BR-NL-27-4: Avoid a third address line in the delivery address

What it means

The delivery address (BG-15) has a third address line (BT-165). 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 the delivery address on the invoice, or in the buyer's record in your invoicing software. Put the street and house number in line 1, any extra detail such as a warehouse or dock in line 2, and empty line 3. It is worth fixing if you want a clean check or the buyer asks for it, and you can otherwise leave it.

The rule as published

The use of the delivery address line 3 (cac:Delivery/cac:DeliveryLocation/cac:Address/cac:AddressLine/cbc:Line) is not recommended

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

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

Where this rule applies