Peppol eInvoicing in Norway
The world leader in Peppol adoption, Norway continues to grow, with approximately 99% of contracting authorities using the Peppol format for electronic documentation. In fact, more than 50% of the country’s 140+ million B2G and B2B invoices are in the Elektronisk Handelsformat (EHF) Billing 3.0 format, the Norwegian standard based on Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, and transacted through Peppol infrastructure. Companies that use Peppol benefit from cost savings, greater efficiency, and fraud prevention.
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About Tickstar
In 2021, Tickstar was acquired by Xero – a global cloud accounting software platform. Xero saw a beautiful connection between our purpose and their endeavor to help businesses thrive through better tools, information and connections. Tickstar has enabled eInvoicing functionality for all Xero customers with an ongoing subscription. Tickstar has been a certified Peppol service provider since 2012. Today, many of the world’s leading organizations rely on Tickstar’s infrastructure to deliver Peppol services to market.
No matter your business or specific requirements, Tickstar will get you effectively leveraging the Peppol network for your operations in just a few steps.
With Peppol, one connection allows you to efficiently and securely exchange eDocuments with verified local and international B2G and B2B partners.
As a Peppol infrastructure provider, Tickstar handles setup and maintenance while you enjoy the benefits.
Benefits of Peppol eInvoicing with Tickstar
Cost savings
eInvoicing is estimated to save public sector authorities and private businesses billions per year. According to calculations released by the Australian Tax Office, a Peppol Authority and key driver of Peppol uptake in the country, entities can realise cost savings of up to 66% — AUD 9,18 (NOK 66,67) to process an eInvoice, as opposed to AUD 27,67 (NOK 200,95) for a PDF invoice sent through email.
Faster invoice payout
Peppol’s direct secure connection without middlemen allows for faster receival and even the automation of payments, without any of the errors that can come from manual entry of information.
Compliance with EU regulations
Peppol was built to European specifications and complies with directive 2014/55/EU on eInvoicing in public procurement. In addition, Tickstar is at the forefront of all developments, assuring compliance is ongoing in the face of changing regulations.
User-friendly interface and advanced tools
Refined over 11 years by Tickstar’s Peppol pioneers, we offer expert tools that eclipse those offered by our competitors. This includes our Peppol Validator, Participant Lookup API and Service Metadata Publisher (SMP), designed to ensure you get the most out of your eInvoicing experience within your own applications!
Direct connection to ERP systems
If you’re a larger government agency or enterprise, Tickstar’s API connection allows Peppol to be built into your ERP systems. For software vendors, Peppol can be provided as part of your customised software packages to businesses around the world — opening another revenue stream with ease.
Compatible with EHF Billing 3.0
Norwegian rules have been included into Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 without extensions or extra rules, making EHF Billing the national version of the Peppol standard. For public sector organisations and private businesses, this essentially means that Peppol BIS Billing can be used both domestically and when transacting with partners in the international market.
eInvoicing in Norway
Along with other Scandinavian countries, Norway was among the first to mandate eInvoicing for B2G back in 2011. In that year, central government authorities were required to receive and process invoices electronically, and by 2012, they were also required to send eInvoices in line with the European standard.
These developments put Norway well ahead of other EU countries, whose public contracting authorities were only required to receive invoices electronically in April 2019, the date with which EU Directive 2014/55/EU came into force. Earlier that same month, Norway had passed regulation FOR-2019-04-01-444, which obliges non-central Norwegian public bodies to send, receive and process eInvoices according to the EU standard.
Today, Norway remains the undisputed leader in Peppol adoption. Not only was the Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ) the first Peppol Authority in the world, through initiatives aimed at helping private businesses to adopt Peppol for B2B transactions, the country continues to add to the steadily growing number of participants in the global Peppol Directory.
In 2023 to date, the number of Peppol network participants has increased by 8,09%, or almost 50.000 in total. Of this number, Norway alone accounted for over 21.000 new participants, a domestic increase of 8,32%. This is by far the highest number in terms of absolute growth, and in the top 10 in terms of relative growth. Some entities are using open-source Peppol Oxalis for connection to their software, while many others are leveraging the quick set up, support, and extensive functionality that Peppol infrastructure companies like Tickstar can provide.
