E-Invoicing / By region / Europe
E-Invoicing in Europe
National mandates now. ViDA cross-border digital reporting from 2030.
Regulatory status current as of September 2026. Requirements change frequently; confirm final obligations with the relevant tax authority and your legal/tax advisors.
Countries in Europe
Open a country for its mandate, deadlines, and data impacts.
France
LIVE / PHASEDApproved Platform / plateforme agréée
Reception mandatory since Sep 1, 2026; issuance phased to Sep 2027
Open FranceGermany
TRANSITIONDecentralised / EN 16931
Receive since Jan 2025; issuance phased from Jan 2027
Open GermanyPoland
LIVE / PHASEDCentralized Platform (KSeF)
KSeF mandatory: large from Feb 2026, others from Apr 2026
Open PolandBelgium
LIVEPeppol / EN 16931
Mandatory B2B e-invoicing since Jan 1, 2026
Open BelgiumMandate at a glance
Framework
ViDA / national mandates
Key standard
EN 16931-based structured data
EU milestone
Cross-border B2B DRR — July 1, 2030
Domestic mandates
Country-specific timelines
What changes for your data & ERP
Invoices must conform to the EN 16931 semantic standard and each member state's chosen syntax.
Domestic real-time reporting systems in place before 2024 must harmonise with EU standards by 2035.
Cross-border VAT IDs, reverse-charge flags, and line-level tax breakdown must be complete and validated at source.
How InTaxOps supports readiness here
Obligation mapping
Map which entities fall under ViDA and each national mandate, and when.
EN 16931 data prep
Align master data and invoice fields to the EN 16931 standard.
Reconciliation
Reconcile reported data against your ERP and VAT returns.
Common questions
Is ViDA one mandate or many?
Both — a common EU framework (EN 16931, 2030) layered over individual national mandates like France, Germany, Poland, and Belgium, each on its own timeline.
Do you build our EU e-invoicing connection?
No — your platform or provider handles transmission and reporting. We prepare and reconcile the data behind it.
Getting ready for a Europe mandate?
We'll assess your entities and systems against the current requirements and hand back a plan.
Run a readiness check