UAE E-Invoicing

UAE E-Invoicing on ERPNext: PINT-AE, Peppol & FTA Ready

Stop PDF. Start code. Nefily configures ERPNext to generate PINT-AE e-invoices automatically, connect to your Accredited Service Provider, and keep your business FTA Phase 2 ready in 3 weeks.

E-Invoicing Explained

What is E-Invoicing?

An electronic invoice that a computer can read, not a human. It's just a bill in code format that machines understand.

Normal invoice

A PDF made for humans to read

You email it, someone opens it, someone types the numbers into their own system. Slow, error-prone and impossible for tax systems to verify automatically.

E-invoice

XML / JSON code made for computers

The invoice travels as structured data that your customer's software and the government tax system read automatically. No retyping, no guesswork.

Every country has its own name for it — same idea everywhere:
UAE · PINT-AE Saudi Arabia · FATOORAH India · IRN
Stop PDF. Start code.

How e-invoicing works, anywhere in the world

01

You create the bill

Raise the invoice in your software, as you do today.

02

Software converts it to XML

Your system turns it into structured code a machine can read.

03

It goes straight to the buyer + tax system

Directly to your customer's software and the government tax system.

04

No manual steps

No email, no PDF, no manual entry.

E-Invoicing UAE

E-Invoicing in the UAE: the 5-Corner Model

The UAE FTA says every B2B invoice must be a structured PINT-AE XML file, sent through an Accredited Service Provider (ASP) on the Peppol network. The ASP validates it, delivers it to your customer and reports it to the FTA in real time.

ASP

Accredited Service Provider

A government-approved middleman, like TaxStar. You must appoint one if your revenue is AED 50M+.

Peppol

The secure network

The network that connects all ASPs, so an invoice can travel safely from your system to your customer's.

PINT-AE

The language your invoice must speak

The UAE's e-invoice format. It includes your TRN, VAT code and the other fields the FTA requires.

The Cost of Waiting

What happens if you don't?

AED 5,000

Per month, for no ASP

The fine for businesses of AED 50M+ revenue that haven't appointed an Accredited Service Provider.

AED 100

Per late invoice

Every invoice that isn't issued correctly and on time adds to the bill.

Rejected

PDF invoices won't be accepted

Your customer's system will reject your PDF invoice, and you won't get paid.

Why Nefily

Appointing an ASP is not enough. Your ERP must generate correct PINT-AE.

We configure ERPNext to do it automatically, so e-invoicing becomes part of how your business already runs, not an extra task for your accounts team.

Tally / Zoho: needs add-ons ERPNext: does it native
  • Auto XML, no manual entryPINT-AE files are generated straight from your invoice.
  • Direct ASP integrationERPNext connects to your Accredited Service Provider.
  • Rejections & credit notes handledErrors and corrections flow through the same system.
  • VAT, Corporate Tax, WPS, Payroll & StockAll in one system, with zero license cost.
  • UAE ERPNext implementation specialistsFTA Phase 2 ready in 3 weeks.
Frequently Asked Questions

UAE E-Invoicing: your questions answered.

E-invoicing is an electronic invoice that a computer can read, not a human. Instead of a PDF, it's XML or JSON code that goes directly from your software to your customer's software and the government tax system. The UAE calls its format PINT-AE.

Every B2B invoice must be a structured PINT-AE XML file, sent through an Accredited Service Provider (ASP) on the Peppol network. The ASP validates it, delivers it to your customer and reports it to the FTA in real time.

Businesses with revenue of AED 50M or more must appoint an Accredited Service Provider. Without one, the fine is AED 5,000 per month.

PINT-AE is the format, or language, a UAE e-invoice must be written in. It includes your TRN, VAT code and the other details the FTA requires.

Yes. Nefily configures ERPNext to generate PINT-AE XML automatically, integrate directly with your ASP, and handle rejections and credit notes, alongside VAT, Corporate Tax, WPS, Payroll and Stock in one system.

Tally and Zoho need add-ons for UAE e-invoicing. ERPNext does it natively, with zero license cost.

Nefily gets UAE businesses FTA Phase 2 ready in 3 weeks. Book a free consultation and we'll confirm the timeline for your setup.

FTA Phase 2 ready in 3 weeks.

Talk to Nefily, the UAE ERPNext implementation specialists, about e-invoicing for your business.