Electronic B2B invoicing in Germany:
Your solution with Efsta

An e-invoice presents invoice content - instead of on paper or in a file format such as PDF - in a structured, machine-readable XML data record. E-invoices enable invoice processing WITHOUT media disruptions and are processed completely electronically: secure - digital - traceable!

The advantages for the taxpayer invoice issuer include Simplified invoicing, Shorter processing times, Faster processing and more punctual payment, No paper or postage costs, Highly error-free data processing thanks to the predefined data format!

There are currently two invoice receipt platforms available for this purpose: the central invoice receipt platform of the federal government (ZRE) and the online access law-compliant invoice receipt platform (OTG-RE). The platform to be used will be communicated when the contract is awarded or can be requested from the client: https://www.e-rechnung-bund.de/rechnungssteller/

This regulation requires that all invoices are issued, transmitted and received in a structured data format to enable automatic and electronic processing in accordance with German regulations. In addition, companies must ensure that their e-invoices comply with the standards of Directive 2014/55/EU and that secure and traceable archiving is guaranteed.