Process flow

The invoice moves through the following steps:

1. The supplier creates the invoice and submits it to Sovos (their Access Point).

2. Sovos validates the invoice against PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 rules and Norway-specific national requirements.

3. Sovos maps the document to the required output format and prepares the transformed document for transmission.

4. Sovos transmits the invoice through the PEPPOL network to the buyer's Access Point in the appropriate format by dynamic discovery in SML.

5. The buyer's Access Point receives and validates the invoice, then delivers it to the buyer.

6. Sovos sends a notification to the supplier with the delivery status and the supplier acknowledges the notification.

Supported documents and products

Supported documents

Document type	Code	Local name	Description
Invoice	380	Faktura	Standard B2B or B2G commercial invoice. For SCI use the ALL-PEPPOLSCI-1.0-INVOICE-1.0 plugin. For PEPPOL BIS use the ALL-PEPPOLBISUBL-3.0-INVOICE-1.0 plugin
Credit note	381	Kreditnota	Full or partial credit against a previously issued invoice. For SCI use the ALL-PEPPOLSCI-1.0-INVOICE-1.0 plugin. For PEPPOL BIS use the ALL-PEPPOLBISUBL-3.0-INVOICE-1.0 plugin
Self-billing invoice	389	Selvfaktura (selvfakturering)	Invoice issued by the buyer on behalf of the supplier under a written agreement. Must carry the text "selvfakturering" or "self-billing." Uses the PEPPOL BIS Self-Billing 3.0 profile: ALL-PEPPOLBISUBL-3.0-INVOICE-1.0.
Self-billing credit note	261	Kreditnota (selvfakturering)	Credit note issued by the buyer on behalf of the supplier in a self-billing arrangement. Uses the PEPPOL BIS Self-Billing 3.0 profile: ALL-PEPPOLBISUBL-3.0-INVOICE-1.0.

Note: The Code column reflects the United Nations Trade Data Interchange Directory (UNTDID) 1001 document type code, which you include in the InvoiceTypeCode field. Debit notes aren't supported for Norway.

Supported products

Product ID	Use	Direction
no_invoice_outbound_1.0	Issuing invoices as a supplier	Outbound
no_invoice_inbound_1.0	Receiving invoices as a buyer	Inbound

Note: You can access SCI Tools to explore SCI field mappings, compare countries, and transform and validate XML documents, including invoices for Norway

Format support

Sovos recommends Sovos Canonical Invoice (SCI) as the primary input format. SCI works across all Sovos supported markets, giving multi-country implementations a consistent foundation. Sovos transforms SCI to PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 format for transmission.

For SCI Invoice and credit note, ALL-PEPPOLSCI-1.0-INVOICE-1.0 format is supported. For UBL and self billing Invoice and credit note, ALL-PEPPOLBISUBL-3.0-INVOICE-1.0 is supported.

If you prefer to submit PEPPOL-compliant invoices directly, Sovos also accepts UBL 2.1 in PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 format. Sovos handles format validation and any required transformation automatically.

Supported use cases

Norway's mandate defines invoice exchange for domestic B2B and B2G transactions. Sovos supports the use cases listed below and releases more on an ongoing basis as market demand and customer priorities change.