EU e-invoicing readiness check

Is your company VAT registered in an EU member state?

Required for any cross-border B2B e-invoicing under ViDA.

Is your VAT number valid on VIES?

VIES validity is required for cross-border invoicing.

Do you have a Peppol Participant ID?

A Peppol ID is how trading partners address you on the network.

Do you capture invoices as structured data (not just PDF)?

EN 16931 requires a machine-readable semantic model.

Do you store validated VAT numbers for all B2B customers?

Do you use a gap-free sequential invoice numbering system?

Do you archive invoices for at least 10 years in original electronic form?

Most member states require 7-10 year retention of the original e-invoice.

Can your system emit UBL 2.1 / EN 16931 XML?

Are you connected to a Peppol Access Point (sending & receiving)?

Are you ready for ViDA Digital Reporting Requirements (near-real-time)?

ViDA requires transaction-level reporting within 10 days for intra-EU B2B from 2030.

Are you compliant with any national e-invoicing mandate in your jurisdiction?

E.g. Italy SDI, France Chorus/PDP, Poland KSeF, Germany B2B e-invoicing.

Do your invoices carry an unalterable audit trail (integrity + authenticity)?