China e-Invoicing News and Updates
Every China e-invoicing change recorded here: 8 updates, newest first, each cited to its official source. Last change logged 8 June 2026.
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June 2026
China
New Mandate
Real-time e-invoicing required for fuel retail stations
STA Announcement 2026 No. 11 requires fuel retail stations to issue a fully digitalised e-invoice, ordinary or special VAT invoice, for every sale immediately through the STA's Lequ platform. Stations must comply by 1 November 2026.
China
Timeline Update
Dalian withdraws most locally supervised paper invoices
The STA Dalian bureau stopped supplying the paper invoices it supervises from 1 July 2026, except taxi and city bus invoices, and replaced them with fully digitalised e-invoices. Remaining stock must be cancelled by 31 December 2026.
April 2026
China
Timeline Update
Zhejiang withdraws provincially supervised invoices
The STA Zhejiang bureau stopped supplying invoices supervised by the provincial and municipal tax bureaus from 30 April 2026 and barred their issue from 30 June 2026. Fully digitalised e-invoices replace them.
December 2025
China
Technical Update
VAT Law Implementing Regulations published
State Council Order No. 826 published the VAT Law Implementing Regulations, in force with the VAT Law from 1 January 2026. Article 37 requires an invoice for each taxable transaction and bars special VAT invoices to natural persons.
November 2024
China
Status Change
Fully digitalised e-invoices promoted nationwide
STA Announcement 2024 No. 11 formally extended fully digitalised e-invoices to the whole country from 1 December 2024, after a pilot that began in Guangdong, Shanghai and Inner Mongolia on 1 December 2021. Paper invoices keep equal legal effect.
China
New Mandate
B2C
Air itineraries move to fully digitalised e-invoices
STA, Ministry of Finance and Civil Aviation Administration Announcement 2024 No. 9 introduced electronic air itineraries for domestic flights as fully digitalised e-invoices from 1 December 2024. Paper itineraries stayed valid for flights up to 30 September 2025.
September 2024
China
New Mandate
B2C
Rail tickets move to fully digitalised e-invoices
STA, Ministry of Finance and China State Railway Group Announcement 2024 No. 8 introduced electronic railway e-tickets as fully digitalised e-invoices from 1 November 2024. Paper reimbursement tickets stayed valid for travel up to 30 September 2025.
January 2024
China
Technical Update
Invoice Measures Implementation Rules amended for electronic invoices
STA Order No. 56 defined electronic invoices, provided that no one may refuse them and required the tax authority to build an e-invoice service platform. The amendments took effect on 1 March 2024.
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United Arab Emirates
Brazil
France
Côte d'Ivoire
Germany
Slovakia
Denmark
Spain
Malaysia
Poland
Romania
Argentina
Chile
Greece
Sri Lanka
Malawi
Oman
Vietnam
Belgium
Burundi
Republic of the Congo
Croatia
Indonesia
North Macedonia
Mauritius
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
United Kingdom
Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Luxembourg
Moldova
Niger
Portugal
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkey
Bolivia
Estonia
Fiji
Hungary
India
Iran
Laos
Liberia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Serbia
Singapore
Sierra Leone
Vanuatu