Australia’s July 2025 e-Invoicing mandate: What global and growth-stage companies need to know

Understanding Australia’s impending e-invoicing mandate and how Peppol compliance will shape market entry and growth for international and high-growth businesses

By Ioana Ploesteanu, Product Marketing Manager, Tradeshift

Starting 1 July 2025, Australia’s e-invoicing mandate becomes fully enforceable across the economy. Businesses must be ready to receive and process invoices via the Peppol network upon request. 

For most local firms, compliance preparations are well underway. But if you’re an international company planning to enter Australia, or a high-growth business launching new entities, this regulation now becomes part of your expansion checklist.

In short: if you’re not Peppol-ready, you’re not market-ready.

👉 Read our Peppol e-book to better understand the Peppol ecosystem and how you can comply with e-invoicing mandates that require it.

What the mandate actually requires

By law, any Australian business, regardless of size, must, as of July 2025:

• Accept Peppol-format e-invoices when requested by a trading partner.
  
• Use the PINT A-NZ (Peppol International Invoice Australia-New Zealand) specification.
  
• Route invoices securely through a certified Peppol Access Point, such as Tradeshift.
  
• Retain invoice data in a compliant, auditable format for five years.

These requirements build on phased rollouts that began with government agencies and large enterprises in previous years. Now, the scope is universal. Whether you’re onboarding local suppliers or transacting with Australian customers, Peppol is the standard.

Why Peppol and how it works in Australia

Peppol (Pan-European Public Procurement On-Line) is a global e-invoicing network. It enables standardized, machine-readable invoice exchange between businesses and governments via accredited Access Points.

Australia adopted Peppol in 2019, with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) acting as the local Peppol Authority. Here’s how it works:

• Businesses connect to the Peppol network via a certified Access Point provider.
  
• Invoices are created using the PINT A-NZ schema, a local variation of the BIS Billing 3.0 standard.
  
• Invoices are delivered securely and directly from sender to recipient, with ABN validation, encryption, and audit trails built in.

No PDFs, no manual entry, no errors. Just fast, clean data exchange.

This structure makes Peppol ideal not just for compliance, but also for automation, transparency, and fraud reduction at scale.

The Expansion Factor: What Global Companies Must Prepare For

If you’re planning to:

• Launch a new subsidiary in Australia,
  
• Expand your trading operations there,
  
• Or onboard Australian suppliers or clients,

you must ensure your financial systems are Peppol-compatible from day one.

The catch? By July 2025, the window to select and implement a Peppol provider has already closed for most local businesses. But international and high-growth companies entering the market now still need to act.

And that’s where Tradeshift comes in.

👉 Check out our global e-invoicing compliance coverage. We offer compliance as a service in 60+ countries and compliance with clearance requirements in 12 countries.

Why Tradeshift Is the Right Peppol Access Point for Global and Growth Businesses

Tradeshift is a Certified Peppol Access Point in Australia, already serving multinational organizations and growth-stage companies across APAC, Europe, and the Americas.

Here’s why Tradeshift makes sense for your expansion plans:

• Global by design: Tradeshift supports cross-border Peppol connectivity, so your entities in Australia, Singapore, the EU, or the US can all invoice and get paid using the same infrastructure.
  
• Plug-and-play compliance: Instantly align with PINT A-NZ, connect to the Australian Peppol directory, and meet ATO standards without lifting a line of code.
  
• Enterprise scalability: Whether you’re sending 100 or 100,000 invoices a month, Tradeshift supports full automation, API integration, and ERP compatibility.
  
• Future-proofing: Regulatory updates? Format changes? New jurisdictions? Tradeshift evolves so you don’t have to reinvest in new systems every few years.
  
• Actionable insights: Beyond compliance, Tradeshift’s platform helps you optimize your AP/AR processes with data-rich dashboards and AI-powered workflow tools and reporting & analytics.

Choosing the right certified Access Point isn’t just a technical decision—it’s a strategic one. With Tradeshift, you don’t just meet the mandate. You build operational leverage.

Ready to expand to Australia?

Tradeshift can get you Peppol-compliant and invoice-ready fast. Book a demo and make your first transaction a compliant one.