NL-R-002: For suppliers in the Netherlands the supplier's address…

StandardPeppol BIS Billing 3.0 country rules (NL, DE, IT, SE, DK, NO, GR, IS)CountryNetherlandsSeverityError: the invoice is rejectedSyntaxUBL, CIIApplies toOnly when the seller (or for some rules the buyer) is in the named country: the rule is triggered by the country code of the party. Dutch rules implement NLCIUS, German rules the XRechnung requirements inside Peppol.

Official rule text

[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)

Why this error occurs

The element is mandatory in this standard but is missing or empty in your file. Typical causes: the field is not filled in the invoicing software, the ERP export does not map it, or the element is present but contains only whitespace.

How to fix it

Add the element with a non-empty value at the position given by the context above. Check the master data (seller, buyer, payment) in your invoicing software; most tools expose the field under the business term name shown here. Re-validate after the change.

What the validator checks

Checked element (context):

UBL

cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress[$supplierCountryIsNL]

Test (XPath):

cbc:StreetName and cbc:CityName and cbc:PostalZone

CII

/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress[$supplierCountryIsNL]

Test (XPath):

ram:LineOne and ram:CityName and ram:PostcodeCode

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Frequently asked questions

What does NL-R-002 mean?

NL-R-002 is a peppol national rule: 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)

Will my invoice be rejected because of NL-R-002?

Yes. NL-R-002 is flagged "fatal"; validators (KoSIT, Peppol access points, the German ZRE/OZG-RE portals, KSeF) reject the invoice until it is fixed.

Which formats does NL-R-002 apply to?

Only when the seller (or for some rules the buyer) is in the named country: the rule is triggered by the country code of the party. Dutch rules implement NLCIUS, German rules the XRechnung requirements inside Peppol. Syntax: UBL and CII.

Source: Peppol BIS Billing 3.0.20 national rules (November 2025). Catalogue generated from the official rule sets on 2026-10-15.