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Italy e-invoicing obligations

Italy imposes 2 separate filing obligations under e-invoicing. The earliest is Fattura elettronica, due In force since 1 January 2019. Checked against the authority on 4 October 2026.

Checked 4 October 2026 Partly unverified 2 separate filing obligations

Mandatory since 2019 and fully mature. Everything routes through one state platform; nothing can bypass it.

Italy also has obligations under Pillar Two. See the Pillar Two page →

Access gate — clear this before anything can be filed

SdI routing identifier and transmission channel

Use of the Sistema di Interscambio is compulsory — a group cannot transmit outside it. Routing normally requires a codice destinatario or PEC address, and an accredited transmission channel. These operational details could not be verified from the authority directly.

What is in force in Italy

ChargeLocal nameIn force from
Issue and receiveFattura elettronica via Sistema di Interscambio1 January 2019; flat-rate taxpayers from 1 January 2024
Cross-border reportingDati transfrontalieri via SdI1 July 2022

The 2 separate filing obligations

Fattura elettronica

Also: FatturaPA · e-invoice

Issue and receive all domestic B2B invoices as FatturaPA XML through the SdI.

Who files
Parties resident or established in Italy. Non-established persons holding only an Italian VAT number are outside the issuing mandate.
Deadline
In force since 1 January 2019
Channel
Sistema di Interscambio (SdI), FatturaPA XML

DLgs 127/2015, art. 1 — Normattiva ↗

Dati transfrontalieri

Also: cross-border reporting

Report cross-border transaction data through the SdI.

Who files
Italian-established taxable persons
Deadline
Outbound within the invoice issuing deadline; inbound by the 15th of the following month
Channel
Sistema di Interscambio

DLgs 127/2015 — Normattiva ↗

Penalties

Governed by DLgs 471/1997 art. 6 as amended by DLgs 87/2024. Amounts could not be read from the primary text and are deliberately not stated.

What catches groups out in Italy

  • Technical specifications version 1.9.1 usable from 15 May 2026; new B2G specifications in force the same date.
  • Italy is the model ViDA will force others toward — and which Italy must itself align by 1 January 2035.

Recent changes affecting Italy

  • 2026-07-23 — Risoluzione 27/E introduces tax codes for ravvedimento of the information obligations.
  • 2026-04-09 — Provvedimento 112451/2026 sets out how the Comunicazione rilevante is filed and publishes the XML tracciato and XSD.
  • 2026-02-06 — Provvedimento 46523/2026 approves the unified annual declaration (modello GLOBE) covering all three Italian charges.

All dated changes →

Common questions

What must be filed in Italy under e-invoicing?

2 separate obligations: Fattura elettronica; Dati transfrontalieri.

When is the Fattura elettronica due in Italy?

In force since 1 January 2019. Filed by: Parties resident or established in Italy. Non-established persons holding only an Italian VAT number are outside the issuing mandate.. Channel: Sistema di Interscambio (SdI), FatturaPA XML.

When is the Dati transfrontalieri due in Italy?

Outbound within the invoice issuing deadline; inbound by the 15th of the following month. Filed by: Italian-established taxable persons. Channel: Sistema di Interscambio.

What access is needed before filing in Italy?

SdI routing identifier and transmission channel. Use of the Sistema di Interscambio is compulsory — a group cannot transmit outside it. Routing normally requires a codice destinatario or PEC address, and an accredited transmission channel. These operational details could not be verified from the authority directly.

What are the penalties in Italy?

Governed by DLgs 471/1997 art. 6 as amended by DLgs 87/2024. Amounts could not be read from the primary text and are deliberately not stated.

Where this comes from

Every row on this page was checked against the authority's own published page on 4 October 2026. Legal basis verified from Normattiva. Agenzia delle Entrate pages returned HTTP 403 throughout, so channel accreditation detail and penalty amounts are unverified.

Cite this page

Saurabh Satija, “Italy e-invoicing filing obligations”, https://saurabhsatija.com/e-invoicing-italy, accessed [date].

Quotation and citation with attribution and a link are welcome. The underlying data is open as JSON and as plain text.

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