E-invoicing mandates by country
Learn the current and upcoming e-invoicing mandates in various countries.
Asia-Pacific
| Country | Comments |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Australia | It is still voluntary for private entities. |
| 🇨🇳 China | Was made mandatory as of December 2021. |
| 🇮🇳 India | Mandatory since October 1, 2020. |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Mandatory since July 2015. |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Was made mandatory as of August 2024. |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Should be mandatory for businesses in November 2024. |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | Was made mandatory for B2B as of January 2024. |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Should be mandatory as of November 2025. |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | Was made mandatory for most taxpayers as of August 2014. |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | Was made mandatory for B2B as of 2018. |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | Mandatory since January 2021. |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | Mandatory since July 1, 2022. |
Americas
| Country | Comments |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | Was made mandatory as of July 2015. |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | Was made mandatory as of December 2021. |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | Mandatory since 2008. |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | Was made mandatory as of February 2018. |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | Was made mandatory for all taxpayers as of November 2020. |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | Was made mandatory as of 2018. |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | Was made mandatory for B2B invoices as of January 2024. |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | Was made mandatory as of November 2022. |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | Was made mandatory for all VAT-registered taxpayers as of July 2022. |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | Was made mandatory for all transactions as of January 2014. |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | Was made mandatory for all newly-registered taxpayers as of January 2022. |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | Was made mandatory for newly-registered businesses as of January 2024. |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | Was made mandatory as of May 2024. |
Europe
| Country | Comments |
|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | Should become mandatory as of January 2026. |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | Should become mandatory as of January 2026. |
| 🇫🇷 France | Originally planned for July 2024, it has now been postponed till September 2026 for B2B. |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | Should be mandatory for receiving B2B e-invoices in 2025 and mandatory for sending B2B invoices in 2027. Should become fully mandatory for all businesses as of January 2028. |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | Mandated for B2G, but no further timelines to make it mandatory for everyone else. |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | The Real Time Invoice Reporting (RTIR) system has been active as of 2016. |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Became fully mandatory as of January 2024. |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | Should be mandatory for B2G invoices in January 2025 and mandatory for B2B invoices in January 2026. |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | There is no mandate planned yet. |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | Mandatory as of February 2026 for B2B invoices. |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) mandatory as of January 2026. |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | Was made mandatory for B2B invoices in January 2024 and should be mandatory for B2C invoices in January 2025. |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | VERI*FACTU mandatory as of January 2026. E-invocing (Crea y Crece) may be mandatory from 2027 (to be confirmed). |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | Was made mandatory as of July 2023. |
Middle East and Africa
| Country | Comments |
|---|---|
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | Should be mandatory for businesses in July 2025. |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | Should be live as of December 2024. |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | Was made mandatory as of July 2023. |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | Was made mandatory as of January 2024. |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | Was made mandatory for B2B invoices as of May 2024. |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | Was made mandatory as of June 2023. |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | Was made mandatory as of May 2024. |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Was made mandatory for imports and exports as of February 2022. |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | Was made mandatory as of December 2021. |
| 🇦🇪 UAE | Should be mandatory for B2B as of July 2026. |