Support for E-Invoicing via a Plateforme Agréée for French Shopify Stores

France’s e-invoicing reform took effect on September 1, 2026. All VAT-registered businesses in France must now be able to receive structured e-invoices, while large and mid-sized companies must also issue them. SMEs and micro-enterprises will follow on September 1, 2027.

Under the new requirements, domestic B2B invoices and credit notes must be exchanged through accredited platforms, known as Plateformes Agréées (PAs), rather than simply sent as PDF documents.

Sufio is now launching support for submitting French Shopify e-invoices through a certified PA, helping affected stores comply without changing how they handle orders and documents.

New e-invoicing regulations in France

The reform arrives in two stages. Receiving e-invoices became mandatory for every VAT-registered business in September 2026, while the obligation to issue them depends on the size of the company:

Most Shopify stores belong to the second group, so their deadline to issue is September 2027.

There's still a good reason to prepare now, as large and mid-sized companies are already sending e-invoices, and a request for one may reach you well before your own deadline.

The obligation covers domestic B2B sales between businesses established in France and registered for VAT. B2C sales, sales to customers without a VAT number, and international sales fall outside it, although separate e-reporting requirements may apply.

A PDF or paper invoice on its own no longer satisfies the requirements. The legally valid document is a structured e-invoice in one of three accepted formats: Factur-X, UBL, or CII, all based on the European standard EN 16931. You can still give your customer a visual copy for convenience.

E-invoices are exchanged through PAs accredited by the French tax administration (DGFiP). Each business designates a PA, which registers it in the national directory, known as the annuaire. This directory then lets platforms route e-invoices to the right recipient.

Support for French e-invoices in Sufio

As of September 2026, Sufio supports e-invoicing via a French Plateforme Agréée for Shopify merchants based in France, generating and submitting structured e-invoices for qualifying invoices and credit notes.

Sufio has supported the previous version of France's e-invoicing standard by embedding Factur-X data in French PDF invoices and credit notes since January 2025. This release goes further by registering your company with a PA and delivering structured e-invoices to your customer's platform. You can keep using Factur-X PDF invoices for Shopify alongside the new e-invoicing system.

Your daily routine stays the same. Invoices created from qualifying Shopify orders are submitted automatically once you enable automatic submission, as are credit notes from refunds and returns. If you prefer not to enable automatic submission, all invoices and credit notes can still be submitted manually.

Find out more in our guide to sending e-invoices via PA for Shopify stores in France.

How do we handle e-invoicing in France?

For every qualifying French B2B invoice and credit note, Sufio generates a structured e-invoice in UBL, one of the formats accepted by the reform. This happens in the background, without any extra steps on your part.

Sufio then submits the document through a certified Plateforme Agréée. During registration, you sign a mandate designating that PA as your company's sending platform, and the PA lists your company in the annuaire.

From there, the e-invoice is delivered to your customer's PA, where it can be processed automatically in their accounting or ERP system. The benefit is that nobody has to enter the data by hand.

Your PDF documents remain unchanged. Merchants and their customers keep the human-readable invoice they're used to viewing and sharing, while the structured e-invoice takes care of compliance and automation behind the scenes.

Does submitting e-invoices incur any additional fees?

Submitting documents through a certified PA carries costs, so Sufio charges a small fee for each e-invoice.

The fee is $0.05 USD per e-invoice, up to a monthly maximum based on your plan.

You're only charged for e-invoices that are successfully delivered. Documents that don't reach your customer's platform cost you nothing.

How do I enable e-invoicing in my Sufio account?

Setting up takes two steps. You first register your company, then verify that you're entitled to act on its behalf. Once your registration is active, you can choose how your e-invoices are submitted.

Start by filling in your company details in Sufio, including your VAT number and bank account. Approve the usage charges for delivered e-invoices, then click Register for e-invoicing. Our guide explains how to register your Shopify store for French e-invoicing.

The second step is proof of identity. The PA needs to confirm that the person acting for your company is authorized to do so, and a short wizard opened from Sufio guides you through it:

• Confirm your company details and SIREN.
• Enter the legal representative’s details.
• Upload photographs of their ID document or passport.
• Electronically sign the mandate designating the PA.

Once the verification is complete, you can enable automatic submission for qualifying B2B invoices and credit notes. It's off by default, so no documents are sent until you turn it on. If you prefer to decide case by case, you can submit e-invoices manually instead.

Further e-invoicing support

E-reporting for B2C sales, the second pillar of the French reform, will be added in the coming months.

With this release, France joins Belgium among the countries where Sufio not only generates e-invoices but also delivers them. In Belgium, delivery runs through the Peppol network. This update builds on the formats we already support, such as ZUGFeRD in Germany and Factur-X in France.

We'll keep expanding our e-invoicing support in line with national roadmaps. Polish and Spanish e-invoicing are next, so stay tuned for more news later this year.