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You usually need a local bank account. For example, in the NL I need an NL bank account for taxation purposes for my NL business.

I understand that. But why would a US company need a NL bank account?

Because it had a subsidiary in NL, perhaps because it had employees to pay, or otherwise did business there.

> subsidiary

which would be a local company registered in the Netherlands?

Owned by a US person?