JP PINT (Japan Peppol International Transaction) Ver. 1.1.1
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0
Supported Formats:
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 framework
JP BIS Self Billing Invoice
JP BIS Invoice for Non-tax Registered Businesses
Clearance Model:
Peppol network integration via Digital Agency (Japan Peppol Authority); decentralized exchange model with qualified invoice requirements
Archiving Requirements:
7 years retention for qualified invoices and electronic transaction data per Electronic Bookkeeping Act ; Mandatory electronic archiving since January 2024; Must be timestamped and searchable by date, amount, and counterparty.
N/A
No SAF-T implementation; Japan uses Qualified Invoice System with Qualified Invoice Issuer Number (QIIN) and digital documentation requirements
Japan joins OpenPeppol
1 September 2021
International integration
Digital Agency becomes Japan Peppol Authority and OpenPeppol member.
Qualified Invoice System launch
1 October 2023
National implementation
Full operational launch of Qualified Invoice System (QIS/Tekishō Hōsho) with mandatory requirements.
Mandatory electronic archiving effective
1 January 2024
Archiving mandate
Electronic Bookkeeping Act reform abolishes hard-copy retention option; electronic transaction records must be archived electronically.
JP PINT specifications updated to Ver. 1.1.1
28 May 2025
Technical update
Digital Agency updated JP PINT specifications for enhanced Peppol integration.