Is Peppol BIS 3.0 accepted as an e-invoice in Germany?

Yes. The German Federal Ministry of Finance accepts every format that complies with EN 16931. Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 is an EN 16931 compliant profile of UBL 2.1.

Which endpoint ID should I use for a German company?

Most German companies are reachable on Peppol via their VAT number with scheme 9930. Public authorities use their Leitweg-ID with scheme 0204, which also goes into the buyer reference.

Does InvoiceVerify store my invoices?

No. The XML is processed in memory and discarded. We only keep the result counts so we can show your usage.

Validate Peppol BIS 3.0 invoices for Germany

Since 1 January 2025 every German business must be able to receive e-invoices, and from 1 January 2027 companies above €800,000 turnover must send them. Check your Peppol UBL files against EN 16931 and the Peppol BIS 3.0 rules before they reach your customer's AP system.

Receiving obligation: Since 1 Jan 2025 — all businesses
Issuing obligation: 1 Jan 2027 (> €800k), 1 Jan 2028 (all)
Accepted formats: XRechnung, ZUGFeRD ≥ 2.0.1, Peppol BIS 3.0 (EN 16931)
Typical endpoint scheme: 9930 (USt-IdNr.) · 0204 (Leitweg-ID)

Rules

Drop your e-invoice here

UBL 2.1 · Peppol BIS 3.0 · XRechnung · Factur-X / ZUGFeRD (XML or PDF)

Processed in memory and never stored. PDFs are unpacked in your browser.

What this validator checks for Germany

German VAT identifiers (DE + 9 digits) with the ISO 7064 check digit
Electronic address schemes 9930 and 0204 against the Peppol EAS list
Buyer reference (BT-10) — required by Peppol and used for Leitweg-IDs in B2G
Line, VAT category and total calculations (BR-CO-10 … BR-CO-17)
Single document note rule — relaxed when both parties are German (PEPPOL-R002)

Peppol or XRechnung for German customers?

German law accepts any structured format that follows EN 16931, so a Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 invoice is a valid e-invoice for German B2B customers. Public-sector buyers usually expect XRechnung, which is a stricter national profile on the same UBL syntax. If your buyer uses Peppol, send Peppol BIS 3.0; if they asked for XRechnung, validate with our XRechnung page instead.

What a PDF no longer does

A PDF attached to an email is not an e-invoice under the Wachstumschancengesetz. During the transition period until the end of 2026 (2027 for smaller companies) paper and PDF are still allowed with the buyer's consent, but every invoice must be machine-readable once the issuing obligation applies.