Compare the EDI and B2B standards
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Standards matrix
Message standards, transport protocols and integration frameworks, side by side. Each row links to its full reference.
41 of 41 standards
| Origin | Domain | Transport | Governance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDIFACT The dominant international EDI standard outside North America since 1987 | Message standard | EDI | Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa | UN/CEFACT · 1987 | Multi-sector B2B commerce (retail, automotive, logistics, chemicals) | AS2, OFTP2, SFTP, any file protocol | Open, maintained by UNECE; public UNTDID directories |
| X12 The dominant EDI standard in North America since 1979 | Message standard | EDI | North America (United States, Canada) | ANSI ASC X12 · 1979 | Supply chain, healthcare, finance, transport | AS2, OFTP2, SFTP, VAN | Open (ANSI ASC X12 & DISA), public codes, proprietary TR3 guides |
| cXML The open XML standard for B2B procurement published by Ariba in 1999 | Message standard | XML | International (North America ++) | Ariba · 1999 | B2B procurement: punchout, catalogs, orders, invoices | HTTP(S), AS2, SFTP | Open, maintained by SAP Business Network |
| OCI SAP’s punchout protocol for supplier catalogs in ERPs | Transport protocol | Mixte | International (SAP SRM/Ariba dominant) | SAP · 2000 | B2B commerce, catalog punchout | HTTP form-post (HTML NEW_ITEM-* forms) | SAP proprietary, versions 4.0 and 5.0 |
| PEPPOL The European open network for electronic business document exchange | Message standard | XML | Europe (expanding to Australia, Singapore, Japan) | OpenPEPPOL AISBL · 2008 | E-invoicing, B2B public procurement | AS4 (OASIS profile over ebMS 3.0) | Open, maintained by OpenPEPPOL AISBL |
| Factur-X Franco-German hybrid invoice: human-readable PDF/A-3 with embedded EN 16931 CII XML | Message standard | Mixte | France, Germany | FNFE-MPE · FeRD · 2014 | E-invoicing | AS2, SFTP, Chorus Pro, public portals | Open (FNFE-MPE/FeRD), free public specifications |
| TRADACOMS The 1982 UK EDI standard, predecessor of EDIFACT, still dominant in legacy UK retail flows | Message standard | EDI | United Kingdom | ANA / GS1 UK · 1982 | B2B commerce, grocery retail, distribution | UK VANs, SFTP, TRADACOMS↔EDIFACT mappings | Open (GS1 UK), public codes, member-only implementation guides |
| OAGIS The canonical ERP integration model: XML Business Object Documents (verb + noun) | Framework | XML | North America and Asia (ERP integration) | Open Applications Group · 1994 | ERP integration, internal supply chain | SOAP, ESB, REST API; carries any XML/JSON file | Open, OAGi (non-profit), OAGIS 10.x freely available |
| RosettaNet XML EDI standard for high-tech supply chains; PIPs choreographed over RNIF | Framework | XML | Asia-Pacific (Taiwan, Japan), North America | RosettaNet Standards Programme · 1998 | Semiconductors, electronic components, high-tech | HTTPS, AS2; S/MIME over multipart MIME | GS1 US (since 2013); member-only specifications |
| AS2 The world’s most widely deployed EDI transport protocol over HTTPS | Transport protocol | EDI | International (retail, automotive, US healthcare) | IETF · 2005 (RFC 4130) | Retail, automotive, healthcare, logistics | HTTP/HTTPS, S/MIME signing/encryption; carries EDIFACT, X12, any file | Open (IETF RFC 4130), Drummond Certified since 2001 |
| AS4 / ebMS 3.0 OASIS profile of ebXML messaging, the backbone of PEPPOL and EU eDelivery | Transport protocol | XML | International (Europe ++) | OASIS · 2013 | E-invoicing, B2B commerce | Carries EDIFACT, X12, XML, any file | Open (OASIS), standardized P-Mode |
| OFTP2 Peer-to-peer EDI transport protocol of European automotive (RFC 5024, 2007) | Transport protocol | EDI | Europe — automotive industry | ODETTE · 2007 (RFC 5024) | B2B commerce — automotive | Carries EDIFACT (Odette/VDA), any EDI file | Open (RFC 5024), maintained by Odette |
| HL7 v2 Pipe-delimited clinical messaging standard since 1989, dominant in hospitals | Message standard | EDI | International (35+ countries) | HL7 International · 1987 | Healthcare / clinical | MLLP/TCP, SFTP, JMS, HTTPS | Open, ANSI-accredited (1994), ISO/HL7 27931 for v2.5 |
| FHIR R5 HL7 International’s modern REST/JSON standard for healthcare data | Message standard | JSON | International (North America ++, growing in Europe) | HL7 International · 2012 | Healthcare | REST API, OAuth 2, SMART on FHIR | Open, HL7 International (FHIR Management Group), CC-BY 4.0 |
| SWIFT MT The legacy standard for interbank financial messaging (since 1977) | Message standard | EDI | International (interbank) | SWIFT · 1977 | Payments, treasury, documentary credits | SWIFTNet FIN (dedicated network) | Open (SWIFT SC), annual UHB; cross-border migrated to ISO 20022 |
| ISO 20022 The universal XML language of financial messaging, with UML-first semantics | Message standard | XML | International (Europe ++, Eurosystem, Fedwire, CHAPS) | ISO TC 68 · 2004 | Payments, securities, cash management | SWIFT, T2/T2S/TIPS, SEPA, Fedwire, CHIPS, SFTP | Open (ISO TC 68, RA SWIFT), free schemas |
| UBL The universal XML library of business documents (ISO/IEC 19845) | Message standard | XML | Global — Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America | OASIS · 2004 | B2B/B2G e-invoicing and e-commerce | PEPPOL AS4, AS2, any file protocol | Open, OASIS; ISO/IEC 19845; public schemas |
| EANCOM The GS1 subset of EDIFACT for retail | Message standard | EDI | Global — retail, FMCG, logistics | GS1 (EAN) · 1987 | Consumer-goods supply chain | AS2, OFTP2, SFTP, value-added networks | Open, maintained by GS1; public guides |
| SAP IDoc SAP’s internal exchange format (Intermediate Document), the pivot of every EDI integration with a SAP landscape | Message standard | ERP | Global (wherever SAP is deployed) | SAP SE · 1990s | Business-document and ERP master-data exchange | ALE (tRFC) internally; converted to EDIFACT/X12 by an EDI subsystem outward | SAP-proprietary; structures published (transactions WE30/WE60) |
| VDA German fixed-length automotive EDI (Lieferabruf, Feinabruf, Lieferschein, Rechnung) | Message standard | EDI | Germany (automotive industry) | VDA · 1970s | Automotive supply chain (call-offs, shipments, invoices) | OFTP / OFTP2 | Open, VDA recommendations; migrating to EDIFACT |
| Odette European automotive EDI and the OFTP/OFTP2 transport protocol | Message standard | EDI | Europe (GALIA France, VDA Germany, SMMT UK…) | Odette · 1984 | Automotive supply chain + logistics labelling | OFTP / OFTP2 (Odette’s signature contribution) | Open, EDIFACT subsets; national bodies |
| GS1 XML The XML syntax of GS1 eCom (the EANCOM counterpart) and the format of GDSN | Message standard | XML | Global (retail, FMCG, healthcare) | GS1 · ~2001 | B2B commerce + product-data synchronisation (GDSN) | SBDH envelope; AS2, AS4, SFTP | Open, maintained by GS1; public XSD schemas |
| CII Cross Industry Invoice: one of the two XML syntaxes of EN 16931 (with UBL), the basis of Factur-X | Invoice syntax | XML | International (Europe for e-invoicing) | UN/CEFACT · 2010s | E-invoicing (EN 16931) | Embedded in Factur-X; PEPPOL; public portals | Open (UN/CEFACT), public XSD schemas |
| XRechnung The German CIUS of EN 16931: the mandatory B2G format, realised in CII or UBL, addressed by the Leitweg-ID | CIUS (EN 16931 profile) | XML | Germany | KoSIT · 2017 | B2G e-invoicing (then B2B 2025-2028) | ZRE, OZG-RE, PEPPOL | Public (KoSIT), reference validator |
| FatturaPA The Italian national XML format, routed exclusively through the SdI (clearance / CTC model) | National format | XML | Italy | Agenzia delle Entrate · 2014 | B2G/B2B/B2C e-invoicing (clearance) | SdI (Sistema di Interscambio) — single channel | Italian State (Agenzia delle Entrate), public schema |
| Facturae The Spanish national XML format, XAdES-signed, B2G via FACe (extended to B2B by Crea y Crece) | National format | XML | Spain | Government of Spain · 2007 | B2G e-invoicing (then B2B) | FACe (general entry point), XAdES signature | Spanish State (Hacienda), public schema |
| OIOUBL Denmark’s customisation of UBL 2.0, mandatory B2G since 2005 (NemHandel); OIOUBL 3 → PEPPOL BIS | CIUS (UBL profile) | XML | Denmark | Erhvervsstyrelsen · 2005 | B2G e-invoicing | NemHandel; PEPPOL eDelivery | Public (Erhvervsstyrelsen), public schemas |
| EHF The Norwegian UBL-based format; EHF Billing 3.0 = PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 (EN 16931) | CIUS (UBL / PEPPOL profile) | XML | Norway | DFØ · 2012 | B2G e-invoicing | PEPPOL network, ELMA registry | Public (DFØ), PEPPOL-aligned |
| Finvoice The Finnish national XML format, carried by the operator banks; Finvoice 3.0 EN 16931-aligned | National format | XML | Finland | Finance Finland · 2003 | B2B/B2G/B2C e-invoicing | Operator-bank networks (BIC) | Finance Finland, public specifications |
| EN 16931 The European semantic invoice standard: BT/BG, BR-* rules, two syntaxes (CII/UBL) | Semantic standard | Sémantique | European Union | CEN · 2017 (Directive 2014/55/EU) | E-invoicing (core model) | Independent (materialised as CII or UBL) | CEN standard, public bound syntaxes |
| SAF-T The standard tax audit file (XML): general ledger, parties, invoices, payments exported to the tax authority | Tax audit file | XML | International (PT, NO, PL, LT, LU, RO…) | OECD · 2005 (v2.0 in 2010) | Tax compliance / audit (per period) | Submission to the tax authority (portals, periodic filing) | OECD framework, national profiles |
| HIPAA US healthcare EDI imposed by law: X12N 005010 transactions (837, 835, 270/271, 278…), TR3 guides | Regulatory mandate | X12 | United States | HHS / X12N · 1996 (005010 since 2012) | Healthcare — administrative flows (claims, eligibility, payments) | Clearinghouses, SFTP, AS2, payer portals | Federal law (45 CFR 162) + licensed X12 TR3s |
| CFDI The Mexican e-invoice: signed XML (CSD), stamped by a PAC (UUID), version 4.0 | National format (clearance) | XML | Mexico | SAT · CFDI since 2011, generalised 2014 | B2B/B2C e-invoicing + payroll (nómina) + transport (Carta Porte) | PAC (delegated certification), SAT web services | Mexican State (SAT), public Anexo 20 |
| NF-e The Brazilian e-invoice: SEFAZ authorisation before goods circulate, 44-digit chave, DANFE | National format (clearance) | XML | Brazil | SEFAZ · 2006 (layout 4.00) | Invoice + fiscal logistics (NFC-e, CT-e, MDF-e, NFS-e) — SPED ecosystem | SEFAZ web services (prior authorisation), ICP-Brasil signature | Federal states + national portal, public schemas |
| DTE (Chili) The world pioneer (2003): signed XML, folios pre-authorised via CAF, PDF417 stamp, VAT pre-filling | National format (clearance) | XML | Chile | SII · 2003 (mandatory 2014-2018) | Invoices, boletas, dispatch guides, notes (types 33/34/39/52/56/61) | SII web services + delivery to the receiver; CAF pre-authorisation | Chilean State (SII), public specifications |
| EPCIS GS1 traceability events: what/when/where/why, the CBV vocabulary, 2.0 in JSON-LD + REST | Visibility standard | JSON/XML | Global (pharma, food, logistics) | GS1 · 2007 (2.0 in 2022) — ISO/IEC 19987 | Supply-chain traceability and visibility (DSCSA, FMD, FSMA 204) | REST API (2.0), AS2/SFTP for documents | Open (GS1), ISO/IEC standardised |
| PIDX Oil & gas e-business: OrderCreate, Field Ticket, Invoice, PriceSheet | Sector standard | XML | Global (energy, strong North-American base) | API EDI committee (1980s) → PIDX International | Oilfield-services procure-to-pay (upstream + downstream) | HTTPS, AS2, energy e-procurement networks | PIDX International, public standards |
| CIDX The chemical Chem eStandards: orders, ShipNotice, invoices — hazardous materials, batches, VMI | Sector standard | XML | Global (chemical industry) | CIDX · 2000 (EDI roots 1985); taken over by OAGi in 2008 | Chemical order-delivery-invoice cycle, VMI | HTTPS, AS2; historical practice close to RNIF/ebXML | OAGi (maintainer since 2008) |
| papiNet The paper/pulp/wood XML: identified reels, grammage, tolerances, VMI | Sector standard | XML | Global (Scandinavia, DACH, North America) | papiNet · early 2000s (Europe + North America) | Paper, pulp and wood-products trade | AS2, SFTP, web services | The papiNet organisation, public schemas |
| EDIFICE The electronics B2B forum: high-tech EDIFACT profiles and RosettaNet's European relay | Sector forum (profiles) | EDIFACT | Europe (electronics, semiconductors) | EDIFICE · 1986 (Europe) | Electronics supply chain: orders, forecasts, logistics | Classic EDIFACT channels (AS2, OFTP2, VAN) | User association, member guides |
| Spec 2000 Aviation e-business: parts, repair orders, AOG, reliability — airlines, OEMs, MROs | Sector standard | Mixte | Global (civil aviation) | ATA (1970s) → A4A | Spare parts, maintenance (MRO), provisioning, reliability | Sector networks and classic B2B channels | A4A — licensed standard |
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E-invoicing mandates by country
Electronic-invoicing mandate status across 71 countries — B2G, B2B, model and key date. Click a country for the detail and sources.
90 of 90 countries
| Region | B2B status | B2G | B2B | Model / format | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | Africa | No mandate | Mandatory since 2003 (eFiling) | No mandate, consultations 2024-2025 | SARS Modernised XML, Connect:Direct | — |
| Algeria | Africa | B2B planned | Jibayatic mandatory since 2020 | Pilot 2022, rollout 2026-27 | DGI Algeria XML, likely UBL/CII | 2026-2027 |
| Germany | EU | B2B planned | Mandatory since November 2020 | Receipt 2025, issuance 2027-28 | XRechnung 3.x · ZUGFeRD 2.x / Factur-X · Post-audit PEPPOL | 2027-01 |
| Saudi Arabia | Middle East | B2B in force | Phase 2 since 2023 (FATOORA) | Phase 2 rolled out in waves 2023–2026 | UBL 2.1 Saudi · XAdES-EPES · QR TLV | 2023-01 |
| Argentina | Latin America | B2B in force | — | Mandatory since 1 April 2015 | AFIP SOAP/XML · WSFE/WSFEx · CAE | 2015-04 |
| Australia | Asia-Pacific | B2G only | Mandatory since 1 July 2022 (Commonwealth) | Voluntary | PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 + AU-NZ extension | 2022-07 |
| Austria | EU | B2G only | Mandatory since 1 January 2014 | No mandate, ViDA 2027–2028 | ebInterface 6.2 or PEPPOL BIS 3.0 | 2014 |
| Belgium | EU | B2B in force | Mandatory since 1 April 2019 (federal) and 1 March 2024 (all levels) | Mandatory since 1 January 2026 | PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 · Post-audit | 2026-01-01 |
| Brazil | Latin America | B2B in force | Mandatory since 2008 (NF-e model 55) | Mandatory since 2008. NF-e, NFS-e, NFC-e, CT-e, MDF-e | XML Portal NFe (NF-e 4.0, CT-e 4.0, MDF-e 3.0) · SEFAZ/ENCAT | 2008 |
| Chile | Latin America | B2B in force | Mandatory since February 2018 | DTE mandatory since February 2018 | XML SII · CAF + RUT digital certificate | 2018-02 |
| Colombia | Latin America | B2B in force | Mandatory since 2019 | Mandatory since 2019 | UBL 2.1 + DIAN extensions · XAdES-EPES | 2019 |
| South Korea | Asia-Pacific | B2B in force | — | Mandatory since 2011 | NTS XML · NPKI | 2011 |
| Denmark | EU | B2B planned | Mandatory since 2005 | Progressive: 2024 (companies), 2026 (individuals 300k+ DKK) | OIOUBL 2.1 / PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 | 2026 |
| Egypt | Middle East | B2B in force | — | Mandatory since Nov. 2020, generalized Jul. 2023 | Proprietary ETA JSON · ITIDA signature | 2023-07 |
| United Arab Emirates | Middle East | B2B planned | — | Phase 1 mid-2026 (>AED 50M turnover), Phase 2 late 2026, Phase 3 2027 | DCTCE on PEPPOL (PINT AE) | 2026-06 |
| Spain | EU | B2B planned | Mandatory since 2015 (FACe) | Implementing decree pending (Law 18/2022) | Facturae 3.2.x · PEPPOL | 2015 |
| Estonia | EU | B2B in force | Mandatory since July 2019 | On buyer demand since July 2025 | PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 | 2025-07 |
| United States | North America | No mandate | — | No federal B2B mandate | ASC X12 (HIPAA, healthcare) | — |
| Finland | EU | B2B in force | Mandatory since December 2010 | Right to demand since April 2020 | Finvoice 3.0 + PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 | 2020-04 |
| France | EU | B2B planned | Mandatory since 2017 via Chorus Pro | Receipt Sept. 2026, issuance 2026 (large/intermediate) and 2027 (SMEs) | UBL 2.1, CII, Factur-X (PDF/A-3) · PPF + PDP · PEPPOL | 2026-09 |
| Ghana | Africa | B2B planned | — | Mandatory in waves since April 2023, generalisation 2025 | Proprietary GRA JSON, QR + API signature | 2025 |
| Hungary | EU | B2B in force | — | Mandatory since 2018 (threshold) and 2020 (all) | RTIR · XML Online Számla v3.0 | 2018 |
| India | Asia-Pacific | B2B in force | — | Active since 2020, threshold INR 5 cr from Aug 2023 | JSON GST INV-01 · IRP · signed IRN | 2023-08 |
| Indonesia | Asia-Pacific | B2B in force | — | Mandatory since July 2016 | Proprietary DJP e-Faktur XML, CoreTax | 2016-07 |
| Israel | Middle East | B2B in force | — | Active since 5 May 2024 (ILS 25k threshold) | XML/JSON EN 16931 · ITA API | 2024-05 |
| Italy | EU | B2B in force | Mandatory since 2014 | Mandatory residents since 2019, flat-rate since 2024 | FatturaPA XML · SdI (clearance) | 2019 |
| Japan | Asia-Pacific | No mandate | — | Peppol JP-PINT incentive since Oct 2023, no technical mandate | Peppol PINT jp-1 · JIIMA-certified | 2023-10 |
| Kazakhstan | Asia-Pacific | B2B in force | — | Mandatory since 2019 | ESF XML · Qualified EDS | 2019 |
| Kenya | Africa | B2B in force | iTax since 2014, mandatory since 2015 | eTIMS mandatory since 1 August 2023 | eTIMS JSON (proprietary schema) | 2023-08 |
| Latvia | EU | B2B planned | Mandatory since 1 January 2025 | Announced 2026 | PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 | 2025 |
| Lithuania | EU | B2G only | Mandatory since 1 July 2017 | Voluntary; i.SAF mandatory reporting since 2016 | E.sąskaita XML · PEPPOL BIS · i.SAF | 2017-07 |
| Morocco | Africa | B2B planned | Mandatory since 2010 via SIMPL-TVA | Receipt and issuance 2026-2027 | UBL/CII · Digital signature | 2026 |
| Mexico | North America | B2B in force | Mandatory since 2014 | Mandatory since 2014, CFDI 4.0 April 2022 | CFDI XML · PAC (Authorized Certification Provider) | 2014 |
| Nigeria | Africa | B2B in force | — | Mandatory since February 2025 (large taxpayers) | UBL 2.1 · FIRS API | 2025-02 |
| Norway | Non-EU Europe | B2G only | Mandatory since 2012 | Voluntary, no mandate | EHF + PEPPOL | 2012 |
| New Zealand | Asia-Pacific | No mandate | Government objective, not mandatory | No mandate announced | PEPPOL PINT (aunz-1) · NZBN 0088 | — |
| Netherlands | EU | B2G only | Mandatory since 18 Apr 2019 (central govt), 1 Jan 2020 (local) | Voluntary, widely adopted | PEPPOL BIS 3.0 (UBL) · NL-CIUS | 2019-04 |
| Peru | Latin America | B2B in force | — | Mandatory CPE since 2018, gradually extended | UBL-PE 2.1 · XMLDSig · OSE/SOL | 2018 |
| Poland | EU | B2B planned | Mandatory since 18 April 2019 | February 2026 (> 200M PLN), April 2026 (others) | FA(2) · KSeF clearance | 2026-02 |
| Romania | EU | B2B in force | Mandatory since July 2022 | Receipt/clearance mandatory since July 2024, B2C since January 2025 | RO_CIUS · UBL 2.1 · PEPPOL 9947 | 2024-07 |
| United Kingdom | Non-EU Europe | B2G only | NHS PEPPOL since April 2018 | No mandate; HMRC consultation February 2025 | PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 (B2G); MTD API JSON (VAT) | 2018 |
| Russia | Non-EU Europe | B2G only | Mandatory since 2019 (public procurement, Markirovka) | Optional since 2012 | UPD XML · KEP · EDF operators | 2019 |
| Singapore | Asia-Pacific | B2B in force | — | Receipt and issuance May 2025, generalised April 2026 | InvoiceNow (Peppol PINT sg-1) | 2025-05 |
| Sweden | EU | B2G only | Mandatory since 1 April 2019 | Voluntary; consultation 2024-2025 | PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 · Svefaktura 1.0 SFTI | 2019-04 |
| Switzerland | Non-EU Europe | B2G only | Mandatory since 2016, CHF 5,000 threshold | No mandate, QR-bill since 2022 | ZUGFeRD 2.x, Factur-X, PEPPOL BIS 3.0 | 2016 |
| Thailand | Asia-Pacific | B2G only | Voluntary since 2017, tax-incentivised | No mandate | ETDA XML · CII 16B or UBL 2.1 | 2017 |
| Tunisia | Africa | B2B in force | — | Mandatory since 2019, extension through 2027 | TEIF XML · El-Fatoora platform (TTN) | 2019 |
| Turkey | Middle East | B2B in force | e-Arşiv mandatory since 2017 | e-Fatura mandatory since 2014 | UBL-TR · GİB portal efatura.gov.tr | 2014 |
| Ukraine | Non-EU Europe | B2B planned | Mandatory since 2015 | SAF-T UA mandatory 2025 (large taxpayers), generalisation 2027 | SAF-T UA XML v2.0 + KEP UA | 2025-01 |
| Vietnam | Asia-Pacific | B2B in force | Mandatory since 2022 | Universal mandate since 1 July 2022 | XML HDon · DGT portal / T-VAN | 2022-07-01 |
| Philippines | Asia-Pacific | B2B planned | — | Mandatory waves 2024-2026, Phase 1: 100 Large Taxpayers | Proprietary BIR JSON via EIS REST API | 2024 |
| Malaysia | Asia-Pacific | B2B in force | — | Mandatory since August 2024 | MyInvois · UBL 2.1 + LHDN extensions | 2024-08 |
| Slovakia | EU | B2B planned | Mandatory since April 2023 | Announced 2027 | UBL 2.1 / UN/CEFACT CII · PEPPOL | 2027 |
| Slovenia | EU | B2B planned | Mandatory since 2015 | Mandate 2026 (public consultation) | e-SLOG XML 2.0 · PEPPOL BIS 3.0/UBL | 2026 |
| Croatia | EU | B2B in force | Mandatory since Dec. 2018 | Mandatory 1 Jan. 2026 | UBL 2.1 / CII 16B + HR extensions | 2026-01 |
| Senegal | Africa | B2B planned | — | Pilot 2025, rollout 2026-27 | UBL 2.1 + DGID extensions | 2025 |
| Ivory Coast | Africa | B2B in force | — | Large enterprises 2024, SMEs 2026 | FNE (proprietary JSON + QR Code) · SIGICI | 2024-01-01 |
| Uruguay | Latin America | B2B in force | — | Universal mandate since 2012, generalised 1 Dec. 2024 | CFE XML 1.39+ XAdES-T · SOAP DGI | 2024 |
| Dominican Republic | Latin America | B2B in force | — | Mandatory since May 2024, SME/micro May 2026 | e-CF XML · XAdES, DGII portal | 2024-05 |
| Paraguay | Latin America | B2B in force | — | Mandatory since July 1, 2024 | DE XML SIFEN · XAdES-BES | 2024-07 |
| Portugal | EU | B2G only | Mandatory since 1 January 2025 via FE-AP (CIUS-PT) | No B2B mandate (SAF-T PT reporting, ATCUD QR code) | SAF-T PT XML + CIUS-PT/UBL 2.1 (B2G) | 2025 |
| Greece | EU | B2B planned | Mandatory since 2024 · PEPPOL | Rollout 2025-2026 | myDATA · UBL/PEPPOL | 2025 |
| Ireland | EU | B2G only | Mandatory since 18 April 2019 | No domestic mandate | PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 (UBL 2.1) | 2019-04-18 |
| Czech Republic | EU | B2G only | ePodatelna mandatory since 2009 | No mandate — ISDOC voluntary | ISDOC v5.2 XML · UBL 2.1 / PEPPOL | 2009 |
| Bulgaria | EU | No mandate | PEPPOL voluntary | No mandate, awaiting ViDA 2028-2030 | SAF-T · PEPPOL · UBL 2.1 | 2026 |
| Luxembourg | EU | B2G only | Mandatory since 18 May 2023 | No mandate, awaiting ViDA | PEPPOL · Factur-X | 2023-05-18 |
| Malta | EU | B2G only | PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 voluntary since 2020 | No mandate | PEPPOL | — |
| Cyprus | EU | No mandate | PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 voluntary since 2020 | No mandate, ViDA 2028+ | EN 16931 · PEPPOL B2G | 2028 |
| Iceland | Non-EU Europe | B2G only | PEPPOL Billing 3.0 · receipt required | No mandate | PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 | — |
| Liechtenstein | Non-EU Europe | No mandate | — | No mandate | eBill, GS1, voluntary PEPPOL | — |
| Monaco | Non-EU Europe | B2B planned | Chorus Pro for flows to French State | Follows PPF/PDP reform 2026-27 | PPF/PDP by convention with France | 2026-27 |
| China | Asia-Pacific | B2B in force | Fapiao mandatory, public sector included; no separate B2G platform | State-controlled issuance; fully digitalised e-fapiao generalised 2024-2025 | Centralised state clearance (STA platform), national OFD format — outside PEPPOL | 2021 |
| Canada | North America | B2G only | Peppol adopted federally; suppliers able to receive e-invoices since end-2018 (voluntary) | No mandate — voluntary | Post-audit; Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (UBL) for B2G | 2018 |
| Qatar | Middle East | No mandate | No mandate | No mandate; roadmap (to confirm) | None — no mandated format or network; VAT not yet in force | À confirmer |
| Hong Kong | Asia-Pacific | No mandate | Voluntary (e-procurement) | Voluntary, no mandate | Post-audit · no clearance · optional Peppol | — |
| Taiwan | Asia-Pacific | B2B in force | GUI/e-GUI mandatory, public sector included; no separate B2G platform | GUI mandatory for VAT-registered businesses; e-GUI widely used, numbers allocated by the MOF | Centralised clearance-like (MOF platform), MIG 3.2.1 XML format, Turnkey transmission — outside PEPPOL | 2000s |
| Costa Rica | Latin America | B2B in force | Mandatory (universal clearance) | Mandatory since 2018 | Near real-time clearance — national XML 4.4, XAdES-EPES signature, DGT/Hacienda validation | 2018 |
| Panama | Latin America | B2B in force | Mandatory (State suppliers since Oct. 2023) | Mandatory in phases (new RUC 2023, professionals 2024) | Clearance via PAC — proprietary SFEP XML + CUFE | 2023 |
| Ecuador | Latin America | B2B in force | Mandatory | Mandatory (near-universal since 30 Nov 2022) | Offline clearance (concomitant SRI validation) — XAdES-BES-signed SRI XML | 2022 |
| Bahrain | Middle East | B2B planned | No mandate (to confirm) | Announced, not in force; timeline to confirm | Not published — GCC/CTC model expected (UBL 2.1?) | — |
| Bolivia | Latin America | B2B in force | No separate B2G track (same regime) | Mandatory, group-by-group roll-out since Dec 2021 | Real-time clearance — signed XML via SIAT (CUF/CUFD) | 2021 |
| Jordan | Middle East | B2B in force | In force (general mandate) | In force — clearance, generalised from 1 April 2025 | Clearance (CTC) — UBL 2.1, UUID + QR, ISTD / JoFotara API | 2025-04-01 |
| Oman | Middle East | B2B planned | Planned — separate timeline (to confirm) | Planned — pilot 08/2026, mandate 2027 | Peppol 5-corner (DCTCE), CTC reporting — PINT OM format (UBL) | 2027 |
| Pakistan | Asia-Pacific | B2B in force | Within the general mandate (no separate B2G channel) | In force — real-time clearance on goods, turnover-based rollout (2025) | Real-time clearance — FBR/PRAL JSON (DI API), QR code, FBR Invoice Number | 2025 |
| Guatemala | Latin America | B2B in force | Mandatory (same FEL flow) | Mandatory, broadly universal since ~2022 | Third-party certification (certificadores), XML DTE, SAT national network | 2019 |
| Serbia | Non-EU Europe | B2B in force | Mandatory since 1 May 2022 | Mandatory since 1 January 2023 | UBL 2.1 CIUS · clearance via SEF (e-Faktura) | 2023-01 |
| Albania | Non-EU Europe | B2B in force | Mandatory since 1 Jan 2021 | Mandatory since 1 Jul 2021 | XML UBL 2.1 · real-time clearance + NIVF/NSLF + QR | 2021-01 |
| El Salvador | Latin America | B2B in force | Covered by DTE (B2B/B2G parity) | Mandatory in waves since Jul 2023 | JSON DTE · MH clearance (sello) | 2024-01 |
| Uganda | Africa | B2B in force | Mandatory (via EFRIS, VAT) | Mandatory since 2021 | EFRIS · real-time clearance + FDN/QR | 2021-01 |
| Uzbekistan | Asia-Pacific | B2B in force | Mandatory (ESF) | Mandatory since 1 Jan 2020 | ESF · clearance via soliq.uz / EDO operators + EDS | 2020-01 |
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A summary of ediverse's country pages, current as of their publication date. For the exact timeline, thresholds and official sources, open the country page. “To confirm” = status not settled in our sources.