic.

Quantity unit codes (UN/ECE Recommendation 20 with Rec 21 extension)

You can use the UN/ECE Recommendation 20 with Rec 21 extension here to specify the type of quantity. More details are provided in the Invoiced Quantities topic.

Document types (IANA subset)

You can use the value from the IANA list to specify the type of document that is being attached. More details are provided in the EN 16931: Attachments topic.

Endpoint IDs (CEF EAS)

You can use the values form the CEF EAS list to specify Endpoint IDs for Suppliers and Buyers. More details are provided in the Endpoint IDs topic.

Currencies (ISO 4217 alpha-3)

You can use values from the ISO 4217 alpha-3 code list to specify currencies. More details are provided in the Currencies topic and subtopics.

Payment means code (UNCL4461)

You can use values from the UNCL 4461 list to specify the payment means. More details are provided in the Payment Means topic.