NF-e mandatory rollout begins
First nationwide clearance-style e-invoicing model.
Compliance · E-Invoicing
Year-by-year and quarter-by-quarter timeline of past, current and upcoming e-invoicing milestones worldwide.
From Brazil's pioneering NF-e in 2008 to ViDA's 2030 EU convergence, this timeline tracks the structural milestones shaping global e-invoicing. Use it to plan ERP rollouts, NetSuite localizations and compliance programs.
First nationwide clearance-style e-invoicing model.
Hometax-based real-time reporting, one of the earliest mandates.
Norway becomes a Peppol pioneer with mandatory EHF e-invoicing for the public sector.
CFDI 3.x mandatory across all taxpayers via PAC clearance.
GIB e-Fatura clearance system live; later extended to e-Arsiv, e-Defter, e-Irsaliye.
Centralised real-time clearance via the State Tax Service for B2B and B2G.
SDI/FatturaPA mandatory for invoices to Italian public administrations.
DTE XML clearance mandatory for large taxpayers; universal coverage by 2018.
AFIP CAE clearance becomes mandatory for all taxpayers.
Invoices to the federal administration above CHF 5,000 must be electronic.
DGT e-Faktur clearance mandatory for VAT-registered businesses.
All central government bodies must accept Peppol BIS / UBL e-invoices via Digipoort.
Suministro Inmediato de Informacion (SII) mandatory for large taxpayers.
Real-time reporting to NAV mandatory for B2B invoices above HUF 100k.
Comprobantes Electronicos clearance mandatory for all VAT taxpayers.
First EU country with full domestic B2B + B2C e-invoicing via SDI.
UBL 2.1 clearance + CUFE for all VAT-registered businesses.
Centralised real-time clearance via the IS ESF platform (State Revenue Committee).
Taiwan completes universal cloud-based e-invoicing for B2B and B2C transactions.
DGI began the nationwide rollout of Certified Electronic Invoicing Machines for standardized invoices.
Electronic invoicing became mandatory for all obligated taxpayers across B2G, B2B and B2C transactions.
NBR starts mandatory installation of Electronic Fiscal Devices in designated retail and service sectors.
IRP (Invoice Registration Portal) mandate begins for largest taxpayers.
Certified Electronic Billing Machines / EIS mandatory for VAT and non-VAT traders.
NRA formalized the Electronic Cash Register framework for GST businesses under the Finance Act 2020 mandate.
Real-time clearance of invoices to public bodies through the CIS became mandatory.
Real-time reporting of cash transactions to the Tax Administration became mandatory, extended to non-cash payments from June 2021.
Egyptian Tax Authority clearance mandatory for large taxpayers; B2C e-Receipt added later.
All companies required to issue standardized invoices via MECeF devices or the e-MECeF platform.
Obligation started for importers in July 2021 and large taxpayers in September 2021, with grace periods to November 2021.
Issuance of certified electronic invoices via SECeF became mandatory for all VAT-registered companies.
Cashless B2B invoices from 1 July 2021 and cash/B2C transactions from 1 September 2021 must be fiscalized via the CIS.
Federal Law No. 371-FZ made e-invoicing via accredited operators mandatory for goods under the national traceability system.
Mandatory structured e-invoicing & e-receipts (issuance phase).
Real-time transactional reporting to AADE for all businesses.
The Ministry of Budget presented the facture electronique normalisee reform included in the General Tax Code.
Electronic invoicing between Italy and San Marino via HUB-SM and SDI began on a voluntary basis.
Servicio de Rentas Internas clearance becomes mandatory for all VAT taxpayers.
Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System returns a Fiscal Document Number + QR.
OBR launched the Electronic Billing Management System with mandatory certified billing machines for VAT-registered taxpayers.
Around 3,000 ECR machines installed by early 2022 with compulsory use enforced for GST-registered taxpayers.
All NHS suppliers must send structured Peppol BIS 3.0 e-invoices over the Peppol network, often enriched with GS1 identifiers.
By June 2022 all businesses in commercial, industrial, agricultural, fishing, services and rental activities were covered.
Decree 123/2020 mandatory for all VAT taxpayers.
FatturaPA e-invoices via HUB-SM/SDI became mandatory for Italy-San Marino trade in goods.
GRA certified electronic VAT invoices with real-time transmission, phased by size.
Stock-exchange-listed companies became the first group required to issue e-invoices through the Moadian system.
API integration with FATOORA platform begins (turnover > SAR 3bn).
Sistem E-Faktura pre-clearance for all resident B2B (B2G live since May 2022).
The General Department of Taxation and FITC rolled out the upgraded ebarimt 3.0 receipt platform and POS API for businesses.
Public-contract suppliers allowed to connect voluntarily to the DGI e-invoicing platform.
After the oil-sector pilot from May 2022 and a postponed January 2023 deadline, the ETTN e-invoice/waybill obligation was extended to all remaining taxpayers in May 2023.
Trader Invoice Management System validation mandatory for all VAT-registered traders.
Article 179 of the 2023/24 budget law extended mandatory use of approved electronic invoicing machines to all persons subject to simplified or complete accounting.
Large taxpayers became the first group obliged to issue Documentos Tributarios Electronicos under the staggered Ministerio de Hacienda schedule.
NBR engages Genex Infosys to install 60,000 EFDs in Dhaka and Chattogram in year one and 300,000 over five years.
Registered-issuer numbers mandatory; Peppol JP PINT adopted for digital exchange.
The Ministry of Revenue announced imminent country-wide implementation of the e-invoicing platform built on ITAS after years of piloting.
Public Notices 50 and 92 of 2023 required VAT operators to interface fiscal devices with the new FDMS.
Obligation extended to all legal entities during 2023, with natural-person businesses following from 2024.
ZRA launched the Smart Invoice electronic invoicing system replacing legacy EFDs.
Threshold-based clearance: invoices need ITA allocation number to claim VAT.
The Finance Minister launched the standardized electronic invoice platform to modernize invoicing and combat fraud.
All B2B invoices via SPV/UBL clearance. B2C from Jan 2025.
Phased mandate by turnover; LHDN UUID + QR validation.
Class B/C/D companies must use a certified digital bookkeeping system, effectively requiring e-invoicing capabilities.
DGI started the first phase of the facture normalisee with selected taxpayers using electronic fiscal devices.
Modernized VAT framework with electronic invoicing/receipt requirements, including for nonresident digital service providers.
Smart Invoice became mandatory for all VAT-registered businesses; penalties applied from 1 October 2024.
Law No. 47-2024 establishes the Certified Electronic Invoicing System as a pillar of tax modernization.
Providencias SNAT/2024/000102 and 000121 in Official Gazette 43.032 established digital invoicing rules and the homologation regime for billing software.
All German businesses must be able to receive structured e-invoices (XRechnung/ZUGFeRD).
Extension of RO e-Factura clearance to consumer transactions.
Buyers can require EN 16931 e-invoices from suppliers.
2025/26 Budget Speech confirmed nationwide e-invoicing after a three-year pilot ended in March 2025.
The tax annex entered into force on 10 January 2025 and large enterprises began issuing FNE/RNE via the DGI platform.
Amendment to the General Sales Tax Act created the legal basis for mandatory e-invoicing and e-receipts with penalties for non-compliance.
SRC e-invoicing coverage was broadened to document purchases from private individuals, increasing transaction visibility.
Paper invoices no longer accepted by the general state administration; e-invoices must go through the public portal.
Taxpayers required to issue digital invoices must use SENIAT-authorised, certified billing software connected to an authorised digital printing house.
Plan announces e-invoicing rollout with real-time validation as a core digital transformation initiative.
ERS issued a formal tender for fiscalisation technology including e-invoicing and real-time reporting.
VAT-registered taxpayers must submit monthly electronic files of all issued invoices to the AT platform.
Fiscal devices upgraded to transmit full buyer details to FDMS, with TaRMS drawing data for VAT returns.
SAR introduced the advanced electronic signature, a building block for fully electronic invoices that are currently still required to be printable.
National e-invoicing platform goes live, mandatory for national-level government entities and expanded to 14 ministries by end-2025.
Decree reinforces the 2024 Amended Finance Law: all B2B/B2G (incl. VAT-exempt) via a central DGI platform. Phased by size from platform launch (large +6m, medium +1y, small +2y); specs pending.
RSL began piloting the Lekuka e-invoicing system with selected taxpayers.
FNE obligation extended to all categories of enterprises according to their tax regime; official national launch held 21 July 2025.
GRA presented its e-invoicing system and draft Electronic Invoicing Regulations 2025 entered development.
The Ministry of Finance withdrew the 2025/2027 mandatory SAF-T filing schedule, retaining SAF-T UA as an on-demand audit file.
Draft law released for consultation proposing e-filing, electronic invoicing and QR-coded receipts.
Newly incorporated GST-registered businesses must use Peppol-based InvoiceNow.
Law No. 2025/012 introduces mandatory real-time e-invoicing and digital tax reporting for all taxable persons in Cameroon.
Issuance of standardized invoices via certified fiscal devices became compulsory for VAT taxpayers; strict enforcement from 15 May 2026.
Initial 1 November 2025 EIS mandate was extended to 1 February 2026 and then to 1 May 2026.
The National Assembly approved the 2026 Budget including a proposal for mandatory e-invoicing for VAT-registered businesses; implementation dates TBD.
Prime Minister announced plans for an e-invoicing law and full ABST digitization as part of the 2026 budget compliance agenda.
Resident B2B exchanges via Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 - 4-corner model.
B2B e-invoicing mandate aligned with regional Peppol model.
B2B real-time reporting + e-invoicing extending to all transactions.
Mandatory domestic B2B e-invoicing via myDATA (clearance with UID) for businesses with revenue > EUR 1M. EU Council Decision 2025/502.
Centralized clearance via KSeF for taxpayers with revenue > PLN 200M (~ EUR 46M, ca. 4,200 entities).
Taxpayers with turnover > SAR 750k during 2022-2024 must integrate with FATOORA platform.
Mandate extends to international couriers, importers, legal and medical service providers.
Certified billing software + SAF-T AO; national e-invoicing project targeted for completion.
Finance Law provisions effective; central e-Facturation platform and accredited provider list expected before enforcement.
FEN becomes compulsory for specified VAT-taxable transactions and a prerequisite for processing any public expenditure.
Finance Law 2026 makes standardized electronic invoicing applicable to all taxable persons with phased onboarding.
Mandatory e-invoicing with real-time reporting for all VAT-registered businesses targeted for March 2026.
April 2026 launch replaced by a phased rollout over FY2026/27-2028/29; mandatory phase expected 2028 or later.
DGI launched the facture electronique certifiee system in Ouagadougou ahead of the binding mandate.
The Finance Law 2026 defines certified electronic invoices and tasks the OTR with managing the future system; dates TBD.
Opposition finance spokesman proposed a TAJ e-invoicing system capturing transactions at the point of sale; Government rejected near-term revenue claims while citing GCT digitalisation plans.
E-invoices on the my3.soliq.uz platform automatically receive risk-level labels to curb fictitious VAT transactions.
The STS E-Audit system went live using SAF-T UA data for risk-based tax control.
Kosovo opened certification of Electronic Fiscal Software and moved fiscalization of tax blocks to electronic-only.
Agreement 10216/2025 published, requiring e-commerce operators with foreign-currency income to provide ONAT with fiscal-supervision mechanisms and sales reporting.
Last major group of taxpayers, including micro and small businesses, required to issue DTEs, with universal coverage expected by mid-2026.
5% GST replaces sales tax; registration, invoicing rules and filing administered digitally via the BITS platform.
Threshold drops to SAR 375k - first time below SAR 750k. Brings thousands of SMEs into the mandatory Phase 2 scope.
Universal KSeF clearance for all VAT taxpayers.
All new GST-registered businesses join the InvoiceNow 5-corner model.
Cabinet approved the draft law + executive regulations (MoF + GTA); go-live dates pending.
The Taxation Chamber reinstated the e-invoicing system post-conflict and submitted a rollout plan to the Ministry of Finance with Prime Minister backing.
VAT (E-Invoicing) Regulations 2026 came into operation, making the e-invoicing regime mandatory.
Electronic Invoicing System became mandatory for all VAT-registered businesses, replacing EFDs.
IRD lowers the mandatory electronic billing threshold from NPR 250 million to NPR 200 million annual turnover, widening CBMS oversight.
All VAT-registered persons must issue tax invoices in the new standardised format, postponed from January 2026.
Ministry of Finance launches the national digital invoicing platform under the 2026-2030 revenue modernisation plan; usage obligations TBD.
All French businesses must be able to receive e-invoices via PPF/PDPs.
Large and medium-sized companies must issue e-invoices + transmit eReporting (B2C, cross-border, statuses).
Selected businesses (Taxpayer Working Group) test the 5-corner Peppol DCTCE system; voluntary adoption opens for all.
Real-time integration of e-invoicing/POS for "integrated enterprises" across sectors (SRO 1852).
All companies must issue SFEC-certified invoices after a phased pilot covering large, medium and small enterprises.
End of transition period; all B2B, B2C, B2G and cross-border invoices must be issued via DGI-approved systems with real-time clearance.
Certified e-invoicing becomes mandatory for taxpayers under the normal regime, extending to small enterprises in 2027 and all taxpayers in 2028.
Monegasque businesses with French VAT registration must be able to receive e-invoices; large and mid-size entities must also issue.
Final phase of DGII e-CF mandate covering all taxpayer segments.
Mandatory domestic B2B e-invoicing via myDATA extends to all remaining businesses (transitional period to 31 Dec 2026).
Public Revenue Office mandatory e-invoicing target, part of fiscal digitalisation.
OECD Standard Audit File for Tax proposed for implementation during 2026 with certified software extraction.
Phased mandate under Budget 2026 targets full e-invoicing for VAT-registered businesses by year-end, starting with exporters.
Mandatory rollout expected for sub-national government entities and a defined group of large or high-risk private taxpayers, ahead of B2C in 2027.
Issuing e-invoices mandatory for businesses with turnover > EUR 800k.
Smallest taxpayers join KSeF for both B2B and B2G transactions.
Domestic B2B e-invoicing mandatory between VAT-registered businesses; clearance/Y-model aligned with EU ViDA.
Royal Decree 1007/2023 takes effect: certified billing software with invoice integrity, traceability and immutability. Optional real-time reporting.
Businesses with revenue >= AED 50M must be live on the 5-corner network. ASP must be appointed by 31 Jul 2026.
Mandatory ETTN usage is planned for medicines and medical devices from January 2027.
B2G e-invoicing obligation extends to local communes and remaining public bodies.
BTSD targets full mandatory e-invoicing and e-receipts for GST-registered businesses by 2027 under a pre-clearance CTC model.
First mandatory wave for large taxpayers now anticipated no earlier than 2027, pending binding legislation.
Mandatory B2B Facturae XML for businesses with turnover > EUR 8M (12 months after enabling Ministerial Order). Royal Decree 238/2026 was approved 24 Mar 2026.
SMEs and micro-enterprises must issue e-invoices.
Businesses with revenue < AED 50M go live. ASP must be appointed by 31 Mar 2027.
Small and micro Monegasque entities in the French VAT net must issue e-invoices under the French regime.
B2G transactions enter the 5-corner network completing the UAE rollout.
MIRA targets 90% e-invoicing adoption among large taxpayers by the end of 2027.
Universal issue obligation across all German B2B taxpayers.
Near-real-time reporting layered on top of the Peppol BIS B2B mandate.
National e-invoicing/fiscalisation regime targeted to be operational by January 2028.
First wave of existing GST-registered businesses joins InvoiceNow 5-corner.
Mandate extends to all VAT-registered businesses (24 months after enabling Ministerial Order).
All VAT invoices (B2B and B2G) must be structured e-invoices over Peppol. Confirmed by Autumn Budget 2025; detailed roadmap at Budget 2026. Real-time reporting NOT introduced alongside.
Second wave of existing GST-registered businesses by annual supplies.
Third wave of existing GST-registered businesses by annual supplies.
EU-wide mandatory digital reporting for intra-EU B2B transactions; national systems must converge.
EN 16931 structured e-invoices mandatory for cross-border B2B in 10 days.
Final wave: all remaining GST-registered businesses on the InvoiceNow 5-corner Peppol network.
National pre-existing systems must align with the EU framework.
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