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Warning

PEPPOL-COMMON-R055: A Dutch OIN must be 20 digits

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Warning: worth checking.

PEPPOL-COMMON-R055 means a number given with scheme 0190 is not a Dutch organisation identification number (OIN) of exactly 20 digits. Enter all 20 digits as the relevant party gave them to you.

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What it means

When a number is marked with scheme 0190, it must be a Dutch organisation identification number (OIN, organisatie-identificatienummer): exactly 20 digits, for example 12345678901234567890, and nothing else. The test only checks the format. The check applies wherever the scheme is used: in the electronic address (BT-34 or BT-49), in a party identifier (such as BT-29 or BT-46) and in a company registration number (such as BT-30 or BT-47). It runs in Peppol BIS Billing 3.0.

Why it matters

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 requires values marked with scheme 0190 to contain exactly 20 digits.

How to fix it

Ask the relevant party for its OIN and enter all 20 digits, without spaces. Check that you did not paste a KvK number or VAT number into this field, because those are shorter and have their own schemes. If you build the XML yourself, the scheme is the schemeID attribute on cbc:EndpointID, on cbc:ID inside cac:PartyIdentification, or on cbc:CompanyID.

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The rule as published

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Where this rule applies

Rule set Version
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (invoice) 2026.5
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (credit note) 2026.5
Rule text from phive-rules 4.6.4.

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Updated 6 November 2026