# Netherlands

What you need to send to Netherlands on each channel: what is asked for, who files it, how long it takes and what happens if your sender isn't approved.

**Language:** en
**Audience:** platform
**Translation key:** platform.channels.countries.netherlands
**Search keywords:** Netherlands registration, send sms to Netherlands, Netherlands requirements, Netherlands rcs, sender Netherlands, Netherlands, NL, +31
**Docs index (every page):** https://docs.instasent.com/llms.txt
**This zone's index:** https://docs.instasent.com/platform/en/llms.txt
**This page:** https://docs.instasent.com/platform/en/channels/countries/netherlands/ (HTML) · https://docs.instasent.com/platform/en/channels/countries/netherlands.md (Markdown)
**Other language (es):** https://docs.instasent.com/platform/es/channels/countries/netherlands.md

## What this country needs

### SMS

- **Your sender** — Your alphanumeric sender is accepted as it is.
- No registration needed — creating the sender is enough.

### RCS

- **What they ask for** — Email to the operator
- **Who acts** — You send the email to the operator yourself.
- **Have this ready** — A named brand contact with a corporate email address; The logo and banner we provide, to attach to the email
- **Without an approved registration** — Nothing is sent to this country until the registration is approved.

The Netherlands requires a **brand authorisation sent by email**, and the brand sends it, not us. Availability is partial.

We give you everything you need once the request is ready. **Don't send anything before we tell you to**: the registration has to exist first.

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