The use of e-invoices in Norway is becoming more important everyday with an obligation for B2G e-invoicing put in place and possible more to come for B2B.
Discover below what the options are for sending e-invoices to Norway and get started in a few easy steps.
As of 2 April 2019, companies who want to submit, receive or process e-invoices to the Norwegian government are required to do so via e-invoicing.
Electronic invoicing between companies is not yet mandatory but it is being stimulated.
Discover how you can send your first e-invoice to Norway today.
There is no public portal for submitting or receving e-invoices in Norway. The prefered platform for e-invoicing is the safe global Peppol Network.
To start sending e-invoices to Norway you need to register on a Peppol Access Point, such as Billit.
With Bililt, you can safely create, send and receive your Norwegian e-invoices within the same platform. It takes only a few minutes to register on the Peppol network and send your first e-invoice.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Organisasjonsnummer (ORG) | This 9 digit number is used as both VAT and enterprise number in Norway. It serves as a unique ID and allows other entrepreneurs to safely look up information about companies they do business with. | 123456789 |
