NC · Country and locale facts
Document format and locale facts for New Caledonia
Use these defaults as a practical starting point for presentation. ISO/CLDR formatting facts are not legal or tax advice, and reviewed jurisdiction guidance is identified separately.
Currency & locale
XPF · fr-NC
Paper & date
A4 · DD/MM/YYYY (DMY)
Language
fr (official) · LTR
Text system
gregory calendar · latn digits
Why these defaults?
The country code comes from ISO 3166. Unicode CLDR supplies presentation-oriented locale, currency, paper, date, language, calendar, numbering, and direction metadata. Defaults reduce setup time; they do not decide what a valid document must contain.
Recorded official or regional-official language tags: fr.
Limited guidance reviewed
Document vocabulary and checks
New Caledonia's current TGC context, exact general invoice particulars and outside-territory reference rule are reviewed. General retention, electronic/fiscal invoicing boundary, RIDET validation, rates, exemptions and transaction-specific treatment remain open.
Evidence snapshot: 4 official sources · last reviewed 2026-07-20. This is scoped guidance, not a jurisdiction-wide compliance certification.
Tax labels: TGC. Business identifier labels: RIDET.
- Required when applicable: A New Caledonia TGC invoice shows date, invoice number, supplier RIDET/name/address, beneficiary address, operation date and exact nature, tax-base method, separate net base/rate/tax, exemption wording when applicable and gross total.Evidence NC_DSF_INVOICE_FAQ, NC_DSF_TGC_CURRENT, NC_JURIDOC_TAX_CODE_2026 · reviewed 2026-07-19 · review by 2027-01-19 · automation advisory only
- Guidance: For services outside the TGC territorial scope, include the authority-supported legal non-taxation reference where applicable.Evidence NC_DSF_TERRITORIALITY · reviewed 2026-07-19 · review by 2027-01-19 · automation advisory only
Identifier format guidance: See the relevant authority.
Reviewed official sources
- New Caledonia Direction des Services Fiscaux - TGCLast verified 2026-07-19
- New Caledonia Direction des Services Fiscaux - invoice particularsLast verified 2026-07-20
- Juridoc - New Caledonia Tax Code, January 2026Last verified 2026-07-20
- New Caledonia Direction des Services Fiscaux - TGC territorialityLast verified 2026-07-19
Registry provenance
- ISO 3166 Country Codescode-list · verified 2026-07-15
- Unicode CLDR 48.2formatting-metadata · verified 2026-07-15
- Unicode CLDR Territory-Language Informationformatting-metadata · verified 2026-07-15