What is Peppol?

Peppol (Pan-European Public Procurement On-Line) is a set of open standards that allows businesses to exchange electronic documents — primarily invoices — across borders and between different software systems.

Think of it as a universal language for invoices. Instead of emailing a PDF and hoping the recipient's accounting software can read it, Peppol ensures the invoice arrives as structured data that can be processed automatically.

Why Does It Matter?

For businesses dealing with public sector clients in Europe, Peppol compliance is increasingly mandatory. Several EU member states require suppliers to send e-invoices via the Peppol network.

Even outside the public sector, Peppol reduces:

• Manual data entry — invoices arrive as structured XML, not PDFs
• Payment delays — automated processing means faster approval cycles
• Errors — structured data is validated against a strict schema before sending

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0

The most common Peppol document format is BIS Billing 3.0, based on the UBL 2.1 XML standard. It defines exactly which fields are required, how VAT must be represented, and how line items should be structured.

This converter produces Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 XML from your existing PDF invoices — no need to change your current accounting workflow.

Getting Started

Upload a FreeAgent PDF invoice on the converter page and download a ready-to-send Peppol XML file in seconds.