NL-R-007
For suppliers in the Netherlands, the supplier MUST provide a means of payment (ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementPaymentMeans) if the payment is from customer to supplier
What does this rule mean?
A Dutch seller states no means of payment.
When money flows from buyer to seller the Netherlands require a statement of how payment is made.
Official rule message (standard)
For suppliers in the Netherlands, the supplier MUST provide a means of payment (ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementPaymentMeans) if the payment is from customer to supplier
Where the rule applies
Syntax: CII · UBL
The same rule, expressed twice: UBL and CII name the same fields with different paths. Running a CII file against the UBL rules is why you get errors that mean nothing.
UBL
cac:LegalMonetaryTotal[$supplierCountryIsNL]
CII
/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementHeaderMonetarySummation[$supplierCountryIsNL]
Technical test
The rule passes when this Schematron expression holds true:
(normalize-space(/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:ExchangedDocument/ram:TypeCode/text()) != '381' and
xs:decimal(ram:DuePayableAmount) <= 0.0) or
(normalize-space(/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:ExchangedDocument/ram:TypeCode/text()) = '381' and
xs:decimal(ram:DuePayableAmount) >= 0.0) or
(/rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice/rsm:SupplyChainTradeTransaction/ram:ApplicableHeaderTradeSettlement/ram:SpecifiedTradeSettlementPaymentMeans)How to fix it
A missing or incorrect business entry only you can supply. Add or correct it, then re-check.
Add the payment instructions (BG-16).
Correct the affected entry in your XML, then re-check the invoice. Validation runs locally in your browser — your file never leaves your machine.
Check an e-invoice here
Drop an XML or ZUGFeRD PDF file here. Validation runs locally in your browser against EN 16931 — your file never leaves your machine.