Country fact sheets: eInvoicing in Sweden

Sweden mandates the use of eInvoicing for public entities through laws such as the Ordinance for Accounting and the Ordinance for Electronic Information Exchange.
The Act regarding eInvoicing in public procurement became effective on April 1, 2019, covering the entire procurement process and making it mandatory for public sector suppliers to send eInvoices for contracts signed after that date.
The law permits the use of other formats in bilateral agreements, but the public sector must be able to receive and process eInvoices according to the European standard, EN 16931.
Peppol is encouraged for electronic procurement, and several platforms are used by the public sector based on recommendations by Single Face To Industry (SFTI).
No electronic signature is required for eInvoices, and the archiving period is seven years.
The implementation of eInvoicing at sub-central level is close to being fully completed. Sweden implements the EN through Peppol and is active in OpenPeppol.
The Swedish government does not have a systemic approach towards eInvoicing monitoring, but several systems and tools are in place to monitor its uptake and implementation.
SFTI recommends standards for eProcurement and supports its use through guidance, courses, seminars, and international standardisation efforts.

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