Germany: receiving is already law, issuing from 2027

E-invoicing,without the complexity.

Create compliant invoices as a business, or build e-invoicing directly into your software with Stampbench’s developer platform.

Both doors open onto the same compliance engine.

invoice.stampbench.com
Thornbury Design Ltd
London, United Kingdom
INVOICE
INV-2026-000421
ItemQtyAmount
Brand identity design1£1,800.00
Consultancy — 8 hrs8£600.00
Stock photography licence1£50.00
Subtotal£2,450.00
VAT 20%£490.00
Total£2,940.00

This is the whole flow. Try it free — no account →

A business fills in a form; a developer calls an API. Underneath, the same rules run, the same arithmetic is computed and the same verdict is produced — which is why the simple experience is not a simplified one.

New to this? An e-invoice is invoice data written in a fixed format, so your customer’s software can read it field by field instead of someone retyping it. If that sentence is not something you want to think about, take the first door — Stampbench handles it.

Same engine behind both. You can switch at any time, and neither door needs an account.

EN 16931the European standardUBL 2.1one of the two XML formatsCII · ZUGFeRD / Factur-Xthe other, used across Germany and FranceXRechnung 3.0Germany’s public-sector profileMIT licensedfree, and the source is publicLocal-firstchecking happens in your browser
Choose your market

Where does your business operate?

Invoice rules are set per jurisdiction, so the honest answer to "does this work for me?" depends on where you bill. Pick your primary market and Stampbench will show you the rules that apply — and say plainly where it has nothing for you yet.

USUKEUDE

Click a region.

European Union

The European core in full, plus Germany’s national profile.

European standard
EN 16931 · 40 rules
Both XML syntaxes
UBL 2.1 · UN/CEFACT CII
National ruleset
Germany only — the rest use the European core
German public buyers
XRechnung 3.0 · 56 rules
Which tax rate applies
Stampbench does not decide this
Sending over a network
No Peppol or exchange delivery
European Union in detail →

You can change this at any time, and you do not need an account.

Built for compliance, not demos.

A compliance tool is only worth using if it is right. Every number below comes from an artefact in the open repository — including the three official documents where we currently disagree with the reference validator, published rather than hidden.

See the full test evidence →Security practices →MIT-licensed engine — run it locally, verify every number yourself.

Run your first invoice through Stampbench.

No account. No credit card. No upload — validation runs in your browser.

Open the playground