This knowledge base is for Dutch SMEs, accountants, software vendors and foreign suppliers that invoice Dutch customers or work with Dutch public-sector buyers. The focus is deliberately Dutch-market specific: UBL files, e-invoicing, Peppol context and legislation as they matter when doing business in or with the Netherlands.
Topics
- What is UBL? explains UBL XML and why it matters for Dutch invoice processing.
- E-invoicing in the Netherlands covers the practical context around electronic invoices, UBL and Peppol.
- E-invoicing legislation gives an official-source overview of EU and Dutch rules.
- UBL vs Peppol explains the difference between format and delivery network.
- Check a UBL file gives a practical checklist for UBL output.
- Invoice requirements in the Netherlands lists data that matters for conversion.
Dutch-market context
If you supply goods or services to a Dutch central-government buyer, Logius states that electronic invoicing is required. That is different from saying that every Dutch B2B invoice must use Peppol or that Directive 2014/55/EU is a general EU-wide B2B mandate.
Official sources
- OASIS Universal Business Language Technical Committee
- OASIS UBL 2.4 specification
- European Commission: eInvoicing
- EUR-Lex: Directive 2014/55/EU
- Logius: e-factureren
- Peppol BIS Billing 3.0
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