E-Invoicing in Belgium

The obligation to issue electronic invoices is approaching!

In Belgium, e-invoicing was already discussed in 2013. In the area of business relations between companies and public administrations (B2G), the use of e-invoicing is now mandatory for both parties, i.e. both the central and federal public administrations and their suppliers. In the private sector, on the other hand, the use of e-invoicing is voluntary and depends on the acceptance of the recipients. From July 2026, e-invoicing will be mandatory in the B2B sector.

schedule

October 2022: Introduction of mandatory electronic invoicing for B2G transactions involving public contracts via 214,000 EUR.

April 2023
: Introduction of mandatory electronic invoicing for B2G transactions involving public contracts from 30,000 EUR.

October 2023: Introduction of mandatory electronic invoicing for B2G transactions involving public contracts between 3,000 – 30,000 EUR.

January 2024: Receiving electronic invoices becomes mandatory for the B2B sector.

From January 2026: phased introduction electronic invoicing for B2B transactions:

Phase 1: Only the largest companies (with a turnover of more than EUR 9 million)

Stage 2: Medium-sized companies (with a turnover between EUR 7 and 9 million)

Phase 3: small businesses (with a turnover of less than EUR 7 million) 

applicability

The e-invoice primarily covers Business to Business (B2B) and Business-to-Government (B2G) transactions.

format

PEPPOL UP TO 3.0-Format.

Electronic signature

An electronic or digital signature for electronic invoicing is not mandatory.

Archiving

E-invoices must 7 years long be archived.


More information to follow!

https://financien.belgium.be/nl

https://digital.belgium.be/e-invoicing/MercuriusLogin.html


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GOpus® eInvoice

Our GOpus® eInvoice The solution can be integrated into SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA and supports the creation of outgoing e-invoices in all international country formats. In this way, all your invoice contents can be created and sent between different international invoice issuers and recipients directly from your SAP system and all invoice documents can be archived in comprehensive monitoring. Integration into the SAP modules SD, FI, IS-H, IS-U and SAP Service Invoicing is possible. Further integrations are available on request.


Do you have further questions about our solution or would you like to obtain more detailed information about the e-invoicing regulations in Belgium?

We will be happy to personally assist you with any further questions you may have about our solution and the regulations.

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