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# E-invoicing mandates by country

## 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 \[#emea]

| 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.                    |

> Learn the current and upcoming e-invoicing mandates in various countries.