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Guide: Understand EAN invoicing for the public sector
Have you got your first public customer, and Do you need to invoice for your work?
Do you sit and get confused by words like EAN number, NemHandelsregisteret and OIOUBL format?
Having to move into the EAN area can seem long-winded and confusing, so if you're left wide-eyed and wondering, don't worry.
We have created a thorough guide so that you can feel both safe and secure when sending EAN invoices.
CVR vs. EAN - What's the difference?
CVR is an abbreviation for "The Central Business Register", and is the state's register and information portal for Danish companies.
All Danish companies must be CVR registered and have a CVR number. However, with a few exceptions for companies with an annual turnover of DKK 50,000 or less.
EAN, on the other hand, is an abbreviation of "European Article Numbering".
An EAN number is used for invoicing to public bodies, e.g. to municipalities, regions or companies established in NemHandelsregisteret.
Hvor CVR-fakturering primært foregår via e-mail med en faktura vedhæftet som PDF-fil eller via brev, foregår fakturering til det offentlige gennem e-fakturering via et EAN-nummer.
Send EAN invoice with Factofly
Be a freelancer without hassle and get paid without your own CVR number with Factofly. We help almost 3,000 others with an everyday life without administration.
E-invoicing
… Or electronic invoicing is a direct and electronic version of an invoice, where the invoice is created and processed in an electronic format between supplier and customer.
Electronic invoicing has many advantages:
- Your invoices are executed quickly
- Your invoices are posted automatically
- You can easily send electronic receipts or reminders
- You can easily invoice both the public and the private sector
- Minimizing manual errors
There are various accounting systems that you can use to create an e-invoice, which we present to you at the end of this post.
EAN invoicing for the public sector
To be able to send an EAN invoice to the public you must first get hold of the 13-digit EAN number, where for a regular invoice you would instead invoice via a CVR number.
The EAN number can be seen as the institution's or company's electronic address and ensures that your invoice ends up in the right place.
You can obtain the EAN number from the company or institution to which you must invoice, either directly or by searching on their website.
An institution with several departments may have different EAN numbers, which is a good idea to be aware of when invoicing.
There may also be some public recipients who invoice via their CVR number.
When the company receives an EAN invoice, they can pay from there via their system. If you do not invoice via an EAN number to these bodies, your invoice will be rejected.
Send EAN invoice with Factofly
Be a freelancer without hassle and get paid without your own CVR number with Factofly. We help almost 3,000 others with an everyday life without administration.
NemHandelsregisteret
NemHandelsregisteret exists to support secure and simple sending and receiving of EAN invoices.
NemHandelsregisteret belongs to the Danish Business Authority and is a form of overview portal and contact register.
Here you can find all Danish companies and authorities that accept EAN invoices and thus the OIOUBL format.
What is OIOUBL format?
OIOUBL format is the format in which your EAN invoice is sent, and consists of a total of 15 documents that help support that the process takes place safely.
It is generally a requirement that invoicing to the public sector must be done in this format.
Your invoice will be converted to this format, which must then be sent to NemHandelsregisteret. Subsequently, the NemHandlesregisteret sends the EAN invoice to the relevant public body.
Send EAN invoice with Factofly
Be a freelancer without hassle and get paid without your own CVR number with Factofly. We help almost 3,000 others with an everyday life without administration.
How to send an EAN invoice
If you have one CVR number, you can log in with your NemId Virk.dk.
Here you can create an invoice or credit note and enter the institution's or company's EAN number and fill in the other required fields.
You can then approve the invoice, where the system sends the invoice to the relevant public institution or company.
This means that the invoice is both sent and received in a special electronic format between the parties involved.
Get help with EAN invoicing
- Virk.dk is your free way to invoicing via an EAN number and using your NemId.
- Factofly able to easy and simple handling of EAN- invoicing for you and ensures that you receive payment for your work without creating a CVR number. With Factofly, you only pay a small fee when you invoice for your work.
- Dinner is an accounting program, from which you can e-invoice via an EAN number. There is both a free version and a version with payment requirements, DineroPro.
- Sproom is a platform from which you can send and receive electronic invoices. It is this platform that the accounting program Dinero uses. Here you can create a free account.
- Billy is also an accounting program from which you can send e-invoices through an EAN number. Billy also has a free version and additionally a pro and premium version with payment requirements.
Send EAN invoice with Factofly
Be a freelancer without hassle and get paid without your own CVR number with Factofly. We help almost 3,000 others with an everyday life without administration.
Get started with EAN invoicing
Where the CVR number is the identification number of Danish companies, the EAN number is the identification number for public bodies.
As previously mentioned, EAN stands for "European Article Numbering", and it is easy to get information from the number of your public customer.
After this, there are various forms of help available when it comes to EAN invoicing itself.
You can choose to get help from a freelance agency like us at Factofly, invoice yourself through an accounting program that offers this service, or invoice directly on Virk.dk with your nemID.
In this way, you ensure that your invoice to the public sector is sent correctly and in the special OIOUBL format.
In the end, it will secure both you and your customer, and we hope that you are now ready to send your first EAN invoice.
Guide: Understand EAN invoicing for the public sector
Have you got your first public customer, and Do you need to invoice for your work?
Do you sit and get confused by words like EAN number, NemHandelsregisteret and OIOUBL format?
Having to move into the EAN area can seem long-winded and confusing, so if you're left wide-eyed and wondering, don't worry.
We have created a thorough guide so that you can feel both safe and secure when sending EAN invoices.
CVR vs. EAN - What's the difference?
CVR is an abbreviation for "The Central Business Register", and is the state's register and information portal for Danish companies.
All Danish companies must be CVR registered and have a CVR number. However, with a few exceptions for companies with an annual turnover of DKK 50,000 or less.
EAN, on the other hand, is an abbreviation of "European Article Numbering".
An EAN number is used for invoicing to public bodies, e.g. to municipalities, regions or companies established in NemHandelsregisteret.
Hvor CVR-fakturering primært foregår via e-mail med en faktura vedhæftet som PDF-fil eller via brev, foregår fakturering til det offentlige gennem e-fakturering via et EAN-nummer.
Send EAN invoice with Factofly
Be a freelancer without hassle and get paid without your own CVR number with Factofly. We help almost 3,000 others with an everyday life without administration.
E-invoicing
… Or electronic invoicing is a direct and electronic version of an invoice, where the invoice is created and processed in an electronic format between supplier and customer.
Electronic invoicing has many advantages:
- Your invoices are executed quickly
- Your invoices are posted automatically
- You can easily send electronic receipts or reminders
- You can easily invoice both the public and the private sector
- Minimizing manual errors
There are various accounting systems that you can use to create an e-invoice, which we present to you at the end of this post.
EAN invoicing for the public sector
To be able to send an EAN invoice to the public you must first get hold of the 13-digit EAN number, where for a regular invoice you would instead invoice via a CVR number.
The EAN number can be seen as the institution's or company's electronic address and ensures that your invoice ends up in the right place.
You can obtain the EAN number from the company or institution to which you must invoice, either directly or by searching on their website.
An institution with several departments may have different EAN numbers, which is a good idea to be aware of when invoicing.
There may also be some public recipients who invoice via their CVR number.
When the company receives an EAN invoice, they can pay from there via their system. If you do not invoice via an EAN number to these bodies, your invoice will be rejected.
Send EAN invoice with Factofly
Be a freelancer without hassle and get paid without your own CVR number with Factofly. We help almost 3,000 others with an everyday life without administration.
NemHandelsregisteret
NemHandelsregisteret exists to support secure and simple sending and receiving of EAN invoices.
NemHandelsregisteret belongs to the Danish Business Authority and is a form of overview portal and contact register.
Here you can find all Danish companies and authorities that accept EAN invoices and thus the OIOUBL format.
What is OIOUBL format?
OIOUBL format is the format in which your EAN invoice is sent, and consists of a total of 15 documents that help support that the process takes place safely.
It is generally a requirement that invoicing to the public sector must be done in this format.
Your invoice will be converted to this format, which must then be sent to NemHandelsregisteret. Subsequently, the NemHandlesregisteret sends the EAN invoice to the relevant public body.
Send EAN invoice with Factofly
Be a freelancer without hassle and get paid without your own CVR number with Factofly. We help almost 3,000 others with an everyday life without administration.
How to send an EAN invoice
If you have one CVR number, you can log in with your NemId Virk.dk.
Here you can create an invoice or credit note and enter the institution's or company's EAN number and fill in the other required fields.
You can then approve the invoice, where the system sends the invoice to the relevant public institution or company.
This means that the invoice is both sent and received in a special electronic format between the parties involved.
Get help with EAN invoicing
- Virk.dk is your free way to invoicing via an EAN number and using your NemId.
- Factofly able to easy and simple handling of EAN- invoicing for you and ensures that you receive payment for your work without creating a CVR number. With Factofly, you only pay a small fee when you invoice for your work.
- Dinner is an accounting program, from which you can e-invoice via an EAN number. There is both a free version and a version with payment requirements, DineroPro.
- Sproom is a platform from which you can send and receive electronic invoices. It is this platform that the accounting program Dinero uses. Here you can create a free account.
- Billy is also an accounting program from which you can send e-invoices through an EAN number. Billy also has a free version and additionally a pro and premium version with payment requirements.
Send EAN invoice with Factofly
Be a freelancer without hassle and get paid without your own CVR number with Factofly. We help almost 3,000 others with an everyday life without administration.
Get started with EAN invoicing
Where the CVR number is the identification number of Danish companies, the EAN number is the identification number for public bodies.
As previously mentioned, EAN stands for "European Article Numbering", and it is easy to get information from the number of your public customer.
After this, there are various forms of help available when it comes to EAN invoicing itself.
You can choose to get help from a freelance agency like us at Factofly, invoice yourself through an accounting program that offers this service, or invoice directly on Virk.dk with your nemID.
In this way, you ensure that your invoice to the public sector is sent correctly and in the special OIOUBL format.
In the end, it will secure both you and your customer, and we hope that you are now ready to send your first EAN invoice.
