French cross-border reporting request
Choose an invoice report for a cross-border invoice or credit note, and a payment report for a payment received on one.
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French cross-border invoice report
Reports one invoice or credit note issued to a business established outside France. These operations are not exchanged over the French e-invoicing network, so they are reported to the French tax administration instead. The reporting company must carry its own French VAT number as well as its SIREN; cross-border reports identify the seller by both.
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
reference | string | Yes | Your unique reference for this submission, at most 128 characters. It is the idempotency key: retrying the exact same request with the same reference files nothing again and returns the report filed the first time, with duplicate: true. Every new submission, corrections and cancellations included, needs its own reference. Example: "EREPORT-INV-2026-000431" |
action | submit | correct | cancel | No | Use submit for a new report, correct to replace a report you filed earlier for the same period or document, or cancel to cancel it. Corrections and cancellations are matched on the data that identifies the report (for example the day and category of a daily total, or the document number of an invoice), and always need a new reference. Defaults to submit. Default: submit. Example: "submit". Values: submit, correct, cancel |
type | string | Yes | Choose invoice to report a single cross-border invoice or credit note issued to a business. Value: invoice |
documentNumber | string | Yes | The number of the invoice or credit note being reported. A payment report refers back to it, and a correction or cancellation is matched on it. Example: "INV-2026-000431" |
documentType | invoice | creditNote | No | Whether the reported document is an invoice or a credit note. Defaults to invoice. Default: invoice. Example: "invoice". Values: invoice, creditNote |
issueDate | string (date) | Yes | Date on which the document was issued. Example: "2026-01-15". Format: date |
dueDate | string | null | No | Date on which the amount is due, when the document names one. Example: "2026-02-14". Format: date |
currency | string (enum) | No | Three-letter currency code of the reported amounts. EUR is used when this field is omitted. Default: EUR. Example: "EUR". Values: XUA, AFN, DZD, ARS, AMD, AWG, AUD, AZN, BSD, BHD, THB, PAB, BBD, BYN, BZD, BMD, VES, VED, BOB, XBA, XBB, XBD, XBC, BRL, BND, BGN, BIF, CVE, CAD, KYD, XOF, XAF, XPF, CLP, XTS, COP, KMF, CDF, BAM, NIO, CRC, CUP, CZK, GMD, DKK, MKD, DJF, STN, DOP, VND, XCD, EGP, SVC, ETB, EUR, FKP, FJD, HUF, GHS, GIP, XAU, HTG, PYG, GNF, GYD, HKD, UAH, ISK, INR, IRR, IQD, JMD, JOD, KES, PGK, KWD, AOA, MMK, LAK, GEL, LBP, ALL, HNL, LRD, LYD, SZL, LSL, MGA, MWK, MYR, MUR, MXN, MXV, MDL, MAD, MZN, BOV, NGN, ERN, NAD, NPR, ANG, ILS, TWD, NZD, BTN, KPW, NOK, MRU, TOP, PKR, XPD, MOP, UYU, PHP, XPT, GBP, BWP, QAR, GTQ, ZAR, OMR, KHR, RON, MVR, IDR, RUB, RWF, SHP, SAR, XDR, RSD, SCR, SLE, XAG, SGD, PEN, SBD, KGS, SOS, TJS, SSP, LKR, XSU, SDG, SRD, SEK, CHF, SYP, BDT, WST, TZS, KZT, XXX, TTD, MNT, TND, TRY, TMT, AED, UGX, CLF, COU, UYW, UYI, USD, USN, UZS, VUV, CHE, CHW, KRW, YER, JPY, CNY, ZMW, ZWG, PLN |
buyer | object | Yes | The foreign business the reported operation was invoiced to |
taxExclusiveAmount | string | Yes | Total amount of the document excluding VAT. Example: "10000.00" |
taxAmount | string | Yes | Total VAT amount of the document. Example: "0.00" |
vatBreakdown | object[] | Yes | Breakdown of the document total by VAT rate. Include one entry for every VAT rate used. Min items: 1 |
French cross-border payment report
Reports a payment received on a cross-border invoice. Report the invoice first, then report the payment for the day it was received. Only accepted for companies registered with VAT due on payment.
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
reference | string | Yes | Your unique reference for this submission, at most 128 characters. It is the idempotency key: retrying the exact same request with the same reference files nothing again and returns the report filed the first time, with duplicate: true. Every new submission, corrections and cancellations included, needs its own reference. Example: "EREPORT-INV-2026-000431" |
action | submit | correct | cancel | No | Use submit for a new report, correct to replace a report you filed earlier for the same period or document, or cancel to cancel it. Corrections and cancellations are matched on the data that identifies the report (for example the day and category of a daily total, or the document number of an invoice), and always need a new reference. Defaults to submit. Default: submit. Example: "submit". Values: submit, correct, cancel |
type | string | Yes | Choose payment to report a payment received on a cross-border invoice you reported earlier. Value: payment |
invoiceNumber | string | Yes | The documentNumber of the invoice report this payment belongs to. The invoice must have been reported before its payment can be. Example: "INV-2026-000431" |
issueDate | string (date) | Yes | Date on which the invoice was issued. Example: "2026-01-15". Format: date |
date | string (date) | Yes | Date on which the payment was received. Example: "2026-02-10". Format: date |
currency | string (enum) | No | Three-letter currency code of the received amounts. EUR is used when this field is omitted. Default: EUR. Example: "EUR". Values: XUA, AFN, DZD, ARS, AMD, AWG, AUD, AZN, BSD, BHD, THB, PAB, BBD, BYN, BZD, BMD, VES, VED, BOB, XBA, XBB, XBD, XBC, BRL, BND, BGN, BIF, CVE, CAD, KYD, XOF, XAF, XPF, CLP, XTS, COP, KMF, CDF, BAM, NIO, CRC, CUP, CZK, GMD, DKK, MKD, DJF, STN, DOP, VND, XCD, EGP, SVC, ETB, EUR, FKP, FJD, HUF, GHS, GIP, XAU, HTG, PYG, GNF, GYD, HKD, UAH, ISK, INR, IRR, IQD, JMD, JOD, KES, PGK, KWD, AOA, MMK, LAK, GEL, LBP, ALL, HNL, LRD, LYD, SZL, LSL, MGA, MWK, MYR, MUR, MXN, MXV, MDL, MAD, MZN, BOV, NGN, ERN, NAD, NPR, ANG, ILS, TWD, NZD, BTN, KPW, NOK, MRU, TOP, PKR, XPD, MOP, UYU, PHP, XPT, GBP, BWP, QAR, GTQ, ZAR, OMR, KHR, RON, MVR, IDR, RUB, RWF, SHP, SAR, XDR, RSD, SCR, SLE, XAG, SGD, PEN, SBD, KGS, SOS, TJS, SSP, LKR, XSU, SDG, SRD, SEK, CHF, SYP, BDT, WST, TZS, KZT, XXX, TTD, MNT, TND, TRY, TMT, AED, UGX, CLF, COU, UYW, UYI, USD, USN, UZS, VUV, CHE, CHW, KRW, YER, JPY, CNY, ZMW, ZWG, PLN |
vatBreakdown | object[] | Yes | Amounts received, grouped by VAT rate. Amounts include VAT. Min items: 1 |
Used by
French B2CPayment Vat Breakdown
Daily received payment total for one VAT rate.
French cross-border invoice report
Reports one invoice or credit note issued to a business established outside France. These operations are not exchanged over the French e-invoicing network, so they are reported to the French tax administration instead. The reporting company must carry its own French VAT number as well as its SIREN; cross-border reports identify the seller by both.