Peppol, in plain words

A network that sends invoices as data, straight from one set of books to another.

Country
Belgium
recognised
KBO
0700.123.432
check digit correct
Peppol ID
0208:0700123432
after sign-up
Peppol for B2B
mandatory since 1 January 2026
BE-2026.1

How one invoice travels

  1. Youcreate the invoice in Invoiceward.
  2. Your access pointchecks and sends it.
  3. Your customer’s access pointreceives and confirms.
  4. 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.