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Document formats on the Peppol network

Which e-invoice formats are supported on the Peppol network? Overview of BIS Billing V3, NLCIUS, PINT and more.

The Peppol network supports multiple document formats for invoices, credit notes and orders. Which format is used depends on the receiver's country and the agreements within the network. eConnect recognises and processes all these formats automatically.

Invoice formats
FormatUsageRead morePeppol BIS Billing V3The international Peppol standard, used across EuropeBIS Billing V3NLCIUS / SI-UBL 2.0Dutch implementation of EN 16931, mandatory for B2G and standard for B2B in the NetherlandsNLCIUSPINTPeppol International Invoice, for use outside Europe (Australia, Japan, Singapore, UAE)PINTXRechnungGerman implementation, used on the Peppol network in GermanyXRechnungEHFNorwegian implementation, used on the Peppol network in NorwayEHF

All formats are based on the European norm EN 16931 and use UBL 2.1 as syntax. The full overview of all 25 supported formats can be found under Document formats.

Validate invoices

Before sending an invoice via Peppol, you can check it with the eConnect Validator. The validator checks XML schemas, Schematron rules and country-specific validations for all formats listed above.

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Sample files

Download XML sample invoices in NLCIUS, BIS Billing V3 and other formats to compare with your own invoices.

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