E-invoicing mandate — Switzerland
The format is prescribed, the route is not: the invoice must be structured, but which channel carries it to the recipient is left to the parties. A format tool is sufficient here as well.
The stages over time
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1/1/2016
Switzerland · to public authorities in force
The obligation applies solely to suppliers of the federal administration and only above a contract value of CHF 5,000; below that the paper invoice remains admissible. Cantons and municipalities each regulate it themselves. There is no obligation between businesses in Switzerland.
Legal basis: Bundesratsbeschluss vom 8. Oktober 2014 · Last reviewed: 10/27/2026
Platforms and authorities
Swiss QR-Rechnung · Peppol · yellowbill
What Invoiceflair can do — Switzerland
Create and validate: Peppol ZUGFeRD
Stated limit: Invoiceflair creates, validates and reads formats. It is not a Peppol access point and not a clearing service — it does not perform transmission to an authority's platform.
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