Dutch suppliers must state a means of payment

NL-R-007 comes from the official e-invoicing rule sets. This page explains what the rule checks, why invoices trip over it and the concrete change that makes the document pass.

Applies to: NLCIUS

Related fields: BG-16

Why this error appears

The Dutch CIUS (NLCIUS) requires an invoice from a Dutch supplier to state how it can be paid: the payment instructions group (BG-16), in practice an IBAN. The rule looks at the seller country, so the same invoice sent from a non-Dutch entity would pass.

How to fix it

Fill in the IBAN field so the invoice carries payment instructions (cac:PaymentMeans, BG-16).

Example

Rejected

<!-- Dutch seller, no cac:PaymentMeans -->

Accepted

<cac:PaymentMeans>
  <cbc:PaymentMeansCode>30</cbc:PaymentMeansCode>
  <cac:PayeeFinancialAccount>
    <cbc:ID>NL91ABNA0417164300</cbc:ID>
  </cac:PayeeFinancialAccount>
</cac:PaymentMeans>

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