E-invoicing, or electronic invoicing, revolutionizes how businesses handle invoices by replacing paper and PDF files with structured digital documents that can be processed automatically. This modern approach simplifies invoice management, cuts costs, reduces errors, and speeds up payment cycles. 

With governments worldwide introducing e-invoicing mandates to boost tax compliance, fight fraud, and improve transparency, digital invoicing is no longer just about meeting regulations - it’s a strategic advantage for forward-thinking businesses. 

Currently, the electronic invoice is mandatory in most European countries for Business-to-Government (B2G) transactions, i.e. invoices with the public administrations and government instances.

In the Business-to-Business (B2B) environment, governments are expected to implement mandatory B2B e-invoicing in the coming years, with a timeline varying per country. It is already mandatory, often in a phased approach, in some countries today. The latest information on the status per country is available on this web page of the European Commission.

The Descartes Global Logistics Network is a massive, cloud-based software ecosystem and communication platform connecting businesses, carriers, and governments in over 160 countries to automate and streamline supply chain, logistics, and customs processes. Rely on Descartes’ expert team for a hassle-free integrated EDI solution.

With the Descartes GLN Document Exchange platform – Descartes’ cloud-based SaaS solution for B2B messaging – we provide EDI-based messaging solutions for companies worldwide.

Peppol (Pan-European Public Procurement Online), is an international, secure network and a standardized framework that enables businesses and governments to seamlessly exchange electronic documents, such as e-invoices, using common, interoperable formats. Descartes is a certified Peppol Access Point and offers compliant e-invoicing solutions.

The B2B e-invoicing guidelines (European Directive 2014/55/EU) promote the Peppol standard and allows other local compliant formats, which Descartes fully supports. As a global SaaS solution provider, Descartes covers all European countries where e-invoicing becomes mandatory. Future initiatives like ViDA and e-reporting are being prepared for go-live in 2030. For more information, contact Descartes through the button below.