E-INVOICING · EUROPE
E-invoicing ready — across the EU.
Every EU country is rolling out mandatory e-invoicing on its own timeline. Agency OS generates compliant e-invoices — ZUGFeRD in Germany, Factur-X in France, and more as each mandate lands — directly from your workflow.
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All mandates so far are domestic only. They apply when both the sender and the client are based in the same country. For cross-border B2B invoices — say, a German freelancer billing a French client — a normal PDF invoice remains legally sufficient. That only changes once the EU's cross-border rule (ViDA) takes effect in the 2030s.
Context
What is e-invoicing?
The EU is moving every member state toward mandatory e-invoicing — each on its own schedule. Germany started first, in 2025; Belgium, Poland, and Greece followed in 2026; France, the UK, and others are next. An e-invoice is not a PDF — it contains machine-readable XML that can be processed automatically.
The e-invoicing mandate. What you need to know.
Across Europe, countries are introducing their own e-invoicing systems one at a time. Belgium, Poland, and Greece already have live mandates; France and the UK follow soon. Agency OS keeps you compliant wherever your business is based — today and tomorrow.
2025
Receiving mandatory
All German businesses must be able to receive e-invoices. PDF invoices via email are no longer sufficient for B2B.
Agency OS ready2027
Sending mandatory — large business
Businesses with over €800,000 annual revenue must send e-invoices for all B2B transactions.
Agency OS ready2028
Sending mandatory — everyone
All German businesses must send e-invoices for B2B transactions — regardless of revenue.
Agency OS ready⚠ A standard PDF sent by email is no longer sufficient for B2B invoicing in Germany from 2025 — and in France, Belgium, and others within the next months.
See the full country-by-country status further down this page.
Timeline
E-invoicing across Europe, 2014 → 2030s.
2014
EU Directive 2014/55/EU
B2G e-invoicing standard adopted across the EU.
2019
Italy
First EU country to mandate domestic B2B e-invoicing (SDI).
2025
Germany
B2B receiving mandatory.
2026
Belgium · Poland · Greece
First wave of domestic B2B mandates goes live.
2027
Germany · France
DE: sending mandatory (large). FR: mandatory for freelancers.
2028
Germany
Sending mandatory for every business.
2029
United Kingdom
Peppol-based B2B mandate begins.
2030s
EU-wide — ViDA
Cross-border B2B e-invoicing and digital VAT reporting become mandatory across all member states.
Formats
The formats that matter.
ZUGFeRD
Hybrid format: PDF with embedded XML. Readable by humans and machines. Standard for domestic B2B in Germany, and the base for France's Factur-X. — Agency OS: Live ✓
XRechnung
Pure XML format. Required for invoices to German public authorities (B2G). — Agency OS: Coming 2026
Peppol BIS
The EU's shared network standard (UBL over a 4-corner model). Required for domestic B2B in Belgium today, and confirmed for the UK and future EU-wide cross-border reporting. — Agency OS: building.
Swiss QR-Bill
Switzerland's payment-slip standard, embedded in the invoice PDF. No structured e-invoicing mandate exists there yet — this covers what's actually required. — Agency OS: Live ✓
How it works
How it works.
FAQ
Common questions
Coverage
Built for creatives across Europe.
Agency OS is designed for photographers, directors, stylists, and producers who work across borders — and need to invoice compliantly wherever their clients are.
The roadmap, country by country
Where we are today, what we build next, and what comes later. Click a country for its rules and deadlines.
AVAILABLE NOW
Live today. Where a mandate only starts later, the date is shown on the country.
IN PROGRESS — BUILDING NOW
Next up. The mandate is already in force there, so these are the countries we build next.
NOT YET — ROADMAP TBD
Later. These need a government clearance platform, a bigger piece of work. No date is set yet.
Agency OS works for any freelance creative in Europe. E-invoicing formats are added as country mandates become effective.
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