ITALY-SDI-DETAIL

Italian centralised e-invoicing portal.

Definition

SdI operates in clearance model: each FatturaPA invoice passes through SdI which validates and delivers it. SPID, CIE, OTP authentication. Codice Destinatario (7 chars) or PEC for routing. ~3 billion invoices/year processed. The Italian model inspired the French PPF.

Origin

Launched for B2G June 2014 ; extended B2B + B2C 1 January 2019 ; cross-border since July 2022.

Example in context

An Italian SME issues a FatturaPA in SDI XML to Eni via SdI which validates and delivers it in 5 seconds.

Related terms

• FatturaPA — carried format.