Outgoing / New

New invoice

Import

Invoice

Type Number For invoice no. dated Invoice date Delivery date

My company

Company name Street and no. Postcode City VAT ID or tax number Email Contact person Phone IBAN BIC Bank name

Remember for the next invoice

Customer

Name / company Street and no. Postcode City VAT ID optional Email optional

Line items

With VAT § 13b § 19

Paid prepayments

Payment

Payable by

Early-payment discount days optional Early-payment discount % optional

More details

Order number Retention % (VOB) Leitweg-ID (public-sector customers) Note on the invoice

Also create XRechnung (XML) Small “made with gegenstempel.de” note in the footer

Create a German e-invoice for free

Fill in the form or import your existing invoice – as a PDF (scans too), Excel or Word file. Gegenstempel turns it into a ZUGFeRD PDF (profile EN 16931) and, if needed, an XRechnung for public-sector customers. Every invoice is checked against the official KoSIT rules before you download it.

For trades and small businesses: partial and final invoices, retention (VOB), § 13b reverse charge, § 19 small business, early-payment discount.
Faster from the second invoice: your company, customers and next invoice number are remembered in your browser.
No sign-up: nothing is uploaded, no account, no subscription.

Frequently asked questions

When do I have to send e-invoices in Germany?

All businesses must be able to receive them since 2025. Businesses with more than €800,000 prior-year revenue must send them from 2027, everyone else from 2028. Small businesses under § 19 UStG are exempt from sending.

Isn’t a normal PDF invoice enough any more?

A plain PDF is not an e-invoice. A ZUGFeRD PDF looks like a normal invoice but also carries the invoice data that your customer’s software reads automatically.

What is a Leitweg-ID?

Public-sector customers (authorities, municipalities) give you a Leitweg-ID. It goes into the XRechnung so the invoice reaches the right office. Enter it under “More details”.

A validator reports BR-DE-15, BR-CO-10 or similar. What does it mean?

These are codes from the official XRechnung and EN 16931 validation rules. We explain the most common ones with cause, example and fix: XRechnung error codes explained.