Republic of the Congo e-Invoicing News and Updates
Every Republic of the Congo e-invoicing change recorded here: 5 updates, newest first, each cited to its official source. Last change logged 1 August 2026.
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August 2026
Republic of the Congo
Status Change
SFEC goes live for large and medium enterprises
Certified electronic invoicing through the SFEC became mandatory on 1 August 2026 for taxpayers managed by the UGE, UME and USTPG and for all their suppliers, with micro-enterprises (UTTPE) due on 1 December 2026. Status corrected from mandatory since January 2025 to phased since 1 August 2026, and the compliance model reclassified as clearance.
July 2026
Republic of the Congo
Timeline Update
DGID sets the scope of the SFEC first phase
A DGID communiqué of 30 July 2026 confirmed the SFEC rollout from 1 August 2026, starting with taxpayers of the large and medium enterprise units (UGE, UME) and the oil and gas subcontractors unit (USTPG), together with all their suppliers of goods and services regardless of size or tax residence. Businesses unable to connect by API on that date may enrol temporarily on the E.Facture portal.
Republic of the Congo
Technical Update
Four SFEC implementing arrêtés signed
Arrêtés No. 1518 to 1521/MFBPP-CAB of 9 July 2026 set the approval procedure for terminals, software and ERP systems, the fiscal requirements for certified invoices (including 10-year retention), tax relief for pilot and early adopters, and approval and licensing fees.
June 2026
Republic of the Congo
Timeline Update
SFEC launch moved to 1 August 2026
After a meeting between the tax administration and the employers' bodies UNICONGO and UNOC on 30 June 2026, the UNICONGO president said, in a Ministry of Finance article, that the SFEC launch planned for 1 July 2026 had been moved to 1 August 2026.
April 2026
Republic of the Congo
Status Change
Republic of Congo Mandates SFEC Certified E-Invoicing
The Government adopted Décret No. 2026-101 of 31 March 2026 regulating the Système de Facturation Électronique Certifié (SFEC), implementing the obligation introduced by the Loi de Finances 2025 (Law No. 47-2024 of 30 December 2024). All economic transactions on Congolese territory must be certified through SFEC, except those involving foreign suppliers. Penalties include a 50 million FCFA fiscal fine, and VAT deduction is denied on non-compliant transactions.
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