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# What is an e-invoice?

An e-invoice is an invoice provided in a structured electronic format that enables electronic processing. In Germany, commonly used formats are XRechnung and ZUGFeRD (Zentraler User Guide des Forums elektronische Rechnung Deutschland). A PDF invoice does not qualify as an e-invoice due to the lack of a structured data format.

### When will the Bundesanzeiger Verlag provide e-invoices?

Bundesanzeiger Verlag will issue e-invoices for transactions made on or after **January 1, 2026**. The invoices will be sent by e-mail including an embedded XML file.

### Which format does the Bundesanzeiger Verlag use?

For transactions from **January 1, 2026** onwards, the Bundesanzeiger Verlag will issue e-invoices in the **hybrid ZUGFeRD format**. This format has the advantage that the invoice is both machine-readable and human-readable. To view the visual representation of a ZUGFeRD e-invoice, you only need a standard PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. To also process the embedded XML file electronically, you need ZUGFeRD-compatible software, such as accounting software that supports ZUGFeRD, or a dedicated viewer/validator tool.

### Service Hotline

Should you require further assistance, please feel free to contact our service hotline at +49 (0) 221 97 668 772 (Mon–Fri from 08:00 am to 6:30 pm) or by e-mail at [vertrieb@bundesanzeiger.de](mailto:vertrieb@bundesanzeiger.de)

### FAQ of the Federal Ministry of Finance

Detailed information can be found in the **FAQ** (German only) provided by the Federal Ministry of Finance

[Click here](https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/FAQ/e-rechnung.html)

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