E-invoicing 2027: a mandate, not a project.

The deadlines are set. traxxed meets them in all three relevant formats — validated before anything is finalized.

since 01/01/2025Every German business must be able to receive and store e-invoices.
from 01/01/2027Issuing becomes mandatory above €800,000 prior-year revenue (domestic B2B).
from 01/01/2028Issuing becomes mandatory for everyone. Paper and plain PDF are done in B2B.
UAE from 2027The same mandate in the Emirates, format PINT AE. traxxed speaks both.

Exempt: invoices to consumers, small amounts up to €250, travel tickets. Fines up to €5,000.

A PDF is not an e-invoice.

Germany's Federal Ministry of Finance has clarified: only the structured XML part is legally binding — the readable view is just a reading aid. Most businesses have never seen that part.

What your customer sees

Muster GmbH

Industriestraße 17 · 71522 Backnang

Invoice

Number: RE-2027-0042
Date: 12.01.2027
Customer: Handel Süd KG

Item	Qty	Price
Gum base compound	1.200	1,50 €
Filling per batch	4	120,00 €

Net: 2.280,00 €
VAT 19%: 433,20 €
Total: 2.713,20 €

What the tax office evaluates

<rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice>

<ram:ID>RE-2027-0042</ram:ID>

<ram:IssueDateTime>20270112</…>

<ram:SellerTradeParty>Muster GmbH

<ram:BuyerTradeParty>Handel Süd KG

<ram:SpecifiedLineTradeAgreement>…

<ram:LineTotalAmount>2280.00</…>

<ram:TaxTotalAmount>433.20</…>

<ram:GrandTotalAmount>2713.20</…>

</rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice>

Hover a value — left and right are the same entry.

Both live inside a single file. Germany's finance ministry has made it explicit: only the structured part on the right is legally binding. The readable view on the left is just a reading aid. That is exactly why a PDF alone stops being enough once the mandate applies.

ZUGFeRD 2.2 / Factur-X

PDF with embedded XML — readable for people, binding for machines.

XRechnung

The standard for public-sector clients in Germany, with Leitweg-ID.

PINT AE

The mandatory format of the United Arab Emirates from 2027.

Validated before anything is finalized

Mandatory fields per §14 UStG complete
Leitweg-ID for XRechnung, TRN in the UAE profile
Gapless number ranges, GoBD-compliant finalization
Small-business rule §19 recognized
VAT ID checked against VIES, confirmation number archived
Corrections only via cancellation and credit note with reference

And in the Emirates?

The same mandate applies there from 2027. traxxed writes bilingual documents in English and Arabic, knows the TRN and speaks PINT AE — from the same data model as ZUGFeRD and XRechnung.

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