E-invoicing for trades and crafts

Trades and crafts businesses invoice both consumers and companies. Nothing changes for consumer invoices; the rules apply to work for companies, property managers and developers.

What the deadlines mean for you

Based on a typical business in this industry: sole trader, charges VAT, consumers and business customers, 10 to 50 invoices a month. Your case may differ, so run the check.

• Issuing e-invoices

  Upcoming6 October 2028

  All other businesses and the self-employed must issue and receive e-invoices with business customers from 6 October 2028.

  Source: Art. 2 bis Ley 56/2007; RD 238/2026 disp. final 4ª.1.b); Orden HAC/1028/2026

• Compliant software

  Not affected

  If you only write, print and store invoices by hand or in Word or Excel, you are not using an invoicing system and VeriFactu does not affect you while that stays the case.

  Source: Art. 29.2.j LGT; RD 1007/2023 art. 1; FAQ AEAT (criterio interpretativo)

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A typical setup

A typical setup: quotes and invoices from a phone on site, an export for the tax adviser, and an inbox for the many supplier invoices that already arrive as e-invoices.

General information, not tax advice. Ask your tax adviser about your specific case.