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E-invoicing in Estonia: deadlines and rules

At a glance

Since 1 July 2025 a buyer registered as an e-invoice recipient in the Business Register can demand structured e-invoices. A general B2B mandate is planned for 2027 but was not adopted as of July 2026. B2G has been mandatory since 2019.

For the VAT status “VAT-registered”.
Size bandReceive sinceIssue from
All businesses (no turnover threshold)No mandate today proposed VATupdate · 18 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
unverifiedWe found this in secondary sources or sources disagree; we have not yet confirmed it in the official text. See unverified items

Verified:

Who is affected

Scope: No general receiving obligation; buyers registered as e-invoice recipients can demand structured e-invoices

Issuing phases

Small-business regime: Not applicable (no general B2B mandate)

Must receive e-invoices: no · Must issue e-invoices: no

Only buyers who registered as e-invoice recipients can demand structured e-invoices.

Model and platform

Post-audit (decentralised, no clearance)

Platform: None for B2B; e-invoice recipient register in the Business Register

Post-audit model. Buyers can register as e-invoice recipients in the Business Register and then demand structured e-invoices.

Formats and networks explained

Channels and accreditation

Transmission channels in Estonia
ChannelKindRequiredNotes

Vendor accreditation

No accreditation · Required: no

No general B2B mandate in force and therefore no vendor accreditation. VATupdate · 18 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary

Receiving: how invoices reach you

Receiving duty: No mandate today none VATupdate · 18 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary

What to set up

  • Business Register e-invoice recipient registration (Buyers that want to receive structured e-invoices): Registration allows the buyer to demand structured e-invoices since 1 Jul 2025.

Sending: what buyers expect

Public sector

Public-sector e-invoicing since law VATupdate · 18 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary

unverifiedWe found this in secondary sources or sources disagree; we have not yet confirmed it in the official text. See unverified items

Not captured in research

Mandatory since 2019. Platform and formats were not captured.

Corporate buyers on SAP Business Network, Coupa, Tungsten or Basware: see Integrations.

Archiving

Retention period: 7 years Estonian Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) · 31 Mar 2026 · verified 16 Oct 2026 · official

The period starts: VAT: from the date of issue or receipt; accounting: end of the financial year in which the entry was booked (the later applies)

  • 7 years: VAT Act (KMS) §§36-37, Accounting Act §12, Taxation Act §58.
  • E-invoices must be kept electronically in their original form; the taxpayer chooses the storage place if invoices are immediately available to EMTA and other member-state authorities (KMS §36(4)).

Integration points

  • Business Register e-invoice recipient registration (Buyers that want to receive structured e-invoices): Registration allows the buyer to demand structured e-invoices since 1 Jul 2025.

Common accounting and invoicing tools

Merit Aktiva · Directo · SmartAccounts · e-arveldaja

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Deadlines

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  1. B2G e-invoicing mandatory law VATupdate · 18 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
    Suppliers to public bodies · public sector, issue
  2. Buyers registered as e-invoice recipients can demand structured e-invoices law VATupdate · 18 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
    Sellers invoicing registered recipients · issue, receive
  3. General B2B e-invoicing mandate planned (not adopted as of July 2026) proposed VATupdate · 18 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
    unverifiedWe found this in secondary sources or sources disagree; we have not yet confirmed it in the official text. See unverified items
    Domestic B2B invoices · issue, receive
  4. ViDA: structured e-invoicing and digital reporting for intra-EU B2B supplies; recapitulative statements abolished law European Commission, DG TAXUD · 11 Mar 2025 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · official
    All EU businesses with intra-EU B2B supplies · issue, receive, report · EU

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Sources

  1. VAT accounting and invoices · Estonian Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) · 31 Mar 2026 · verified 16 Oct 2026 · official
  2. Briefing document and podcast: e-invoicing compliance in Estonia · VATupdate · 18 Jul 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
  3. 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
  4. Adoption of the VAT in the Digital Age package · European Commission, DG TAXUD · 11 Mar 2025 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · official

Unverified items

We found this in secondary sources or sources disagree; we have not yet confirmed it in the official text.

  • Whether a law for the 2027 general B2B mandate exists: not adopted as of July 2026, no later source found.
  • B2G platform and formats, penalties and small-business rules are not covered by the research.
  • Estonia is not listed among the national Peppol authorities in the research.

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