VRBL: Formats

Read about the formats that you can use.

All Documents sent to and from Vertex e-Invoicing are formatted in VRBL.

However, certain other formats may require that you include specific information. For example, EN 16931requires that you use values from the UNTDID 7143 list to classify items (as described in the EN 16931: Commodity Classification topic). You define these in your VRBL documents.

More information about formats and compatibility is provided in the VRBL: Formats topic. Some formats, like PEPPOL, are also networks. This is explained in teh VRBL: Networks topic.

The following formats are supported:

VRBL

Vertex Universal Standard (VRBL) is the main format used for all Documents sent to and from Vertex e-Invoicing.

The main requirements are explained in the VRBL: Modeling Overview section.

PEPPOL

As explained in the Networks topic, PEPPOL is a network. However, this network requires some specific formatting. In this sense, PEPPOL is also a format.

The requirements of this format are explained in the PEPPOL: Modeling Overview section.

EN 16931

EN 16931 is a standard format that is used in certain scenarios. It is described in the EN 16931: Modeling Overview section.

Country-Specific formats

The following table is from the Supported Countries topic and lists the formats used by each country:

CountryFormatB2BB2CB2G
Belgium PEP: OverviewPEPPOLYesNoYes
Croatia PEP: OverviewPEPPOLNoNoYes
Denmark OL: OverviewOIOUBL (OL)YesNoYes
Denmark PEP: OverviewPEPPOLNoNoYes
Estonia PEP: OverviewPEPPOLNoNoYes
Finland PEP: OverviewPEPPOLNoNoYes
France PEP: OverviewPEPPOLNoNoYes
Germany PEP: OverviewPEPPOLYesNoNo
Germany XR: OverviewXRechnung (XR)NoNoYes
Greece PEP: OverviewPEPPOLNoNoYes
Italy FPA: OverviewFatturaPA (FPA)YesNoYes
India IRP: OverviewIRP specified JSON format (IRP)YesNoNo
Japan PEP: OverviewPEPPOLYesNoYes
Lithuania PEP: OverviewPEPPOLNoNoYes
Malaysia MYS: OverviewMalaysian e-Invoice Specifications (MYS)YesNoYes
Netherlands PEP: OverviewPEPPOLNoNoYes
Norway PEP: OverviewPEPPOLNoNoYes
Poland KSF: OverviewKSeFYesNoNo
Poland PEP: OverviewPEPPOLNoNoYes
Portugal PTC: OverviewPT-CIUS (PTC)NoNoYes
Romania PEF: OverviewPrezentareE-factura (PEF)YesNoYes
Saudi Arabia ZTA: OverviewZATCA (ZTA)YesNoYes
Serbia SRF: OverviewSerbian Format (SRF)YesNoNo
Slovakia ISE: OverviewIS EFA (ISE)NoNoYes
Slovenia PEP: OverviewPEPPOLNoNoYes
Spain PEP: OverviewPEPPOLYesNoNo
Spain FTE: OverviewFacturaE (FTE)NoNoYes
Sweden PEP: OverviewPEPPOLNoNoYes
Taiwan TWF: OverviewTaiwan specific format (TWF)NoYesNo
UK PEP: OverviewPEPPOLNoNoYes