As of June 2026: no e-invoicing mandate is in force yet, but the UK government has confirmed it will require electronic invoicing for VAT invoices in B2B and B2G from 1 April 2029, with a full roadmap and technical standards due at Budget 2026. Confirm the current rules and timeline with HMRC and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) on GOV.UK.
Not yet — but it is on the way. The UK left the EU and is not bound by the EU's ViDA reforms, and as of June 2026 there is no live e-invoicing mandate. However, following a joint HMRC and DBT consultation in 2025, the government confirmed at the Autumn 2025 Budget that mandatory e-invoicing for VAT invoices will apply to B2B and B2G transactions from 1 April 2029 (B2C is excluded, and real-time reporting to HMRC is not part of the initial regime). The UK is pursuing a decentralised model and is converging on Peppol and the EN 16931 European standard for interoperability, keeping it compatible with EU trading partners. The full implementation roadmap, formats and certification details are expected at Budget 2026 — so the mandate is announced but not yet legislated.
Invotify's Pro plan already produces the formats the UK's 2029 regime is converging on. Our standards-based e-invoice export emits Peppol BIS 3.0, UBL 2.1 and CII (covering XRechnung and Factur-X) — the EN 16931-aligned, Peppol-based formats HMRC and DBT have pointed to. That means you can trade with EU and NHS partners that already use Peppol today, build the habit before the April 2029 deadline bites, and avoid a last-minute scramble once the Budget 2026 standards are finalised. Switch on Pro, pick your format, and export — no separate e-invoicing platform required.
No. As of June 2026 there is no live e-invoicing mandate in the UK. The government has, however, confirmed that mandatory e-invoicing for VAT invoices will apply to B2B and B2G transactions from 1 April 2029. Confirm the current position with HMRC and DBT on GOV.UK.
HMRC and the Department for Business and Trade ran a joint consultation in early 2025. At the Autumn 2025 Budget the government confirmed it will introduce mandatory e-invoicing for all VAT invoices from 1 April 2029, using a decentralised model, with the full roadmap and standards to be published at Budget 2026.
The UK is converging on Peppol and the EN 16931 European standard for interoperability, even though Brexit means it is not bound by EU ViDA rules. Final formats are due at Budget 2026. Invotify's Pro plan already exports Peppol BIS 3.0 and UBL 2.1, the direction of travel for the UK regime.
Yes. The NHS in England has long used Peppol for electronic procurement and invoicing, so suppliers to the NHS already benefit from structured e-invoices. Invotify's Pro e-invoice export produces Peppol BIS 3.0 and UBL 2.1 for exactly these exchanges.
Invotify's Pro plan already exports Peppol BIS 3.0, UBL 2.1 and CII, so you can invoice NHS and EU partners in compliant formats now and be ready well before the 1 April 2029 mandate — without waiting for a separate compliance tool or re-platforming your invoicing.
एक मिनट से भी कम में प्रोफेशनल इनवॉइस बनाएं। किसी डिज़ाइन स्किल की ज़रूरत नहीं।