Country Guide · Europe
Belgium
Covered by Complyance
Covered by Complyance
Belgium, a key EU member, has integrated PEPPOL for its B2G and B2B transactions, and it is pushing for broader digitalization in tax administration, with the UBL format as the standard for e-invoicing.
E-invoicing
Status
Mandatory
Format
Peppol BIS 3.0 (UBL 2.1)
Infrastructure
Peppol network
Model
Peppol 4-corner model
E-reporting
Status
Mandatory
Format
Structured XML aligned with EU ViDA reporting standards
Scope & deadline
Mandatory from Jan 1, 2028 for domestic B2B transactions
More info
Tax authority
Belgian Federal Public Service Finance
Archiving period
7 years
E-signature
Not generally required; integrity ensured via Peppol network controls
Regulation
Amendments to the Belgian VAT Code implementing mandatory B2B e-invoicing and e-reporting
Note: We gather our information from government sources and do our best to keep it current. If there are any new updates, we'll make sure to reflect them here as soon as possible.
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