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Would you like to use one or more standards? Just for yourself or for other colleagues too? There are various solutions for getting started with standards. Use our decision tool to find out which one best suits you and your organisation.
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Want to buy a single standard? Or need several standards and want your whole organisation to have access to the most recent versions?

At NBN, you can buy and use standards in a variety of ways. Through the NBN webshop, you can purchase standards in just a few clicks. Find the right standard, then select the appropriate version and language. Note that this is for personal use only. Like books, standards – in both paper and digital form – are copyrighted. So you are not allowed to copy or publish (parts of) standards. Read more about standards and copyright here.
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Need a long-term solution for your whole organisation? Then a subscription to the NBN platform is the best choice.

One-time purchases

A fixed price per standard, registered in the name of 1 person.
  • Buy 1 standard for 1 user: choose the language and version you need.
  • Access to standards catalogues: NBN, NBN electro, ISO, ASTM, IEC.
  • Download and print: you can read, download and print the standard you buy.
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Prices from €50 per standard.

Subscriptions

When you choose one of our solutions below, you can create your own standards collection. This allows you to have a collection tailored to your organisation.

Individual standards purchases


From €50 per standard
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  • Buy 1 standard for 1 user: choose the language and version you need.
  • Access to standards catalogue: NBN, NBN Electro, ISO, ASTM, Eumos.
  • Download and print: you can open and read the standard you buy, as well as download and print it.
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Subscription
NBN Read


From €1.5/day or €550/year
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  • Multi-user: anyone within your organisation can use the standards in your collection.
  • Access to all available languages: you immediately have all available language versions of the standards in your collection.
  • Most recent version: you can automatically access the most recent version of standards from your collection.
  • Two collections: you choose a collection with NBN standards or NBN electrotechnical and electronics standards (NBN Electro).
  • Create your own standards collection: choose up to 20, 60, 100 or more standards in your collection.
  • Wider choice: you can order additional foreign standards and purchase standards for individual use.
  • Open and read: you can open and read the standards in your collection.
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NBN Lease


From €2/day or €750/year
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  • Multi-user: anyone within your organisation can use the standards in your collection.
  • Access to all available languages: you immediately have all available language versions of the standards in your collection.
  • Most recent version: you can automatically access the most recent version of standards from your collection.
  • Two collections: you choose a collection with NBN standards or NBN electrotechnical and electronics standards (NBN Electro).
  • Create your own standards collection: choose up to 20, 60, 100 or more standards in your collection.
  • Wider choice: you can order additional foreign standards and purchase standards for individual use.
  • Download and print: you can open and read the standards in your collection as well as download and print them.
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Copyright compliant
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Copyright-compliant use of standards.
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Multi-user
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Anyone within your Organisation can use the standards in your collection.
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Yes
From how many standards
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Choose up to 20, 60, 100 or more standards in your collection.
From 5 standardsFrom 5 standardsFrom 100 standards
All available languages
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You immediately have all available language versions of the standards in your collection.
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Yes
Yes
Latest version
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You automatically have the latest version of the standards in your collection (NBN prefixes only).
Yes
Yes
Yes
Number of collections
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You choose a collection with NBN standards and/or NBN electrical standards (NBN electro).
2 (NBN and/or NBN electro)2 (NBN and/or NBN electro)1 (all standards in 1 collection)
Wider choice
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You can order additional foreign standards and purchase standards for individual use.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Read
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You can read the standards in your collection.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Download and print
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You can download and print the standards in your collection.
No
Yes
Yes
Owner of the standards
Still to be completed
No
No
Yes
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€550
per year or €1.50 per day
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From
€750
per year or €2 per day
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Price on request
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