e-invoicing

PEPPOL document formats

The different types of PEPPOL formats, document samples, and possible application response codes.

The following official Pan-European Public Procurement On-Line (PEPPOL) formats can be used as is or adapted by PEPPOL Authorities to cover the needs of their markets:

Business Interoperability Specifications (BIS) 3

This is a set of standardized specifications for the exchange of electronic documents within the PEPPOL network. These specifications define the structure and content of the documents exchanged between trading partners, ensuring interoperability and consistency in electronic document exchange.

PEPPOL International (PINT)

This is the version of the PEPPOL BIS 3 format for non-European and non-VAT countries. Although it has the same structure, the set of rules and code list may vary in compliance with the jurisdiction.

Sovos-supported PEPPOL formats

Sovos supports the following PEPPOL document types:

Type Friendly name Schema
Invoice PEPPOL BIS3 Invoice 2023.11 urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2::Invoice##urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017#compliant#urn:fdc:peppol.eu:2017:poacc:billing:3.0::2.1
Credit Note PEPPOL BIS3 Credit Note 2023.11 urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CreditNote-2::CreditNote##urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017#compliant#urn:fdc:peppol.eu:2017:poacc:billing:3.0::2.1
Invoice Malaysia PINT Invoice 1.0.0 urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2::Invoice##urn:peppol:pint:billing-1@my-1::2.1
Credit Note Malaysia PINT Credit Note 1.0.0 urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CreditNote-2::CreditNote##urn:peppol:pint:billing-1@my-1::2.1
Invoice Japan PINT Invoice 1.0.2 urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2::Invoice##urn:peppol:pint:billing-1@jp-1::2.1
Credit Note Japan PINT Credit Note 1.0.2 urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2::Invoice##urn:peppol:pint:billing-1@jp-1::2.1
Invoice Singapore PINT Invoice 1.0 urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2::Invoice##urn:peppol:pint:billing-1@sg-1::2.1
Credit Note Singapore PINT Credit Note 1.0 urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CreditNote-2::CreditNote##urn:peppol:pint:billing-1@sg-1::2.1
Invoice A-NZ PINT Invoice 1.0 urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2::Invoice##urn:peppol:pint:billing-1@aunz-1::2.1
Credit Note A-NZ PINT Credit Note 1.0 urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CreditNote-2::CreditNote##urn:peppol:pint:billing-1@aunz-1::2.1
Invoice Germany CIUS XRECHNUNG UBL Invoice 2.2 urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2::Invoice##urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017#compliant#urn:xoev-de:kosit:standard:xrechnung_2.1::2.1
Credit Note Germany CIUS XRECHNUNG UBL Credit Note 2.2 urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CreditNote-2::CreditNote##urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017#compliant#urn:xoev-de:kosit:standard:xrechnung_2.1::2.1

PEPPOL and SCI application response codes

Possible application response codes when working with documents:

Name PEPPOL response codes SCI response code SCI status reason code SCI status reason description
Message acknowledgment AB AB 100 Document received successfully.
Accepted AP AP 203 Document accepted/acknowledged by the counterparty.
Rejected RE RE 405 Document rejected by the counterparty.
In process IP IP 108 Document being processed by the recipient.
Under query UQ UQ 108 Document being processed by the recipient.
Conditionally accepted CA CA 203 Document conditionally accepted by the recipient
Paid PD PD 213 Document payment sent by the recipient.

Possible results on the Saphety Invoice Network (SIN) internal validation system:

Name SCI Response Code SCI Status Reason Code SCI Status Reason Description Flow
Document received on SIN AP 100 Document received successfully. Outbound
Document validated successfully on SIN AP 102 Document received successfully. Outbound
Document rejected on SIN RE 401 Error processing document. Outbound
Document made available to the recipient IP 215 Document has been made available to the recipient. Inbound