Freelancer, VAT-registered
- Receive
- No mandate today
- Issue
- No mandate today
- Next step
- Nothing is required today; plan for the dates below.
E-invoicing in Switzerland: deadlines and rules
At a glance
Switzerland requires e-invoices only for federal contracts of CHF 5,000 or more, since 2016 via certified intermediaries. B2B is voluntary with no mandate planned; eBill (SIX) and the QR-bill are payment conveniences, not e-invoicing mandates.
| Size band | Receive since | Issue from |
|---|---|---|
| All businesses (no turnover threshold) | No mandate today | No mandate today |
Verified:
Who is affected
Scope: No B2B receiving obligation
Small-business regime: Not applicable (no B2B mandate)
Must receive e-invoices: no · Must issue e-invoices: no
No B2B obligation applies.
Model and platform
Post-audit (decentralised, no clearance)
Platform: None for B2B
Post-audit model; B2B e-invoicing is voluntary.
Channels and accreditation
| Channel | Kind | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| eBill (SIX) | Portal | no | Payment convenience, not an e-invoicing mandate. |
Vendor accreditation
No accreditation · Required: no
No B2B mandate and therefore no vendor accreditation. Federal B2G invoices go through certified intermediaries. Source: Zone & Co · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
Receiving: how invoices reach you
Receiving duty: No mandate today none Source: Zone & Co · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
What to set up
- Certified intermediary (Suppliers to federal bodies for contracts of CHF 5,000 or more): Required route for federal B2G invoices.
Sending: what buyers expect
No mandate today
Public sector
Public-sector e-invoicing since law Source: Zone & Co · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
Certified intermediaries for federal contracts
Federal contracts of CHF 5,000 or more, via certified intermediaries.
Corporate buyers on SAP Business Network, Coupa, Tungsten or Basware: see Integrations.
Archiving
Retention period: 10 years Source: Fedlex (Swiss Federal Council) · undated · verified 16 Oct 2026 · official unverified
We found this in secondary sources or sources disagree; we have not yet confirmed it in the official text. See unverified items
The period starts: VAT: end of the tax period; Code of Obligations: end of the financial year
- 10 years: MWSTG art. 70 (until the absolute limitation of the tax claim, 10 years after the tax period) and OR art. 958f; 20 years for records on immovable property.
- Electronic storage must guarantee integrity (GeBüV art. 9).
Integration points
- Certified intermediary (Suppliers to federal bodies for contracts of CHF 5,000 or more): Required route for federal B2G invoices.
Common accounting and invoicing tools
Bexio · Abacus/AbaNinja · Banana · Klara · Run my Accounts
What this means for you
Generated from the decision rules of our check for four typical profiles. Your answers may differ; run the check for your case.
Small company, All businesses (no turnover threshold)
- Receive
- No mandate today
- Issue
- No mandate today
- Next step
- Nothing is required today; plan for the dates below.
Company with public-sector customers
- Receive
- No mandate today
- Issue
- (Public sector since) law Source: Zone & Co · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
- Next step
- Register for public-sector invoicing: Certified intermediaries for federal contracts.
Supplier to corporate buyers on networks
- Receive
- No mandate today
- Issue
- No mandate today
- Next step
- Get a Peppol ID and check which network each buyer uses.
Deadlines
- Federal contracts of CHF 5,000 or more invoiced electronically via certified intermediaries law Source: Zone & Co · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondarySuppliers to federal bodies · public sector, issue
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Check my obligationsSources
- Swiss VAT Act art. 70 and Code of Obligations art. 958f (official texts not machine-readable on 2026-10-16; secondary summaries) · Fedlex (Swiss Federal Council) · undated · verified 16 Oct 2026 · official
- E-invoicing in Switzerland: a guide · Zone & Co · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
- E-invoicing legislation research, status as of 15 October 2026 (internal evidence log) · einvoice project · 15 Oct 2026 · verified 16 Oct 2026 · secondary · internal document docs/research/einvoicing-legislation-2026-10.md
Unverified items
We found this in secondary sources or sources disagree; we have not yet confirmed it in the official text.
- The whole Swiss entry rests on one secondary source; no official Swiss source was read.
- Formats, penalties and small-business rules are not covered by the research.
- Switzerland is not listed among the national Peppol authorities in the research and is outside the EU; ViDA dates are not recorded for it.
- Retention: official texts (MWSTG art. 70, OR art. 958f, GeBüV) could not be read on 2026-10-16; 10 years rests on secondary summaries. Position on storage abroad not found.