BR-NL-27-1: Avoid a third address line for the seller

What it means

The seller's postal address (BG-5) has a third address line (BT-162). In UBL that is the address line element, while lines 1 and 2 are the street name and the additional street name. The warning appears whenever the third line is present, whatever it says. In the CII version of the Dutch rules the same check looks at the CII third address line and calls it not recommended, but allowed.

Why it matters

This is a warning, so the invoice is not rejected. The Dutch profile prefers addresses without a third line, so you cannot count on the recipient's software to read or show it.

How to fix it

Open your company details in your invoicing software and find the address fields. Put the street and house number in line 1 and any extra detail, such as a building or floor, in line 2, then empty line 3. It is worth doing if you want a clean check or a Dutch recipient asks for it. Otherwise you can leave it.

The rule as published

The use of the seller address line 3 (cac:AccountingSupplierParty/cac:Party/cac:PostalAddress/cac:AddressLine/cbc:Line) is not recommended

Where NLCIUS (CII) run it, the rule reads:

The use of the seller address line 3 (/*/*/ram:SellerTradeParty/ram:PostalTradeAddress/ram:LineThree) is not recommended, but allowed

Where this rule applies