EU e-invoicing by country

Every EU member state is mandating structured e-invoicing on its own timeline and in its own format — all built on the EN 16931 European standard. Pick a country for the deadlines, formats and what to validate.

France

2026–2027 (phased)

B2B e-invoicing receipt + issuance and e-reporting

Factur-X · UBL 2.1 · UN/CEFACT CII

Germany

2025–2028 (phased)

B2B receive (2025) then issue, phased by company size

XRechnung · ZUGFeRD · UBL 2.1 · UN/CEFACT CII

Belgium

January 2026

B2B mandatory via Peppol

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 · UBL 2.1

Poland

2026 (phased)

B2B mandatory via the national KSeF platform

FA(3) structured XML · UBL 2.1 (cross-border)

Italy

Live since 2019

B2B + B2C mandatory via SdI

FatturaPA · UBL 2.1 (interoperability)

Romania

Live (2024)

B2B mandatory via RO e-Factura

RO e-Factura (UBL / CIUS-RO) · UBL 2.1

Spain

2026–2027 (expected)

B2B mandatory under the Crea y Crece law

Facturae · UBL 2.1 · UN/CEFACT CII

Build the compliance check once

Most national formats are profiles of EN 16931. Validate the European core rules now and reuse it across every country — paste an invoice into the playground or get a free API key.