From September 2026, every French business must be able to receive electronic invoices, with issuing phased in through 2027. Invoicier gets you sending and receiving structured e-invoices in minutes.
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Is e-invoicing mandatory in France?
Yes, from 2026. From 1 September 2026, every business in France must be able to receive electronic invoices. Large and mid-size companies must also start issuing them from September 2026, and small and micro businesses from September 2027.
Peppol (Pan-European Public Procurement On-Line) is a standard network for exchanging structured electronic invoices across Europe. France has its own Peppol Authority, and Peppol is increasingly used for interoperable and cross-border e-invoicing into and out of the country.
France's reform (facturation électronique) introduces mandatory structured e-invoicing for domestic B2B transactions, alongside e-reporting of transaction and payment data to the tax authority. Compliant invoices must use a structured format such as Factur-X, UBL, or UN/CEFACT CII, all aligned with the European standard EN 16931. Invoices to the public sector already pass through the Chorus Pro portal.
The reform is phased by company size: from September 2026 all businesses must be able to receive e-invoices and large and mid-size companies must issue them, with small and micro businesses following in September 2027. Connecting to Peppol now means you can send and receive compliant structured invoices and are ready ahead of your deadline.
French e-invoices must be structured and EN 16931-compliant. Invoicier generates and validates these formats for you.
On the Peppol network, French businesses are addressed by a participant identifier built from their official company numbers.
France confirms the phased e-invoicing and e-reporting reform and its platform framework.
The French tax authority (DGFiP) becomes the national Peppol Authority.
All businesses must be able to receive e-invoices. Large and mid-size companies must start issuing.
Small and micro businesses must also issue structured e-invoices.
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