Peppol, in plain words
A network that sends invoices as data, straight from one set of books to another.
How one invoice travels
- Youcreate the invoice in Invoiceward.
- Your access pointchecks and sends it.
- Your customer’s access pointreceives and confirms.
- Your customersees it in their books.
What business owners ask
- Is it mandatory?
- In Belgium yes, for domestic B2B since 1 January 2026. In the Netherlands not yet. Belgium, Netherlands.
- What is my Peppol ID?
- In Belgium 0208 plus your KBO number, in the Netherlands 0106 plus your KvK number.
- And if my customer is not on Peppol?
- Then they get a PDF. Invoiceward checks it for you.