Italy uses an XML invoice format called FatturaPA, which was initially used only for sending invoices to public administration.

This section contains information about the special rules and requirements to create a valid e-Invoice for Italy.

Mandate Information

At the time of writing, it is required that all Documents are submitted as e-invoices for all B2B, B2C and B2G Documents.

The Italian model for e-invoicing uses an exchange system ( the Sistema di Interscambio (SDI)) that is managed by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

The system checks the Documents before forwarding them to public entities and private companies. The Documents must be issued in the prescribed FatturaPA XML format, digitally signed and then sent to the SDI.

The AgID requires that Documents are archived for 10 years.

Details

Detail	Value
Official Specifications	The following official specifications are available: - FatturaPA - FatturaPA Controls - AGID UBL
Coverage	B2G and B2B
Country Specific Configuration	Italy: Configuration Overview
Extensions	Italy: Extensions

Restrictions

Vertex e-Invoicing does not support B2C in Italy.
Vertex e-Invoicing does not support self-billed invoices for Italy. See Italy: Invoice Type Code (Mandatory).
For Italian country sub-entities, you can only use codes that represent provinces, free municipal consortiums, metropolitan cities, decentralized regional entities, and autonomous provinces.

In this Section

Topic	Description
Italy: Overview	Overview information for this country.
Italy: Receivers	The Receiver used by this country.
Italy: Example Documents	Example Documents.
Italy: Extensions	Extensions used by this country.
Italy: Standard Values and Attributes	A list of the standard values for elements and attributes.
Italy: Element Hierarchy Examples	Example hierarchies for different types of Documents.
Italy: Configuration Overview	Read about the configuration for this country.
Italy: Rules	The Rules that govern the processing of the Documents for this country.