E-invoicing in Sweden: deadlines and rules

At a glance

B2B e-invoicing is voluntary in Sweden. A government inquiry into a B2B mandate was set up on 5 February 2026, with its report due by 30 November 2027. B2G has applied since 2019, and since July 2025 only with Peppol BIS 3.

For the VAT status “VAT-registered”.
Size bandReceive sinceIssue from
All businesses (no turnover threshold)No mandate todayno date yet proposed Source: fiskaly · undated · 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 B2B receiving obligation

Issuing phases

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

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

No B2B obligation applies. The research does not describe a Swedish small-business VAT regime.

Model and platform

Post-audit (decentralised, no clearance)

Platform: None for B2B; Peppol authority is the Swedish National Agency for Public Procurement

Post-audit model; B2B e-invoicing is voluntary.

Formats and networks explained

Formats

E-invoice formats in Sweden
FormatSyntaxVersionMust be acceptedNotes
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0UBL 2.13.0noThe only format accepted for B2G since July 2025. Source: fiskaly · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary

Channels and accreditation

Transmission channels in Sweden
ChannelKindRequiredNotes
PeppolPeppolnoRequired for B2G since July 2025; voluntary in B2B.

Vendor accreditation

No accreditation · Required: no

No B2B mandate in force and therefore no vendor accreditation. Source: fiskaly · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary

Receiving: how invoices reach you

Receiving duty: No mandate today none Source: fiskaly · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary

What to set up

  • Peppol Access Point (Suppliers to public bodies): Peppol BIS 3 is required for B2G.

Sending: what buyers expect

Public sector

Public-sector e-invoicing since law Source: fiskaly · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary

Peppol

Formats: Peppol BIS Billing 3.0

Peppol BIS 3 only since July 2025.

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

Archiving

Retention period: 7 years Source: Sveriges riksdag · 1 Jul 2024 · verified 16 Oct 2026 · official

The period starts: Through the 7th year after the end of the calendar year in which the financial year ended

  • 7 years: Bokföringslagen 1999:1078, 7 kap. 2 §; VAT follows the Bookkeeping Act (Skatteverket position).
  • 7 kap. 3a §: electronic storage in another EU state allowed if reported to Skatteverket with immediate electronic access. 7 kap. 6 § (since 1 Jul 2024): paper originals may be destroyed after digitisation.

Integration points

  • Peppol Access Point (Suppliers to public bodies): Peppol BIS 3 is required for B2G.

Common accounting and invoicing tools

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Deadlines

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  1. B2G e-invoicing mandatory law Source: fiskaly · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
    Suppliers to public bodies · public sector, issue
  2. Peppol BIS 3 becomes the only accepted B2G format law Source: fiskaly · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
    Suppliers to public bodies · public sector, technical
  3. Report of the government inquiry on a B2B e-invoicing mandate due proposed Source: fiskaly · undated · verified 15 Oct 2026 · secondary
    Domestic B2B invoices · issue, receive
  4. 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. Bokföringslag (1999:1078), 7 kap. · Sveriges riksdag · 1 Jul 2024 · verified 16 Oct 2026 · official
  2. E-invoicing profile: Sweden · fiskaly · undated · 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.

  • One source claims a bill in Q4 2026 and go-live on 1 Jan 2028; this conflicts with the inquiry report being due on 30 Nov 2027 and is not recorded as a date.
  • Date on which the National Agency for Public Procurement took over as Peppol authority from DIGG is unconfirmed.
  • Penalties and small-business rules are not covered by the research.

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