Skip to main contentSweden e-Invoicing Overview
Are you e-Invoice ready? Get your free compliance assessment score in 5 minutes -Are you e-Invoice ready?Take the test now
e-Invoice.app
Sweden e-Invoicing
Last reviewed
Exclusive Sponsor Slot Available
Be the featured e-invoicing solution for Sweden
Suppliers to Swedish public buyers must send e-invoices that follow the European standard for procurements begun from 1 April 2019. There is no B2B mandate. Government inquiry Fi 2026:03 is examining whether e-invoicing and digital VAT reporting should extend to domestic transactions and reports by 30 November 2027.
Previous
1 April 2019B2G
E-invoicing Act enters into force
Latest
1 July 2026B2G
Upphandlingsmyndigheten takes over e-invoicing and Peppol duties from DIGG
Next
1 July 2030
ViDA: cross-border digital reporting requirements
Sweden e-Invoicing OverviewViDA
B2B
none
No B2B mandate. Committee directive Dir. 2026:9 , decided by the government on 5 February 2026, asks a special investigator to analyse how the ViDA rules should be implemented in Swedish law and to examine whether e-invoicing and digital reporting should also apply to domestic transactions, and if so to what extent. The directive records that Bolagsverket, DIGG and Skatteverket had asked the government to examine making e-invoicing mandatory between businesses and from the public sector to businesses. The inquiry, Fi 2026:03 Utredningen om e-faktura och digital momsrapportering , must report by 30 November 2027.
B2G
mandatory
since 1 April 2019Under Lag (2018:1277) om elektroniska fakturor till följd av offentlig upphandling , invoices that a supplier issues to a contracting authority following public procurement must be e-invoices conforming to the European standard (EN 16931), and contracting authorities must receive and process them. The duty covers procurements begun on or after 1 April 2019, and the parties may agree by contract to use another standard. The Act names no format: Upphandlingsmyndigheten recommends Peppol BIS Billing 3 , and contracting authorities must be registered in Peppol to receive e-invoices under MDFFS 2019:1 . Since 1 July 2026 Upphandlingsmyndigheten, which took the role over from DIGG, decides the orders under section 7 of the Act requiring a non-compliant supplier to comply, under section 2 b of its instruction ordinance (2015:527) , and an order may carry a conditional fine (vite).
B2C
none
Exclusive Sponsor Slot Available
Be the featured e-invoicing solution for Sweden
Implementation Timeline(9 events)
Key mandate dates. Select a date for detail, or show all updates below.
Central government agencies switch to e-invoices
1 July 2008
B2G
Contracting authorities must register in Peppol
1 December 2019
B2G
Peppol rules for central government agencies take effect
1 March 2021
B2G
Government launches inquiry into e-invoicing and digital VAT reporting
5 February 2026
B2B
Upphandlingsmyndigheten takes over e-invoicing and Peppol duties
1 July 2026
B2G
DIGG's tasks in e-commerce and Peppol, including the role of Swedish Peppol Authority, transferred to Upphandlingsmyndigheten , the National Agency for Public Procurement. From the same date its instruction ordinance (2015:527) gives it the power to order suppliers that breach the E-invoicing Act to comply.
ViDA: cross-border digital reporting requirements
1 July 2030
Intra-EU
Premium Sponsors
Compliance Regime
Tax Authority
CTC Model
Network
Peppol
Standards
EN 16931, Peppol BIS Billing 3.0
Record-keeping & Reporting
Archiving
Accounting records, invoices included, must be kept until the end of the seventh year after the calendar year in which the financial year ended, under chapter 7 of the Bokföringslag (1999:1078) . Electronic records are kept in the format they had on arrival, but may be transferred to another format if there is no risk of the information being changed or lost. Records are kept in Sweden, but electronic records may be stored in another EU country if the location is notified to Skatteverket, Skatteverket or Tullverket get immediate electronic access on request, and the records can be printed out in Sweden at once.
Technical Formats
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0
EN 16931 (UBL or CII syntax)
Detailed exemptions, penalties and cross-border rules for Sweden are not yet published. The official sources have the latest detail.
Latest Update
Technical Update
1 Jul 2026Upphandlingsmyndigheten takes over e-invoicing and Peppol duties from DIGG
DIGG's tasks in e-commerce and Peppol transferred to Upphandlingsmyndigheten on 1 July 2026, including the role of Swedish Peppol Authority. From the same date Upphandlingsmyndigheten's instruction ordinance (2015:527) gives it the power under section 7 of the E-invoicing Act (2018:1277) to order a supplier that does not send compliant e-invoices to a contracting authority to comply, with a conditional fine.
Read our full Sweden e-invoicing compliance guide
In-depth mandate analysis, timeline, exemptions, and vendor selection
Official Sources
Related Countries
Frequently asked questions about e-Invoicing in Sweden
Yes, e-Invoicing is mandatory in Sweden for B2G (since 1 April 2019) transactions.
B2B e-Invoicing in Sweden is not currently required. No B2B mandate. Committee directive Dir. 2026:9 , decided by the government on 5 February 2026, asks a special investigator to analyse how the ViDA rules should be implemented in Swedish law and to examine whether e-invoicing and digital reporting should also apply to domestic transactions, and if so to what extent. The directive records that Bolagsverket, DIGG and Skatteverket had asked the government to examine making e-invoicing mandatory between businesses and from the public sector to businesses. The inquiry, Fi 2026:03 Utredningen om e-faktura och digital momsrapportering , must report by 30 November 2027.
B2G e-Invoicing in Sweden is mandatory since 1 April 2019. Under Lag (2018:1277) om elektroniska fakturor till följd av offentlig upphandling , invoices that a supplier issues to a contracting authority following public procurement must be e-invoices conforming to the European standard (EN 16931), and contracting authorities must receive and process them. The duty covers procurements begun on or after 1 April 2019, and the parties may agree by contract to use another standard. The Act names no format: Upphandlingsmyndigheten recommends Peppol BIS Billing 3 , and contracting authorities must be registered in Peppol to receive e-invoices under MDFFS 2019:1 . Since 1 July 2026 Upphandlingsmyndigheten, which took the role over from DIGG, decides the orders under section 7 of the Act requiring a non-compliant supplier to comply, under section 2 b of its instruction ordinance (2015:527) , and an order may carry a conditional fine (vite).
Sweden supports the following e-Invoice formats: Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, EN 16931 (UBL or CII syntax).
Sweden uses the following e-Invoicing standards: EN 16931, Peppol BIS Billing 3.0. Archiving requirement: Accounting records, invoices included, must be kept until the end of the seventh year after the calendar year in which the financial year ended, under chapter 7 of the Bokföringslag (1999:1078) . Electronic records are kept in the format they had on arrival, but may be transferred to another format if there is no risk of the information being changed or lost. Records are kept in Sweden, but electronic records may be stored in another EU country if the location is notified to Skatteverket, Skatteverket or Tullverket get immediate electronic access on request, and the records can be printed out in Sweden at once.
Yes, Sweden uses the Peppol network for e-Invoice exchange. Peppol enables standardised cross-border e-Invoicing with other Peppol-connected countries and organisations.
Yes. Sweden falls within the EU's VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) package, adopted as Council Directive (EU) 2025/516 on 11 March 2025. ViDA makes structured e-invoicing and transaction-level digital reporting mandatory for intra-EU B2B supplies from 1 July 2030, and it already lets member states mandate domestic e-invoicing without first seeking a derogation.
The next e-Invoicing deadline in Sweden is 1 July 2030: ViDA: cross-border digital reporting requirements. EU digital reporting based on e-invoicing starts for cross-border transactions.