Germany document settings
Invoice for Germany
Create a private, browser-local invoice and set the workspace to Germany for EUR formatting and A4 print output.
Country-aware checks
- Tax terminology: Umsatzsteuer (VAT)
- Business ID label: Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer (USt-IdNr.)
- Where German VAT invoicing applies, every mandatory VAT invoice particular must be present in the structured part of a compliant e-invoice; confirm whether the transaction and current transition rules require an e-invoice.
- For VAT purposes, German businesses keep a copy of each incoming and outgoing invoice for eight years. A compliant e-invoice's structured part must be preserved intact in its original form.
- Since 1 January 2025, an e-invoice for the German domestic-B2B rules is a structured electronic invoice capable of electronic processing; a simple PDF is an 'other invoice'. Transition rules and exceptions apply. This generator does not create a validated structured e-invoice.
Source and limits
This generator does not determine compliance. Verify current requirements with the listed official authority before relying on a document.
Local-output boundary: this printable document is not an authority-issued, cleared, fiscalised, digitally signed, transmitted, registered, or approved electronic invoice.
- German Federal Ministry of Finance - mandatory e-invoice FAQ (verified 2026-07-18)