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What a compliant invoice must show in Denmark.

The fields, the party identifiers, the exact statutory wording for each tax treatment and the DKK rule — each cited to the statute or the tax authority, not a summary of one.

Tax figure in DKK Legal format EN 16931 UBL (Peppol BIS 3.0) PDF counts as the invoice

What the invoice must show

The content Denmark's rules put on the face of the document, beyond the parties, line items and totals every invoice carries.

Document title
Faktura Invoice
Tax shown in
DKKmomsbeløbet i danske kroner eller omregningskursen til danske kroner fremgår af fakturaen (momsbekendtgørelsen § 57, stk. 1)
Payment terms
Due date or payment terms required

How each party is identified

The registration numbers and their formats the Denmark rules expect on the invoice.

Seller
CVR-nr. / momsnr. VAT number · DK + 8 digits · always
Buyer
CVR-nr. / momsnr. buyer VAT number · DK + 8 digits · when registered for the tax

The exact wording, by tax treatment

When no tax is charged, the invoice has to say why — in the words the law names. Each is linked to the statute or tax authority it was read from.

Omvendt betalingspligt — køber afregner momsen (momslovens § 46)Reverse charge — the buyer settles the VAT
Intra-Community supplystatute ↗
Momsfri EU-leverance — momslovens § 34, stk. 1, nr. 1VAT exempt intra-Community supply
Momsfri eksport — momslovens § 34, stk. 1, nr. 5VAT exempt export
Momsfritaget — momslovens § 13VAT exempt
Out of scopestatute ↗
Ikke momspligtig i Danmark — leveringssted i udlandet (momslovens § 16)Not taxable in Denmark
Foreign seller (import)statute ↗
Uden dansk moms — levering fra et land uden for EU; importmoms afregnes af importøren (momslovens § 12)VAT not charged — supply outside the scope of Danish VAT; import VAT is accounted for on importation by the importer (Art. 2(1)(d), 30, 70 and 201, Directive 2006/112/EC).

Momsbekendtgørelsen § 57: udstedelsesdato, fortløbende nummer, sælgers CVR/SE-nr., navn og adresse, mængde og art, leveringsdato, enhedspris ekskl. moms, rabatter, momssats, momsbeløb; forenklet ≤ 3.000 kr.

The format, and who sends it

A plain PDF still counts as the invoice in Denmark; a structured e-invoice is accepted where the buyer asks for it.

Legal format(s)
EN 16931 UBL (Peppol BIS 3.0) · PDF invoice
Transmission
Sent supplier→buyer; no government clearance in the path

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Every generated invoice is validated on your machine against the official artefacts — the OASIS UBL/CII schemas, the CEN EN 16931 schematron, Peppol BIS 3.0, KoSIT XRechnung, FatturaPA, KSeF FA(3) and the Peppol PINT packages. This page is a reference for build scoping; it is not legal or tax advice.

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