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EINVOICING & EREPORTING IN THE EU TIMELINE

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2026

belgium

BELGIUM

January 1, 2026 - B2B eInvoicing for Belgium resident businesses (incl. foreigners with a fixed establishment).

bulgaria

BULGARIA

January 1, 2026 - rollout SAF-T filing obligation large taxpayers.

croatia

CROATIA

January 1, 2026 - B2G and B2B eInvoicing between companies resident in Croatia. eReporting: sales invoices not subject to eInvoicing mandate.

france

FRANCE

September 1, 2026 – all VAT-taxable businesses established in France must be able to receive eInvoices. At the same time, large and medium-sized companies must also start issuing eInvoices and submitting eReporting.

greece

GREECE

February 2, 2026 – Mandatory eInvoicing for large resident businesses (revenue > €1 million, FY 2023) via MYDATA. October 1, 2026 – Mandatory eInvoicing extended to all other resident taxpayers for B2B and export transactions via MYDATA.

poland

POLAND

February 1, 2026 – Einvoicing and ereporting for Polish established businesses and fixed establishments with an annual turnover > PLN 200 mln during 2024. Applies to all transactions.April 1, 2026 - All other businesses.

2027

bulgaria

BULGARIA

January, 2027 – SAFt obligation for Large businesses with turnover exceeding 300 million BGN in 2024 or taxes above 3.5 million BGN.

croatia

CROATIA

Mandatory B2B eInvoicing for German established businesses except for small taxpayers with turnover below 800.000 Euro. EDI invoices are allowed with the consent of the recipient.

france

FRANCE

September 1, 2027 - Mandatory B2B eInvoicing will be extended to small and very small businesses, which will then also be required to issue eInvoices and submit eReporting.

germany

GERMANY

Mandatory B2B eInvoicing for German established businesses except for small taxpayers with turnover below 800.000 Euro. EDI invoices are allowed with the consent of the recipient.

slovakia

SLOVAKIA

January 1, 2027 - VAT-registered businesses (including fixed establishments) must issue, receive, and report e-invoices for domestic B2B transactions. Reporting will occur in real time, gradually replacing VAT returns. Slovakia will use a decentralized 5-corner model, with certified providers connecting to the Slovak Financial Administration (Peppol Authority).

spain

SPAIN

Introduction of B2B e-invoicing will be phased from July 2027 to 2028. Large businesses (above €8m turnover) are expected to comply from July 2027, followed by all other taxpayers from July 2028.

norway

Norway

January 1, 2027 - Mandatory B2B e-invoicing for all businesses subject to bookkeeping obligations in Norway , requiring businesses to send invoices in a structured electronic format. The proposed standard is EHF (Elektronisk Handelsformat), Norway’s Peppol-based national format.

estonia

ESTONIA

B2B eInvoicing between Estonian companies. (still TBD.)

2028

belgium

BELGIUM

January 1, 2028 – introduction eReporting. B2B domestic transactions between Belgian companies, for Belgian companies and foreign companies with a permanent establishment.

slovenia

SLOVENIA

January 1, 2028 – Mandatory eInvoicing for resident businesses for B2B transactions via PEPPOL (direct exchange, no e-reporting).

bulgaria

BULGARIA

January, 2028 – SAFT for medium, and small businesses with turnover exceeding 15 million BGN in 2025 or taxes above 1.5 million BGN.

latvia

LATVIA

January 1, 2028 - eInvoicing B2B transactions taxable in Latvia. All resident companies.

ireland

IRELAND

November 1, 2028 – Mandatory eInvoicing and real-time reporting for large VAT-registered businesses (Phase 1).

2029

ireland

IRELAND

November 1, 2029 – Extension of mandatory eInvoicing to cross-border EU B2B traders (Phase 2).

united-kingdom

UNITED KINGDOM

April 2029 – Mandatory einvoicing.

2030

european-union

ALL EU MEMBER STATES

July 1, 2030 - ViDA einvoicing and digital reporting obligation for intra Community transactions

Bulgaria

BULGARIA

January, 2030 - Mandatory SAFT for all businesses, regardless of size or turnover.

Ireland

IRELAND

July 1, 2030 – Full implementation of EU ViDA eInvoicing and reporting requirements (Phase 3).

Norway

Norway

January 1, 2030 - Mandatory digital bookkeeping and mandatory receipt of eInvoices. Businesses must use accounting systems capable of automatically receiving and processing electronic invoices.

2035

european-union

ALL EU MEMBER STATES

January 1, 2035 – Countries with own einvoicing systems to harmonize with EU standards/ViDA (e.g. HU, RO, IT).

PENDING

austria

AUSTRIA

No eInvoicing or DRR yet.

bulgaria

BULGARIA

No eInvoicing yet.

cyprus

CYPRUS

No eInvoicing or DRR yet.

czech-republic

CZECH REPUBLIC

No eInvoicing or DRR yet.

denmark

DENMARK

Mandatory B2B eInvoicing.

finland

FINLAND

No eInvoicing or DRR yet.

hungary

HUNGARY

No eInvoicing yet.

lithuania

LITHUANIA

No eInvoicing (only B2G) or DRR yet.

luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG

No eInvoicing (only B2G) or DRR yet.

malta

MALTA

No eInvoicing or DRR yet.

netherlands

NETHERLANDS

The Dutch government expects to provide more clarity in the summer of 2026. A public consultation on the draft legislation is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026.

slovenia

SLOVENIA

Unknown.

sweden

SWEDEN

No eInvoicing or DRR yet. Investigating mandatory PEPPOL based eInvoicing.

IMPLEMENTED IN PREVIOUS YEARS

belgium

BELGIUM

Until December 31, 2025 - Both paper and electronic invoices may be used, provided the recipient consents to electronic invoicing.

bulgaria

BULGARIA

eInvoicing.

croatia

CROATIA

2019 - B2G eInvoicing.

denmark

DENMARK

January 1, 2025 - Danish entities must be able to issue and receive eInvoices. Not mandatory to send them. Digital record keeping.

estonia

ESTONIA

January 1, 2025 - Customer can ask suppliers to mandatory issue e-invoices (optional mandatory einvoicing).

greece

GREECE

eReporting for eBooks. All VAT registered companies in Greece.

germany

GERMANY

January 1, 2025 - eInvoicing for B2B and B2G transactions. All German established companies must be able to receive eInvoices when their German supplier decide to issue them.

hungary

HUNGARY

Real-time reporting (RTR), and SAF-T.

italy-1

ITALY

2019 - eInvoicing (SdI) implemented.

latvia

LATVIA

B2G eInvoicing. All resident companies.

norway

NORWAY

SAF-T.

republic-of-poland

POLAND

SAF-T.

portugal

PORTUGAL

2021 phased - eInvoicing mandatory B2G transactions and voluntary B2B transactions between Portuguese companies. 2023 - SAF-T billing. As of 2024 - Qualified electronic signature required for pdf invoices to be legal.

romania

ROMANIA

2022 - SAF-T and B2G eInvoicing transactions. Since 2024 - B2B eInvoicing between Romanian companies. January 1, 2025 - SAF-T reporting obligation for non-established taxpayers. And eInvoicing for B2C transactions.

slovenia

SLOVENIA

2015 - eInvoicing B2G transactions. July 1, 2025 - Electronic submission detailed VAT ledgers.

slovakia

SLOVAKIA

2023 - eInvoicing B2G transactions.

spain

SPAIN

2015 - eInvoicing B2G transactions. As of 2017 - SII Reporting specific companies.

united-kingdom

UNITED KINGDOM

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