Norway PEPPOL e-invoicing: EHF and the B2G mandate

For B2G (supplying government entities): yes, mandatory since 2012. For B2B: there is no legal mandate in Norway, but PEPPOL invoicing is widely used and expected by many Norwegian businesses.

EHF (Elektronisk Handelsutveksling Format) is Norway's national e-invoicing format. Since version 3.0 (2019), EHF is fully aligned with PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0. If your tool supports PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0, it generates valid EHF invoices for Norway.

Norwegian companies registered in Brønnøysundregistrene (BRREG) can be looked up in the PEPPOL directory using their organization number (with ICD 0192). Invoicia does this automatically — enter an organization number and the PEPPOL endpoint is fetched from BRREG.

The ICD (International Code Designator) for Norwegian organization numbers in the PEPPOL network is 0192. Some older systems use 9908, which is also valid and points to the same Norwegian PEPPOL participants.

Yes. Invoicia generates PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 XML (EHF 3.0 compatible) and automatically looks up company details and PEPPOL endpoints from BRREG. Pro plan enables direct PEPPOL network delivery to any registered Norwegian entity.

Norwegian businesses are automatically discoverable on PEPPOL if they are registered in Brønnøysundregistrene (BRREG). To start receiving PEPPOL invoices, you connect to an Access Point provider — Invoicia's Pro plan connects you directly. Your PEPPOL address is your organization number prefixed with ICD 0192 (e.g. 0192:123456789).

Yes. Any Norwegian business registered in BRREG — including sole traders (ENK) — can use PEPPOL invoicing. For government clients, PEPPOL delivery is mandatory regardless of business size. For private customers, PEPPOL is optional but increasingly expected by large enterprises. Invoicia's free plan generates PEPPOL XML; the Pro plan enables direct network delivery.

Digdir (Digitaliseringsdirektoratet — the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency) is responsible for Norway's public-sector digitalisation, including the PEPPOL infrastructure. Digdir operates the Norwegian PEPPOL Service Metadata Publisher (SMP) and coordinates with Brønnøysundregistrene to maintain the PEPPOL participant directory. All suppliers to Norwegian public sector entities use this infrastructure when delivering EHF/PEPPOL invoices.

EHF (Elektronisk Handelsutveksling Format) is Norway's national e-invoicing profile. EHF version 1 and 2 were distinct Norwegian formats. Since EHF version 3.0 (2019), the format has been fully harmonised with the European PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 specification, which is based on UBL 2.1 and the EN 16931 semantic standard. In practice, any tool that generates valid PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 XML — including Invoicia — produces invoices that are EHF 3.0 compliant and accepted by Norwegian public sector entities.

Norway is not an EU member but participates in PEPPOL through an EEA agreement, and Norwegian B2G e-invoicing has been mandatory since 2012 — far ahead of most EU countries. The EU's ViDA regulation and country-level mandates (Belgium 2026, France 2026–2028, Germany 2025–2028) are now catching up to Norway's model. For Norwegian businesses with European clients, this means trade partners are increasingly able and required to receive PEPPOL BIS 3.0 invoices — the same format Norway already uses. Invoicia supports PEPPOL BIS 3.0 on all plans, making cross-border e-invoicing to EU clients straightforward.