---
title: "eInvoicing"
space: "ERPNext"
url: "https://www.prilk.com/docs/erpnext/integrations/einvoicing"
updated: "2026-05-15"
---

# eInvoicing

Send and receive structured electronic invoices over the **PEPPOL** network — the EU-wide standard for B2B and B2G e-invoicing. PDFs and OCR go away; invoices arrive as data your accounts payable can act on immediately.

**eInvoicing is a separate app** that works alongside ERPNext (and other invoicing systems). ERPNext is the most common pairing.

## What it does

- **Sends outgoing invoices as PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 XML** — your ERPNext Sales Invoice is converted to the standard XML and delivered through a certified service provider directly into your customer's PEPPOL inbox. They never see a PDF.
- **Receives supplier invoices as drafts** — incoming PEPPOL invoices land in ERPNext as draft Purchase Invoices, with line items, taxes, and the supplier already matched. You review and submit.
- **Service-provider integrations** — supports B2B Router and Recommand out of the box. One connection per provider and you're on the PEPPOL network.
- **Network registration** — your company gets a PEPPOL participant ID so other businesses can find you and send you invoices automatically.

## Which countries use PEPPOL

PEPPOL is the network behind almost all EU e-invoicing initiatives — Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, the Nordics, and more. Adoption levels and government mandates differ per country, but the underlying network and the message format are the same everywhere. Once you're connected, sending to a Belgian customer works the same as sending to a Dutch one.

## When you need it

- You sell to **Dutch, Belgian or French government bodies** — B2G is mandatory PEPPOL in those countries, and customers can legally require an electronic invoice instead of a PDF.
- Your **B2B customers in NL/BE** ask for structured e-invoices instead of PDFs (increasingly common from 2026).
- You want **inbound supplier invoices automatically** instead of typing them in from PDFs.

## Setup, service providers, network registration

→ **[Open the full eInvoicing documentation](/docs/edocument/getting-started)**