UAE e-invoicing.
Know where to start.

More than sending a PDF.

A PDF attached to an email is not the same as a structured electronic invoice. UAE e-invoicing uses structured invoice data exchanged through accredited providers, with the required reporting flow.

Your invoicing system needs reliable customer, business, item and tax information. Preparing those records is a useful first step, even before you connect a provider. Read the Ministry’s guidelines.

Start with your transactions.

The published framework concerns business-to-business and business-to-government transactions, subject to its scope and exclusions. Do not assume that every invoice or every business follows the same rules.

Under Ministerial Decision No. 244 of 2025, business-to-consumer transactions are excluded until a further ministerial decision. A business handling both business and consumer sales should assess each transaction type. See the implementation decision.

For in-scope businesses below AED 50 million revenue

Two dates to plan around.

These are the published small-business dates in Ministerial Decision No. 244 of 2025. Your applicability must be assessed against the current rules. Official decision.

Get these things together first.

1. Your business details

   Check the business name, address and relevant registration details used on invoices.

2. Your customer and supplier records

   Identify incomplete or duplicate records and gather the details needed for your transactions.

3. A few representative invoices

   Include your usual sales, credit notes and any unusual cases, such as different tax treatments or currencies.

4. Your expected volume

   Estimate how many invoices you issue, busy periods and whether you need to receive invoices electronically too.

5. A person responsible for follow-up

   Decide who checks invoice status, handles rejections and keeps records up to date.

This is a preparation checklist, not a compliance assessment. We can use it as the starting point for your readiness call.

Understand the provider’s role.

Electronic invoice exchange requires the appropriate accredited service provider arrangements. Check current accreditation with the Ministry of Finance rather than relying on an old badge or a general claim of being “UAE-ready”.

Ask about onboarding, sending and receiving invoices, integration, error handling, support, records and total service costs. Confirm which responsibilities stay with your business.

E-invoicing with your starter package.

StarterKit brings the business-system setup and e-invoicing preparation into one conversation. E-invoicing is included with the paid starter package, with the provider arrangements and ongoing service terms set out in your quote.

Flex includes 1,000 e-invoices each month. Growth includes 6,000 over 6 months, and Business includes 15,000 over 12 months, including 3,000 bonus. Extra e-invoices cost AED 10 per 100, plus applicable VAT. E-invoicing onboarding is included in Growth and Business. See the full plans and prices.

The initial readiness call is free. We review what you use today, what needs preparing, and the scope of the setup. Provider activation and production readiness are confirmed as part of onboarding.