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What a compliant invoice must show in United Arab Emirates.

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

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

What the invoice must show

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

Document title
The words “TAX INVOICE” must appear (a seller registered for the tax)
Tax shown in
AEDUAE Central Bank exchange rate at the date of supply (Article 69, Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017)

How each party is identified

The registration numbers and their formats the United Arab Emirates rules expect on the invoice.

Seller
TRN Tax Registration Number · 15 digits, starting 1, ending 03 · always
Buyer
Recipient TRN buyer TRN (where registered) · 15 digits, starting 1, ending 03 · when registered for the tax
Seller
Trade licence no.
Seller
Licensing authority
Seller
TIN
Buyer
Recipient TIN
Buyer
Recipient trade licence no.
Buyer
Recipient licensing authority
Seller
Emirate
Buyer
Recipient emirate

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.

Reverse charge — the Recipient shall account for the tax (Article 48, Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017)
Zero-rated — export of goods outside the Implementing States (Article 45(1), Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017)
Zero-ratedstatute ↗
Zero-rated supply (Article 45, Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017)
Exempt supply (Article 46, Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017)
Out of scopestatute ↗
Outside the scope of UAE VAT — place of supply outside the State (Article 27)
Foreign seller (import)statute ↗
UAE VAT not charged by the supplier — VAT on importation is accounted for by the importer (Articles 48(1) and 50, Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017)
The client's step: From July 2026 UAE-established businesses exchange e-invoices (PINT AE) through an Accredited Service Provider — the client's step.

Art. 59(1) Executive Regulation: the words 'Tax Invoice', supplier name/address/TRN, recipient name/address/TRN where registered, sequential number, date of issue, date of supply if different, description, per line unit price/quantity/rate/amount in AED, discounts, gross amount in AED, tax amount in AED with the exchange rate where converted, reverse-charge statement; issued within 14 days; simplified ≤ AED 10,000.

The format, and who sends it

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

Legal format(s)
EN 16931 UBL (Peppol BIS 3.0) · PDF invoice · (roadmap: Peppol PINT (national profile))
Transmission
A clearance platform or accredited channel — the seller's own step (see above)

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