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Create and send Peppol invoices

Create an e-invoice in the same editor as your regular invoices and send it via Peppol to connected customers, such as government bodies and Belgian businesses.

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Peppol is included in every plan and in the trial. No credit card required.

  • Peppol registration included

  • Send and receive

  • No per-invoice fees

  • Included in every plan

You turn on Peppol yourself in your settings. Your account is active within an hour. It can take up to 24 hours before your business appears in the public Peppol Directory.

When do you need a Peppol invoice?

The rules depend on where your customer is. These are the most common situations:

Read what Belgium's 2026 e-invoicing mandate means for your invoices

Create a Peppol invoice in 4 steps

You create the invoice in the same editor as your regular invoices. Only the sending step is different.

  1. Step 1

    Turn on Peppol in your settings

    We register your business on the Peppol network with your KVK number (Netherlands) or enterprise number (Belgium). You can send within an hour.

  2. Step 2

    Add your customer's Peppol ID

    Search the Peppol Directory from the customer screen. The name, VAT number and Peppol ID are filled in for you.

  3. Step 3

    Create the invoice and choose Peppol

    Create the invoice as usual, with your own products, VAT rates and logo. Choose Peppol when you send it. We first check that your customer can receive on that Peppol ID.

  4. Step 4

    Track delivery

    The invoice timeline shows when it was sent and delivered. Your customer receives the e-invoice with your invoice PDF attached.

Receive Peppol invoices and forward them to your accountant

Your Peppol registration also lets suppliers send you e-invoices. They arrive with your expenses, where you view them as a readable PDF and download the UBL XML.

With Complete, turn on forwarding and every invoice you receive goes to up to five email addresses automatically, such as your accountant's. You choose whether to include the PDF, the UBL XML or both.

Is your company number already registered with another Peppol provider? Then you can send straight away, and receive once that registration has been removed.

How Peppol registration works

What is a Peppol invoice?

A Peppol invoice is an e-invoice: not a formatted document, but structured data that your customer's accounting software reads automatically. It travels over the Peppol network from your service provider to your customer's.

One network for every recipient

Peppol works much like email: each participant has a service provider that sends and receives messages. With one connection you can reach every organization on Peppol, in the Netherlands, Belgium and beyond.

Structured data, not a PDF

Every value has a fixed field, such as the invoice number, VAT amount and IBAN. Peppol invoices follow Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, the Peppol implementation of the European standard EN 16931, in UBL format.

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 specification

Your Peppol ID

Your Peppol ID is your address on the network. Dutch businesses usually use their KVK number with scheme 0106, and Belgian businesses their enterprise number with scheme 0208.

Read more: what is Peppol and how does it work?

Peppol invoice and emailed PDF compared
FeatureEmailed PDFPeppol invoice
Format
FormatFormatted documentStructured data (EN 16931)
Processing by your customer
Processing by your customerRetyped or scannedRead automatically
Delivery confirmation
Delivery confirmationNoYes, in your invoice timeline
Invoice between Belgian businesses
Invoice between Belgian businessesNot sufficient since 2026Standard route

What does Peppol cost at Factuur Simpel?

Invoicing from Factuur Simpel

Every plan includes Peppol. There is no charge per invoice sent or received, and your Peppol registration is included.

You can use Peppol free during the 30-day trial, and every plan keeps it after that.

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Sending from your own system

For invoices from your own ERP or software you pay per invoice, from €0.35 down to €0.12 excl. VAT, with no monthly fee. There are two options:

Frequently asked questions

About creating, sending and receiving Peppol invoices with Factuur Simpel

Is Peppol included in the free trial?

Yes. The 30-day trial has all Complete features, including sending and receiving Peppol invoices. No credit card is required. After the trial, every plan keeps Peppol.

How do I activate Peppol?

Start your free trial and turn on Peppol in your settings. We register your business on the Peppol network. Your account is active within an hour. It can take up to 24 hours before your business appears in the public Peppol Directory.

How much does Peppol invoicing cost?

Nothing extra: every plan includes Peppol. There are no charges per invoice sent or received, and your Peppol registration is included.

Can I also receive Peppol invoices?

Yes. Peppol invoices you receive arrive with your expenses. With Complete, you can forward them automatically to up to five email addresses, such as your accountant's, as a PDF, as UBL XML or both.

What details do I need from my customer?

Your customer's Peppol ID. For Dutch businesses this is often the KVK number (scheme 0106), and for Belgian businesses the enterprise number (scheme 0208). For Dutch central government, use the OIN from your purchase order. You can look up a Peppol ID from the customer screen.

My company is already registered with another Peppol provider. Can I switch?

Yes. You can send through Factuur Simpel straight away. Receiving works once your old registration has been removed, because a business can only receive through one Peppol provider at a time. Ask your current provider to remove the registration, then turn on receiving in your settings.

Peppol guides and free tools

Send your first Peppol invoice

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