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NL-R-005: For suppliers in the Netherlands, if the customer is in the Netherlands, the…

Peppol national rule · Error · UBL, CII

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-005] For suppliers in the Netherlands, if the customer is in the Netherlands, the customer's legal entity identifier MUST be either a KVK or OIN number (schemeID 0106 or 0190)

Why this error occurs

This rule only applies when another field has a certain value (for example a payment means code or an invoice type). Your file triggers the condition but does not provide the data that then becomes mandatory, or provides data that is then forbidden.

How to fix it

Either change the triggering value so the condition no longer applies, or add/remove the dependent elements as the rule text describes. Check the condition in the XPath test above to see exactly which value triggers it.

What the validator checks

Checked element (context):

UBL

cac:AccountingCustomerParty/cac:Party/cac:PartyLegalEntity/cbc:CompanyID[$supplierCountryIsNL and $customerCountryIsNL]

Test (XPath):

(contains(concat(' ', string-join(@schemeID, ' '), ' '), ' 0106 ') or contains(concat(' ', string-join(@schemeID, ' '), ' '), ' 0190 ')) and (normalize-space(.) != '')

CII

/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeAgreement/ram:BuyerTradeParty/ram:SpecifiedLegalOrganization/ram:ID[$supplierCountryIsNL and $customerCountryIsNL]

Test (XPath):

(contains(concat(' ', string-join(@schemeID, ' '), ' '), ' 0106 ')
           or
           contains(concat(' ', string-join(@schemeID, ' '), ' '), ' 0190 ')
          ) and (normalize-space(.) != '')

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Frequently asked questions

What does NL-R-005 mean?

NL-R-005 is a peppol national rule: For suppliers in the Netherlands, if the customer is in the Netherlands, the customer's legal entity identifier MUST be either a KVK or OIN number (schemeID 0106 or 0190)

Will my invoice be rejected because of NL-R-005?

Yes. NL-R-005 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-005 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.