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Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 · rule

PEPPOL-COMMON-R055

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What does PEPPOL-COMMON-R055 mean? Dutch organization identification numbers (0190) MUST be stated in the correct format (12345678901234567890).

Why did my invoice fail PEPPOL-COMMON-R055?

A Dutch organization identification number (OIN) under schemeID 0190 must be stated in the correct format: exactly twenty digits (pattern 12345678901234567890). This Peppol rule enforces the fixed length of the OIN used by Dutch government organizations.

Official rule text

Dutch organization identification numbers (0190) MUST be stated in the correct format (12345678901234567890).

Common causes

• Value shorter or longer than twenty digits
• KVK number placed under the OIN scheme (0190) instead of 0106
• Leading zeros lost during data entry or export

How do I fix it?

<cbc:CompanyID schemeID="0190">00000001234567890123</cbc:CompanyID>

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PEPPOL-COMMON-R040 · PEPPOL-COMMON-R041 · PEPPOL-COMMON-R042 · PEPPOL-COMMON-R043 · PEPPOL-COMMON-R044 · PEPPOL-COMMON-R045 · PEPPOL-COMMON-R046 · PEPPOL-COMMON-R047