E-invoicing in Greece: deadlines and rules

At a glance

Greece has invoices reported to the AADE through myDATA, where each invoice receives a MARK. B2B phase 1 (2023 revenue above €1M) applies since 2 March 2026, phase 2 for everyone else from 2 November 2026, with a reported transition to 31 January 2027.

For the VAT status “VAT-registered”.
Size bandReceive sinceIssue from
2023 revenue above €1 million law Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 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
law Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 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
All remaining businesses law Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 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
law Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 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: Businesses in B2B phase 1 (2023 revenue above €1M); all others from 2 Nov 2026

Issuing phases

Small-business regime: Not captured in research

Must receive e-invoices: yes · Must issue e-invoices: yes

Phase 2 covers all remaining businesses, so no size exemption is recorded.

Model and platform

Hybrid (public platform plus private providers)

Platform: myDATA (AADE, Independent Authority for Public Revenue)

Invoices are issued through certified providers or the free AADE tools (timologio, myDATAapp) and transmitted to myDATA, which assigns each invoice a MARK.

Formats and networks explained

Formats

E-invoice formats in Greece
FormatSyntaxVersionMust be acceptedNotes
myDATA invoice dataAADE myDATA XMLNot captured in researchyesInvoice data is transmitted to myDATA; the exact schema version and EN 16931 status were not captured. Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary

Channels and accreditation

Transmission channels in Greece
ChannelKindRequiredNotes
Certified e-invoicing providerAPI / platformnoInvoices may be issued and transmitted through providers certified by the AADE.
AADE timologio / myDATAappPortalnoFree tools provided by the AADE.

Vendor accreditation

Accredited channel provider · Required: no

Invoices run via certified providers or the free AADE tools. Whether a software vendor must itself be a certified provider was not captured. Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary

Receiving: how invoices reach you

Receiving duty: law Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 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

The research describes the mandate through the issuing phases; a separate receiving duty is not stated.

What to set up

  • myDATA MARK (Every invoice issued): Unique registration mark assigned by the AADE.

Sending: what buyers expect

Formats to produce: myDATA invoice data

Public sector

Public-sector e-invoicing since no date yet law Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 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

myDATA / AADE

B2G e-invoicing is mandatory; the start date and formats were not captured in the research.

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

Reporting

no date yet law Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary

Every invoice is reported to myDATA and receives a MARK.

The start date of myDATA reporting was not captured.

Archiving

Retention period: 10 years Source: Lawspot (secondary copy of the law) · undated · verified 16 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

The period starts: End of the tax year or reporting period

  • 10 years for tax years from 2024 (Tax Procedure Code, Law 5104/2024 art. 13(2)); 5 years for earlier years. Accounting law 4308/2014 art. 7 says 5 years or longer where another law requires it, so 10 applies in practice.
  • Any medium allowed if records can be searched and reproduced; no storage location prescribed (POL 1003/2014).

Penalties

Integration points

  • myDATA MARK (Every invoice issued): Unique registration mark assigned by the AADE.
  • myDATA API (Software vendors and certified providers): Transmission of invoice data to the AADE.
  • AADE timologio / myDATAapp (Small businesses without software): Free tools.

Common accounting and invoicing tools

Epsilon Net · SoftOne · Entersoft · Prosvasis

What this means for you

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Deadlines

Show deadlines for
  1. B2B phase 1: e-invoicing for businesses with 2023 revenue above €1M law Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 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
    Businesses with 2023 revenue above €1M · issue, receive
  2. Penalties for phase 1 start law Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
    Phase 1 businesses · issue
  3. Channel notification to the AADE law Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 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
    Businesses and providers in the B2B mandate · technical
  4. B2B phase 2: e-invoicing for all remaining businesses (originally 1 Oct 2026) law Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 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
    All businesses not in phase 1 · issue, receive
  5. End of the phase 2 transition period law Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 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
    Phase 2 businesses · issue, receive
  6. EU derogation for the Greek system ends law Source: vatcalc · 1 Oct 2026 · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
    Greek e-invoicing and reporting system · technical
  7. ViDA: structured e-invoicing and digital reporting for intra-EU B2B supplies; recapitulative statements abolished law Source: 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. Law 4308/2014 (Greek Accounting Standards) art. 7 — retention · Lawspot (secondary copy of the law) · undated · verified 16 Oct 2026 · secondary
  2. Greece: myDATA, e-book and e-invoices update · vatcalc · 1 Oct 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.

  • Phase 2 delay: the move from 1 Oct 2026 to 2 Nov 2026 with a transition to 31 Jan 2027 comes from vatcalc citing an AADE document of 30 Sep 2026 that was not verified.
  • Phase 1 started in February or March 2026, depending on the source.
  • B2G start date and formats, start of myDATA reporting, vendor certification rules and small-business rules are not covered by the research.
  • No official aade.gr deep link was captured.
  • Retention: the 10-year period under Law 5104/2024 art. 13(2) comes from secondary sources (e-forologia, 2025-12-11); no AADE page read. Secondary sources disagree (5, 6 or 5-20 years).

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