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Invoice samples

Sample files for a standard Norway PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 invoice submission, including the StandardBusinessDocument wrapper and the decoded UBL invoice body.

Norway uses native PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 format. Two files make up a complete submission.

Standard invoice

Files

  • norway-sample-invoice-sbd.xml: The StandardBusinessDocument submitted to the reception endpoint. Contains the SBDH wrapper and svs:SovosLegalDocument with the Base64-encoded invoice body.

  • norway-sample-invoice-legal.xml: The decoded PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 UBL Invoice 2.1. Base64-encode this file and place the encoded value inside svs:Content in the SBD wrapper.

Key SBDH values for Norway
SBDH field Value Notes
Sender/Identifier/@Authority NO ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Don't use 0192 here
Sender/Identifier (value) Supplier's 9-digit orgnr Must match the supplier in the invoice body
Receiver/Identifier/@Authority 0192 PEPPOL ICD for organisasjonsnummer. Don't use NO
Receiver/Identifier (value) Buyer's 9-digit orgnr Must be registered in ELMA
Mapping.InputSchema ALL-PEPPOLBISUBL-3.0-INVOICE-1.0 Selects the native PEPPOL BIS 3.0 format mapper
BusinessServiceName Default Not consumed by the CoAPI extractor for Norway
Document wrapper svs:SovosDocument > svs:SovosLegalDocument > Base64-encoded UBL Invoice 2.1
Note: You can access SCI Tools to explore SCI field mappings, compare countries, and transform and validate XML documents, including invoices for Norway

Credit note

XML 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<sbd:StandardBusinessDocument xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.4.1#" xmlns:ad="http://www.sovos.com/namespaces/additionalData" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" xmlns:n0="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonSignatureComponents-2" xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2" xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2" xmlns:crn="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CreditNote-2" xmlns:dbn="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:DebitNote-2" xmlns:enc="http://www.sovos.com/namespaces/base64Document" xmlns:ext="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonExtensionComponents-2" xmlns:inv="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2" xmlns:qdt="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:QualifiedDataTypes-2" xmlns:sac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:SignatureAggregateComponents-2" xmlns:sbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:SignatureBasicComponents-2" xmlns:sbd="http://www.unece.org/cefact/namespaces/StandardBusinessDocumentHeader" xmlns:sci="http://www.sovos.com/namespaces/sovosCanonicalInvoice" xmlns:sov="http://www.sovos.com/namespaces/sovosExtensions" xmlns:svs="http://www.sovos.com/namespaces/sovosDocument" xmlns:udt="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:UnqualifiedDataTypes-2" xmlns:xades="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#" xmlns:ccts-cct="urn:un:unece:uncefact:data:specification:CoreComponentTypeSchemaModule:2" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.unece.org/cefact/namespaces/StandardBusinessDocumentHeader">
  <sbd:StandardBusinessDocumentHeader>
    <sbd:HeaderVersion>1.0</sbd:HeaderVersion>
    <sbd:Sender>
      <sbd:Identifier Authority="NO">123456789</sbd:Identifier>
    </sbd:Sender>
    <sbd:Receiver>
      <sbd:Identifier Authority="NO">123456789</sbd:Identifier>
      <sbd:ContactInformation>
        <sbd:Contact/>
        <sbd:EmailAddress/>
        <sbd:FaxNumber/>
        <sbd:TelephoneNumber/>
        <sbd:ContactTypeIdentifier/>
      </sbd:ContactInformation>
    </sbd:Receiver>
    <sbd:DocumentIdentification>
      <sbd:Standard>urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CreditNote-2</sbd:Standard>
      <sbd:TypeVersion>2.1</sbd:TypeVersion>
      <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
      <sbd:Type>CreditNote</sbd:Type>
      <sbd:MultipleType>false</sbd:MultipleType>
      <sbd:CreationDateAndTime>2026-09-17T06:12:25Z</sbd:CreationDateAndTime>
    </sbd:DocumentIdentification>
    <sbd:BusinessScope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>Country</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>NO</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>CompanyCode</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>123456789</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
            <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>SenderDocumentId</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>CN-MRD7-A0</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>SenderSystemId</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>NO_Test_ERP</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>ProcessType</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>Outbound</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>BusinessProcess</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:BusinessService>
          <sbd:BusinessServiceName>Default</sbd:BusinessServiceName>
        </sbd:BusinessService>
      </sbd:Scope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>BusinessCategory</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>B2B</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
            <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>Mapping.InputSchema</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>ALL-PEPPOLBISUBL-3.0-INVOICE-1.0</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>OrganizationId</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>abcd1234...</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
    </sbd:BusinessScope>
  </sbd:StandardBusinessDocumentHeader>
  <svs:SovosDocument>
    <svs:SovosLegalDocument>
      <enc:Base64Document>
        <enc:EmbeddedDocument id="1" fileName="CN-MRD7-A0.xml" mimeCode="application/xml">
PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0idXRmLTgiPz4KPENyZWRpdE5....
        </enc:EmbeddedDocument>
      </enc:Base64Document>
    </svs:SovosLegalDocument>
  </svs:SovosDocument>
</sbd:StandardBusinessDocument>

UBL invoice

XML 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<sbd:StandardBusinessDocument xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.4.1#" xmlns:ad="http://www.sovos.com/namespaces/additionalData" xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" xmlns:n0="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonSignatureComponents-2" xmlns:cac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonAggregateComponents-2" xmlns:cbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2" xmlns:crn="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CreditNote-2" xmlns:dbn="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:DebitNote-2" xmlns:enc="http://www.sovos.com/namespaces/base64Document" xmlns:ext="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonExtensionComponents-2" xmlns:inv="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2" xmlns:qdt="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:QualifiedDataTypes-2" xmlns:sac="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:SignatureAggregateComponents-2" xmlns:sbc="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:SignatureBasicComponents-2" xmlns:sbd="http://www.unece.org/cefact/namespaces/StandardBusinessDocumentHeader" xmlns:sci="http://www.sovos.com/namespaces/sovosCanonicalInvoice" xmlns:sov="http://www.sovos.com/namespaces/sovosExtensions" xmlns:svs="http://www.sovos.com/namespaces/sovosDocument" xmlns:udt="urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:UnqualifiedDataTypes-2" xmlns:xades="http://uri.etsi.org/01903/v1.3.2#" xmlns:ccts-cct="urn:un:unece:uncefact:data:specification:CoreComponentTypeSchemaModule:2" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.unece.org/cefact/namespaces/StandardBusinessDocumentHeader">
  <sbd:StandardBusinessDocumentHeader>
    <sbd:HeaderVersion>1.0</sbd:HeaderVersion>
    <sbd:Sender>
      <sbd:Identifier Authority="NO">123456789</sbd:Identifier>
    </sbd:Sender>
    <sbd:Receiver>
      <sbd:Identifier Authority="NO">123456789</sbd:Identifier>
      <sbd:ContactInformation>
        <sbd:Contact/>
        <sbd:EmailAddress/>
        <sbd:FaxNumber/>
        <sbd:TelephoneNumber/>
        <sbd:ContactTypeIdentifier/>
      </sbd:ContactInformation>
    </sbd:Receiver>
    <sbd:DocumentIdentification>
      <sbd:Standard>urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2</sbd:Standard>
      <sbd:TypeVersion>2.1</sbd:TypeVersion>
      <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
      <sbd:Type>Invoice</sbd:Type>
      <sbd:MultipleType>false</sbd:MultipleType>
      <sbd:CreationDateAndTime>2026-09-17T06:12:25Z</sbd:CreationDateAndTime>
    </sbd:DocumentIdentification>
    <sbd:BusinessScope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>Country</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>NO</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>CompanyCode</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>123456789</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>SenderDocumentId</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>INV-coapi-Test-1109</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>SenderSystemId</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>NO_Test_ERP</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>ProcessType</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>Outbound</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>BusinessProcess</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:BusinessService>
          <sbd:BusinessServiceName>Default</sbd:BusinessServiceName>
        </sbd:BusinessService>
      </sbd:Scope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>BusinessCategory</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>B2B</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
            <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>Mapping.InputSchema</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>ALL-PEPPOLBISUBL-3.0-INVOICE-1.0</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
      <sbd:Scope>
        <sbd:Type>OrganizationId</sbd:Type>
        <sbd:InstanceIdentifier/>
        <sbd:Identifier>abcd1234...</sbd:Identifier>
      </sbd:Scope>
    </sbd:BusinessScope>
  </sbd:StandardBusinessDocumentHeader>
  <svs:SovosDocument>
    <svs:SovosLegalDocument>
      <enc:Base64Document>
        <enc:EmbeddedDocument id="1" fileName="INV-coapi-Test-1109.xml" mimeCode="application/xml">
PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0idXRmLTgiPz4...
        </enc:EmbeddedDocument>
      </enc:Base64Document>
    </svs:SovosLegalDocument>
  </svs:SovosDocument>
</sbd:StandardBusinessDocument>
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Last updated: October 1, 2026