e-invoicing in Norway

Norway is a highly digitalized e-invoicing market and a long-time adopter of structured electronic invoices. E-invoicing has been mandatory for public sector procurement since 2019, with invoices exchanged primarily using EHF or Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 via the Peppol network. While e-invoicing is not legally mandatory for B2B transactions, it is widely used across the private sector. Most Norwegian companies support Peppol-based invoicing, making it the de facto standard for both public and private invoice exchange. To send and receive e-invoices in Norway, companies typically register in the national e-invoice directory (ELMA) and comply with Norwegian VAT and bookkeeping requirements. The regulatory framework supports long-term adoption and alignment with European Peppol standards.

Norwegian company account registration

When registering a new Norwegian company via the API, the organisation number (organisasjonsnummer) must be used as the company identifier. The company must be registered in the Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities (Enhetsregisteret, Brønnøysundregistrene), as this is a requirement for participation in the Peppol network. Visma Sign supports Norwegian customer authentication using BankID.

Identifier	Description	Format	Validation
Organisation number	Norwegian organisation number (organisasjonsnummer)	`987654321`	Structural validation

Sending in Norway

Supported delivery channels in Norway

For B2B and B2G, sending in Norway is currently supported in the following priority order: through Maventa’s internal network, and through the Peppol network. Email and print delivery are also available as fallback options.

For consumers (B2C) via direct debit (AvtaleGiro), netbank and Vipps (eFaktura), Digital postkasse innbygger (DPI, only for municipalities), e-mail and print. Read more about consumer invoicing in Norway

Recipient identifiers and address resolution

For the most reliable delivery, include the full Peppol endpoint ID in the invoice XML. The standard Peppol scheme for Norwegian companies is 0192, based on the organisation number (organisasjonsnummer).

Identifier type	Peppol scheme	Example endpoint ID	Notes
Organisation number	`0192`	`0192:987654321`	Standard for Norwegian companies

If you provide only the organisation number without a scheme prefix (for example 987654321), Maventa automatically prefixes it with 0192: and performs a Peppol lookup. Any trailing NO or MVA suffixes on the identifier are stripped automatically before the lookup.

Providing the full endpoint ID 0192:organisasjonsnummer removes any ambiguity and ensures the invoice is routed directly to the correct recipient.

Receiving in Norway

In Norway, 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.

Address Type	Description	Example address	Activation Requirement
Peppol address	Official identifier for the Peppol network. Uses the organisation number with scheme `0192`.	0192:980858073	Created when the company registers to receive from Peppol

ELMA

ELMA (Elektronisk Adresseregister) is Norway’s official electronic address registry, maintained by Digitaliseringsdirektoratet. It stores information about companies’ e-invoicing capabilities and is used to route electronic documents across the Norwegian market.

When a company registers as a Peppol receiver through Maventa, the company is automatically registered in ELMA. This makes the company discoverable as an e-invoice recipient in Norway. You can look up registered companies in the ELMA participant directory.

Registration requirement: Enhetsregisteret

ELMA requires all registered companies to be listed in the Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities (Enhetsregisteret), maintained by Brønnøysundregistrene. Companies that are no longer registered in Enhetsregisteret cannot remain on the Peppol network.

Maventa periodically reviews Norwegian company registrations and closes accounts for companies no longer listed in Enhetsregisteret. When this happens, the company is unregistered from the Peppol network and all associated Maventa services are terminated.

If a company’s organisation number changes, a new Maventa account must be created with the new organisation number. The company should inform their regular support team so the old account can be closed.

Scanning

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

For Scan Network, invoices can be sent to the company’s scan email address in the format BID@autoinvoice.no, where BID is the company’s organisation number. Postal scanning is not available in Norway.

Fraud detection

Maventa’s Detect service is available in Norway. Detect automatically checks received invoices for potential fraud, including VAT register verification and warning list cross-referencing.

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

Accounts receivable services

Ropo Reminder & Collection is available for Norwegian companies, offering reminder and debt collection services through Ropo. The service allows you to transfer overdue invoices to Ropo for reminder handling and collection directly through the Maventa API. For more details on how the service works, see the Accounts receivable section in the Integration Guide.

e-invoicing formats used in Norway

Format	Standard	Notes
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0	EN16931	Recommended for all invoicing in Norway, both domestic and cross-border
EHF	EN16931	Norwegian national format (Elektronisk Handelsformat), aligned with Peppol BIS