e-invoicing in Belgium

Belgium is standardising electronic invoicing across both public and private sectors. Suppliers to the government must already send e-invoices in a structured format (typically Peppol BIS Billing 3.0) in line with EU requirements, and from 1 January 2026 e-invoicing became mandatory for most B2B transactions between Belgian VAT-registered companies. The Peppol network is the primary channel for exchanging structured invoices, and Belgium is progressing toward broader digital reporting and compliance with EU ViDA initiatives.

Belgium company account

When registering a new Belgian company via the API, the CBE/KBO enterprise number must be used as the company identifier. At the moment, company registration requires the vendor to have KYC approval from Maventa. Contact Maventa support to get started.

Identifier	Description	Format	Validation
CBE/KBO number	Enterprise number (Crossroads Bank for Enterprises / Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen)	`0471000000`	Structural validation

Sending in Belgium

Supported delivery channels in Belgium

For B2B and B2G, sending in Belgium is currently supported in the following priority order: through Maventa’s internal network, and through the Peppol network. Email and postal delivery (print) are also available as fallback options. Printing is handled in Finland, and all postal deliveries are sent from Finland.

For B2C, invoices are delivered via email and print only.

Receiving in Belgium

In Belgium, companies can receive invoices through different channels. If a company has activated e-invoice receiving, they can receive invoices via Maventa’s internal network. Additionally, if the company is registered with Peppol, Peppol receiving is available.

Receiving addresses for Belgian companies

Address Type	Description	Example address	Activation Requirement
Peppol address	Official identifier for the Peppol network. Uses the CBE/KBO number with scheme `0208`, as required by the Belgian Peppol Authority.	0208:0471000000	Created when the company registers to receive from Peppol

Scanning

Both Scan Network and AutoScan are supported scanning solutions in Belgium.

For Scan Network, invoices can be sent to the company’s scan email address in the format BE-ENnumber@scan.maventa.com.

For step-by-step instructions on enabling receiving, registering for Peppol, and setting up scanning, see the invoice receiving integration guide.

Peppol SMP registration

When a Belgian company registers to receive invoices via Peppol through Maventa, the following document types are registered in the SMP (Service Metadata Publisher). These registrations determine which document formats the company can receive over the Peppol network.

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 — Invoice

DocumentIdentifier urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:Invoice-2::Invoice##urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017#compliant#urn:fdc:peppol.eu:2017:poacc:billing:3.0::2.1

ProcessIdentifier urn:fdc:peppol.eu:2017:poacc:billing:01:1.0

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 — Credit Note

DocumentIdentifier urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CreditNote-2::CreditNote##urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017#compliant#urn:fdc:peppol.eu:2017:poacc:billing:3.0::2.1

ProcessIdentifier urn:fdc:peppol.eu:2017:poacc:billing:01:1.0

e-invoicing formats used in Belgium

Format	Standard	Notes
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0	EN16931	Primary format for both B2G and B2B invoicing in Belgium

Self-billing support

In Belgium, self-billing is commonly used and fully supported in Maventa via Peppol. Read more about how it works and how to enable it from the self-billing documentation.