Denmark has been one of the pioneers of e-invoicing. Companies who do business with the Danish government, are required to use e-invoicing since 2005. Even for accounting systems, requirements are changing rapidly.
Discover how to send e-invoices to Denmark and get started in a few easy steps.
Submitting, receiving and processing invoices electronically has been mandatory for Danish public bodies (central, regional & local authorities) since 2005.
Electronic invoicing between companies is not yet an obligation but it is being stimulated.
As of 1 February 2023, digital accounting systems also need to meet e-invoicing specifications. These include being able to automatically send an receive e-invoices.
There are several ways to send an e-invoice to the Danish government or to a private company. Choose your option below.
You will need to use a specialized platform to send e-invoices to the Danish government:
All Danish companies are registered on the National network NemHandel. You can use this network if you are a Danish enterprise sending e-invoices to another company in Denmark.
If you are company outside of Denmark or if you need to receive e-invoices as a Danish company, the secure global Peppol Network is the preferred channel.
To get started, you need to register on a Peppol Access Point, such as Billit.
With Billit, you can safely create, send and receive your Danish e-invoices within the same platform. Not all Danish companies are registered on Peppol but it is very easy to create an account and get started.
If you want to send invoices via Peppol you only have to register on an official Peppol Access Point.
Follow the steps below to register on the Billit Access Point and send your first invoice.
Peppol is a secure and closed network with many advantages:
The identity of everyone affiliated with the network is verified, so you can be sure that the invoices you receive are genuine, and you avoid invoice fraud.
The invoices you send through the network are completely digital, so you can process them automatically in your invoicing software.
E-invoices in the UBL standard are automatically read correctly. This prevents human error during processing.
Linking to your bank account means that outgoing and incoming invoices are automatically matched and you get a better overview of your company's financial situation.
Peppol is fast: your recipient will receive your invoice within 10 minutes of sending it. Combined with automatic processing, this will save a lot of time.
Peppol is an open network for securely sending and receiving business documents such as invoices. It is designed to simplify the purchase-to-pay process between governments and suppliers. Peppol was developed by the European commission but is on its way to become a global standard.
There are many kinds of identifiers for sending invoices via Peppol. Find out the difference between each option below.
| Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister (CVR) | This 8 digit number is used as an enterprise number in Denmark. It serves as a unique ID and allows other entrepreneurs to safely look up information about companies they do business with. | 12345678 |
| VAT | This is the same 8-digit number als the CVR, preceded by 'DK'. | DK12345678 |
