ZUGFeRD & XRechnung.
Germany's e-invoicing standards, in both directions. Invoice.app produces a ZUGFeRD PDF with embedded EN 16931 data on every sale, plus standalone XRechnung XML for public-sector clients, and imports the ZUGFeRD and XRechnung invoices your suppliers send you.
<rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice>
<ram:SellerTradeParty>
<ram:Name>Kreative Lösungen GmbH</ram:Name>
</ram:SellerTradeParty>
<!-- … -->
<ram:GrandTotalAmount>6293.91</ram:GrandTotalAmount>
</rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice>Formats & standards
Every e-invoice is built on the official European and German specifications, and validated before it leaves the app.
- Syntax
- CII (UN/CEFACT D16B)
- ZUGFeRD profile
- EN 16931 (COMFORT)
- XRechnung
- 3.0 (KoSIT CIUS)
- Container
- PDF/A-3
- European norm
- EN 16931:2017
- Validation
- EN 16931 + KoSIT Schematron
XRechnung for the public sector
When a client has a Leitweg-ID (routing ID), Invoice.app also produces a standalone XRechnung 3.0 XML, the format required for invoicing German federal, state and municipal bodies (B2G).
Validated before it's sent
Each e-invoice is checked against the official EN 16931 and KoSIT XRechnung rule sets (Schematron) inside the app. If something doesn't conform, you know before your client does.
Import the e-invoices you receive
Since January 2025 every German business has to be able to accept an EN 16931 e-invoice. Upload a ZUGFeRD PDF, an XRechnung XML or a ZIP of many, and each one is validated and filed as a purchase or sales invoice.
One hybrid file
Every invoice is a PDF/A-3 with the full EN 16931 invoice embedded as XML. Your client sees a normal PDF; their accounting software reads the data.
One switch, then automatic
Turn on e-invoicing once for your German company. Every sales invoice and credit memo then carries a compliant e-invoice.
Corrections done right
Correction invoices carry the full corrected values and a reference to the original, as the ZUGFeRD and XRechnung model requires.
Ready for German e-invoicing?
Send ZUGFeRD and XRechnung e-invoices that comply with EN 16931. No plugins, no manual XML.
