The e-invoice in Europe

Romania

Romania has a centralized e-invoicing system, RO e-Factura (ANAF), which has been gradually made mandatory in more flows. B2G is covered since the system's introduction (2021), B2B has been extended from risk goods to general reporting (2024) and B2C was phased in voluntarily in the second half of 2024 and became mandatory on 1 January 2025. E-invoicing is linked to increased VAT control via data surcharges such as SAF-T and e-TVA.

Digital developments are moving fast and are being accelerated by the ViDA reform, which will make e-invoicing mandatory for all cross-border transactions within the EU from July 2030.
This guide presents the domestic situation regarding e-invoicing in each country.

Mandatory e-invoicing via RO e-Factura in public transactions (central platform/validation). The system started in practice in 2021 and has since then been subject to a gradual broadening both in terms of tightening and expansion.

For B2B, there were initially limited requirements for fraud-sensitive goods such as alcohol, fruit and clothing, but on January 1, 2024, an extension was implemented and since then mandatory reporting applies. Paper invoices are no longer acceptable for tax compliance.
For B2C, e-invoicing was voluntary for an initial six-month pilot period before becoming mandatory from January 1, 2025.

RO_CIUS (national CIUS on EN 16931) as XML via RO e-Factura. Technically, UBL 2.1 and UN/CEFACT CII are usually syntactically supported within the RO_CIUS framework (EN16931).

Keeping up with Europe

The invoicing landscape in Europe is changing. New e-invoicing laws are being introduced, VAT reporting is moving to real-time, invoice formats are being redesigned to meet European standards and so on. Inexchange helps your business stay up to date and enables you to conduct transactions across our continent easily and securely.

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