EU E-Invoicing
Compliance Intelligence

Germany mandates B2B e-invoicing from January 2025 with transitional periods until 2028. XRechnung and ZUGFeRD are the accepted formats. All businesses must be able to receive e-invoices from 1 January 2025.

France is rolling out mandatory B2B e-invoicing from September 2026 for large enterprises, with full mandate by 2027. The Chorus Pro platform handles B2G invoicing.

Italy was the EU pioneer — B2B e-invoicing has been mandatory since 2019 via the SDI (Sistema di Interscambio). FatturaPA XML is the required format.

Spain has two parallel e-invoicing tracks: Verifactu, an anti-fraud invoice-software certification mandatory from 1 January 2027 (companies) / 1 July 2027 (self-employed), and the Crea y Crece B2B e-invoicing mandate, dated by Royal Decree 238/2026 at 1 October 2027 (turnover above €8M) and 1 October 2028 (all other businesses).

Poland launched the mandatory KSeF (Krajowy System e-Faktur) in February 2026 for large taxpayers, extending to all VAT-registered businesses in April 2026. All B2B and B2G invoices must pass through the government KSeF platform and receive a unique KSeF reference number.

Austria has mandated e-invoicing for federal government suppliers since 2014, submitted via the USP (Unternehmensserviceportal) or e-Rechnung.gv.at in ebInterface or Peppol BIS format. B2B e-invoicing remains voluntary — the EU's ViDA package will require cross-border B2B digital reporting from 1 July 2030, but Austria has not yet set a domestic B2B mandate date.

Belgium has mandated structured B2B e-invoicing for all VAT-registered businesses since 1 January 2026 — no turnover threshold, no phase-in by company size. Invoices must be EN 16931-compliant (Peppol BIS 3.0 / UBL 2.1 or CII 16B) and exchanged over the Peppol network. A 3-month tolerance period ended 31 March 2026; graduated penalties of up to €5,000 now apply.