Does your organisation not use any administration software or is Peppol not yet supported within your current ERP or accounting package, and do you only send a limited number of e-invoices per month without also wanting to receive e-invoices? In that case, e-invoicing via a portal offers a solution.
Choose your Portal
Do you send few e-invoices per month, and do you invoice not only to the central government, but for example (also) to other government organizations, such as a municipality and / or to companies? In that case, connecting to Peppol via an e-invoice portal may be the solution. Below is an overview of all service providers known to us with an e-invoice portal. With such a portal you can send an e-invoice manually, often free of charge. For your own administration an XML and often pdf invoice is available in the portal
Supplier Portal
Do you occasionally send invoices only to the central government (including ministries and government departments)? Then use the Rijksoverheid Supplier Portal to e-invoice. The Supplier Portal is a secure website where you manually create e-invoices and download a copy for your own records. In that case, you will not use Peppol to e-invoice.
This portal is free of charge and intended for entrepreneurs who send e-invoices to the central government up to 10 times a month, but do not have suitable administration software to do so, such as an ERP or accounting package connected to Peppol. This portal allows sending invoices, but does not offer a receiving function and is intended only for transactions with the central government.
For organisations that e-invoice more regularly to the government, but do not use an ERP or accounting package, connecting to a service provider is recommended.
Not sure if invoicing via a portal is the right solution or want to know what other ways there are to e-invoice via Peppol? Then take a look here.