InvoiceVerify

BR-NL-2

No buyer reference or purchase order number

ErrorSI-UBL 2.0 / NLCIUSBT-10BT-13

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What it means

An SI-UBL 2.0 invoice from a Dutch supplier must contain the customer's reference or the purchase order number, so the customer can route and match the invoice.

Typical causes

  • The customer didn't give a reference and the field was left empty.
  • The reference was typed into a free-text note instead of the reference field.

How to fix it

  1. Ask the customer for their reference or purchase order number; government customers usually state it in the order.
  2. Fill it in as the buyer reference (BT-10) or the order reference (BT-13).
  3. Export the invoice again.

See it in action

These sample invoices break this rule. Open one to see the exact line.

What the rule says (technical)

For suppliers in the Netherlands, the invoice MUST contain the buyer reference (BT-10) or the purchase order reference (BT-13).

Ask the buyer for their reference or purchase order number and enter it; government buyers usually give one in the order or contract.

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