E-invoicing via Peppol is becoming the norm throughout Europe. In Belgium, an obligation applies from 1 January 2026 for all B2B invoices. Are you ready for it?
What the law requires
- Mandatory for all B2B invoices in Belgium.
- Format: UBL/XML in accordance with the European standard EN 16931.
- Transmission: via the Peppol network.
- No longer valid: a PDF by email no longer counts as an official invoice.
- Exception: B2C transactions fall outside the obligation for now.
Why the government is introducing this
The Belgian government wants to reduce administrative burdens and manual processing, speed up payments through automated systems, and curb fraud and VAT gaps through standardisation.
What this means for your organisation
Your accounting software must support Peppol: WinBooks users may have to migrate. Data accuracy (VAT numbers, bank details, references) becomes crucial, and your entire order-to-cash process calls for redesign. That affects sales, finance and administration alike.
Compliant with Salesforce and Exact
Our Influx Exact Connector offers:
- automatic invoice creation from Salesforce orders to Exact Online;
- real-time status tracking (delivery, acceptance, payment);
- automatic processing of incoming Peppol invoices;
- EN 16931 compliance and data validation.
Start in good time
The deadline is approaching fast and a sound implementation takes time. A migration from WinBooks to Exact is the ideal moment to become compliant at the same time. Schedule a conversation or view the integration.