France's E-Invoicing Reform — the Honest Picture
From September 1, 2026 every French business must be able to receive e-invoices via a Plateforme Agréée. EncryptInvoice already issues French domestic B2B invoices and credit notes over PEPPOL, builds your DGFiP e-reports and checks TVA — and tells you plainly which parts of the reform are settled and which are not.
Why French Businesses Choose EncryptInvoice
French B2B Invoices Today
Issue structured UBL 2.1 invoices and credit notes to French customers over the PEPPOL network, addressed with your French CTC routing identifier (SIREN, SIRET or routing code).
TVA Checks
TVA format + VIES pre-checks. Intra-community checks flagged; users confirm official records.
DGFiP E-Reporting Built In
Transaction and payment e-reports are built from the invoices and payments already in EncryptInvoice — the reporting leg the reform requires alongside e-invoicing, not a second data-entry job.
French E-Invoicing Compliance
France's reform: all VAT-registered businesses must be able to receive e-invoices from September 1, 2026 (large and mid-size companies must also issue); SMEs and micro-enterprises issue from September 1, 2027. Domestic B2B exchanges flow through immatriculated Plateformes Agréées (PA, ex-PDP), and our e-invoicing network provider, Storecove, is a registered PA. Two things are not ours to claim yet: our entry in the DGFiP directory (annuaire) is still being provisioned, and B2G via Chorus Pro has no test environment — we flag both rather than paper over them. What EncryptInvoice ships today:
- French domestic B2B invoices and credit notes over PEPPOL, addressed with your French CTC routing identifier (SIREN, SIRET or routing code)
- All six French credit-note reason codes (261, 262, 381, 396, 502, 503) — codes France does not accept are blocked before sending
- DGFiP e-reports for transactions and payments, plus French lifecycle statuses tracked on every invoice
- TVA format + VIES pre-checks (users confirm official records)
France's e-invoicing calendar
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Already in forceB2G — Chorus Pro
Invoicing the French public sector is already electronic via Chorus Pro.
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TodayIssue French B2B e-invoices now
Structured invoices and credit notes over PEPPOL, DGFiP e-reports, clean client data — in place before the deadline instead of on it.
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September 1, 2026Receive: everyone · Issue: large & mid-size
All VAT-registered businesses must be able to receive e-invoices via a Plateforme Agréée; large and mid-size companies must also issue.
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September 1, 2027Issue: SMEs & micro-enterprises
The issuing obligation extends to all remaining businesses.
Pricing for France
Transparent pricing in EUR. Archive-Vault on Business/Enterprise; Free/Pro users are responsible for their own archiving.
Unlimited features are subject to fair-use and technical rate limits. Archive-Vault retention applies to Business/Enterprise; Free/Pro users remain responsible for statutory archival and have a 30-day export window (90 days on Business/Enterprise).
Free
Free forever for basic invoicing
- Unlimited Invoices
- Unlimited Quotes
- PEPPOL Network Access
- Email Support
- Role & Permissions
- Multi-Currency
- Receive E-Invoices
- Recurring Invoices
- Priority Support
- Archive Vault
- Full Accountant Panel
Starter
Perfect for freelancers
- Unlimited Invoices
- Unlimited Quotes
- PEPPOL Network Access
- Email Support
- Role & Permissions
- Multi-Currency
- Receive E-Invoices
- Recurring Invoices
- Priority Support
- Archive Vault
- Full Accountant Panel
Professional
For growing businesses
- Unlimited Invoices
- Unlimited Quotes
- PEPPOL Network Access
- Email Support
- Role & Permissions
- Multi-Currency
- Receive E-Invoices
- Recurring Invoices
- Priority Support
- Archive Vault
- Full Accountant Panel
Scale
For large organizations
- Unlimited Invoices
- Unlimited Quotes
- PEPPOL Network Access
- Email Support
- Role & Permissions
- Multi-Currency
- Receive E-Invoices
- Recurring Invoices
- Priority Support
- Archive Vault
- Full Accountant Panel
Accounting Free
Basic accounting panel
- Unlimited Invoices
- Unlimited Quotes
- PEPPOL Network Access
- Email Support
- Role & Permissions
- Multi-Currency
- Receive E-Invoices
- Recurring Invoices
- Priority Support
- Archive Vault
- Full Accountant Panel
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I be compliant with France's domestic B2B mandate through EncryptInvoice?
Honest answer, in two halves. What works today: French domestic B2B invoices and credit notes — including all six French credit-note reason codes — sent over PEPPOL with your French CTC routing identifier, DGFiP e-reports for transactions and payments, French lifecycle statuses on each invoice, cross-border PEPPOL invoicing and TVA/VIES pre-checks. What is not done: the reform's domestic exchanges run through immatriculated Plateformes Agréées, our network provider Storecove is a registered PA, and our own entry in the DGFiP directory (annuaire) is still being provisioned — so we do not claim a live DGFiP registration. The day it is green, we will say so here.
Do you support Chorus Pro for government invoicing?
The routing is built — invoices to French public entities are addressed to the Chorus Pro central identifier — but we stop short of calling it done: our network provider has no Chorus Pro test environment, so that path has never been proven end-to-end. We therefore flag France B2G as in progress on our coverage page. Private-sector B2B, including French domestic B2B, is live over PEPPOL today.
What about TVA validation?
We run TVA format + VIES pre-checks to flag issues. Please confirm official records for accuracy before sending.
Can I use this for invoicing outside France?
Absolutely! Through PEPPOL, you can invoice 28+ European countries. We handle format conversions and compliance automatically.
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