eInvoicing

XRechnung/ZUGFeRD

Proprietary format Reference
XRechnung CII 2.0.0 30.06.2020
XRechnung CII 1.2.2 19.12.2019
ZUGFeRD 2.1.1 01.07.2020
ZUGFeRD 2.1 24.03.2020
ZUGFeRD 2.2 (Factur-X 1.0.06) 01.03.2022

ZUGFeRD allows the exchange of invoices between invoice sender and invoice recipient without any requirements for prior arrangements. The transferring and receiving method can be through email, web downloads, fax-server, computer-fax and DE-Mail. The preferred method is through email.

ZUGFeRD supports three profiles (Basic, Comfort, and Extended) which comprise different CII subsets which are not specific to particular industry segments. ILSP output message is based on the Extended profile.

CII

Proprietary format Reference
CII Invoice - D16B (SCRDM -CII) 2016 16B

These can be used to create message syntax which can be exchanged globally between trading partners. It was developed in UN/CEFACT with input from many business organizations, such as GS1, EUROFER, CIDX, EDIFICE, AIAG/ODETTE/JAMA, GHX, UK e-Government, UK HM Customs & Excise, and EDS.

PEPPOL

Proprietary format Reference
PEPPOL Access Point PEPPOL Access Point API - API Specifications

2.0.1 (3.0)

All European public administrations must be able to accept invoices in electronic format from their suppliers, in compliance with the European standards approved by CEN: UN/CEFACT XML and UBL.

The LSP Web Services Gateway provides connectivity to Access Point Providers (APP) through the PEPPOL Access Point eInvoice.