Ireland
Ireland has an official, dated B2B e-invoicing and real-time-reporting roadmap - November 2028 to July 2030, built on the Peppol rails it already uses for B2G - and every business must be able to receive e-invoices from the first phase.
Profile last verified 2026-07
At a glance
Fully served today over Peppol - and the 2028–2030 B2B mandate is explicitly built on the same Peppol rails, with no accreditation gate.
- Exchange model
- Peppol (post-audit)
- B2B mandate
- Mandatory B2B e-invoicing with real-time reporting, phased from November 2028 to July 2030
- B2G e-invoicing
- Public bodies must receive and process EN 16931 e-invoices since June 2019 (sending remains voluntary for suppliers)
- Formats
- Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 · PINT-EU expected for the 2028+ B2B mandate (Revenue's technical specs pending)
- Peppol identifier schemes
9935Irish VAT numberThe sole Irish Peppol scheme - all public and private participants route under it- E-reporting
- None today; real-time digital reporting to Revenue phases in together with the B2B mandate from November 2028 and will replace the monthly VIES returns
Mandate timeline
How Recommand serves Ireland
- Send e-invoices to Irish public bodies today over Peppol - Ireland has no PASR and no accreditation gate for Access Points
- Register your company on the network under its Irish VAT number (scheme 9935) in minutes
- Reception-readiness is the smart first step: from November 2028 every Irish business must be able to receive structured e-invoices, regardless of size
- The 2028–2030 mandate runs on the same Peppol network - mandate requirements ship as platform updates as Revenue publishes its specs
Frequently asked questions
01Is e-invoicing mandatory in Ireland?
Not yet for B2B - but it is officially coming. Today only public bodies must receive e-invoices. From November 2028, large corporates must issue structured e-invoices and report to Revenue in real time; the mandate extends to intra-EU traders in November 2029 and all cross-border EU B2B by July 2030.
02When does my business need to act?
Every Irish business must be able to receive e-invoices from Phase 1 in November 2028, even if its own issuing obligation comes later. Getting connected to Peppol early covers the reception requirement and any public-sector invoicing today.
03Which Peppol identifier do Irish companies use?
The Irish VAT number under scheme 9935 - it is the only Irish Peppol participant scheme. Whether the 2028 mandate keeps it as the addressing key awaits Revenue's technical specifications, but no alternative exists today.
04Will Ireland use a central clearance platform like Italy or Poland?
No clearance platform is planned. Revenue's roadmap builds on the decentralised Peppol infrastructure already used for B2G since 2019, adding real-time reporting of key transaction data to Revenue. PDF and scanned invoices will no longer satisfy VAT compliance once the mandate applies.
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