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title: "New Zealand — Peppol e-invoicing via MBIE"
description: "New Zealand e-invoicing: Peppol PINT A-NZ, MBIE is the Peppol Authority. Government agencies handling >2,000 invoices/year must send and receive Peppol from 1 Jan 2026."
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# New Zealand — Peppol e-invoicing via MBIE

Compliance · 🇳🇿 New Zealand Phased rollout

# New Zealand — Peppol e-invoicing via MBIE

Peppol PINT A-NZ · MBIE Peppol Authority · NZ$33m supplier mandate Jan 2027 — regulator: [Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)](<https://www.mbie.govt.nz>). _Facts last refreshed: 2026-07-13._

Coverage model

Flowie operates a registered Peppol Access Point in this jurisdiction **directly** where we hold national accreditation, **or via a vetted local partner** registered with the in-country regulator where on-the-ground presence is required (KSeF, SDI intermediario, ZATCA service-provider, etc.). Either way, you call the same `POST /v1/documents/send`. 

## TL;DR

  * MBIE is New Zealand's **Peppol Authority** ; central-government agencies have had to _receive_ Peppol e-invoices since March 2022.
  * From **1 Jan 2026** , agencies handling > 2,000 domestic trade invoices/year must also _send_ Peppol e-invoices.
  * From **1 Jan 2027** , large suppliers (revenue > **NZ$33 m** in each of the previous two years) must invoice government via Peppol.
  * Format: **PINT A-NZ** (joint AU–NZ CIUS, mandatory since 15 May 2025; legacy A-NZ BIS deprecated).
  * Mandated agencies must pay 95% of Peppol invoices within 5 business days — strong commercial incentive.



## Deadlines

Date| Who| What  
---|---|---  
**2022-03-31**|  Central government agencies| Mandatory to receive Peppol e-invoices.  
**2025-05-15**|  All Peppol senders| Migration to PINT A-NZ; legacy A-NZ BIS deprecated.  
**2026-01-01**|  Agencies handling > 2,000 invoices/yr| Must also send Peppol e-invoices; pay 95% within 5 business days.  
**2027-01-01**|  Suppliers with revenue > NZ$33 m (last 2 yrs)| Must invoice government via Peppol.  
  
## Background

New Zealand and Australia jointly run Peppol in the region — same CIUS (PINT A-NZ), aligned timelines, single trans-Tasman registry. MBIE is the NZ Peppol Authority and accredits Access Points for the New Zealand domain.

Phase 1 (2022) made central-government agencies _receive-capable_. Phase 2 (1 January 2026) makes the larger agencies _send-capable_ and obliges them to pay Peppol invoices in 5 business days — a strong commercial pull factor for suppliers. Phase 3 (1 January 2027) flips the obligation onto large suppliers: revenue > NZ$33 m for two consecutive years means you _must_ bill central government over Peppol.

There is **no B2B mandate** and no central CTC. Peppol delivery is pure 4-corner; MBIE does not receive a copy. Since May 2025, sending invoices in the legacy A-NZ Peppol BIS 3.0 has been removed — only PINT A-NZ is accepted on the network.

## Format profile

  * **PINT A-NZ** on UBL 2.1 — joint AU–NZ CIUS.
  * Seller and buyer **NZBN** (New Zealand Business Number, 13 digits) used as Peppol participant ID under scheme `0088`.
  * GST registration number required for GST-registered sellers (8 digits).
  * Government B2G uses agency-issued purchase order in `BuyerReference`.



## Required fields

  * seller.nzbnstring (13 digits)required

NZ Business Number; used as Peppol participant ID.

  * seller.gstNumberstring (8 digits)required for GST-registered

NZ GST number — required to claim GST on the invoice.

  * buyerReferencestringrequired for B2G

Agency-issued purchase order; required to qualify for the 5-day payment SLA.




## Public sector (B2G)

Hub| Peppol identifier scheme| Lookup  
---|---|---  
**Central government agencies via Peppol**| `0088:`| <https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-employment/business/digital-transformation/einvoicing>  
  
Mandated agencies are listed on the MBIE eInvoicing register. Agencies handling > 2,000 invoices/yr must pay 95% of Peppol invoices within 5 business days.

## B2B reporting / clearance

_No central B2B reporting hub — pure transmission only._

## Error codes

_Generic Peppol BIS schematron error codes apply (`BR-*`, `EN16931-*`); no country-specific overlays._

## Testing in sandbox

What you want to test| How  
---|---  
New Zealand happy path| Sender NZBN `9429000000000`, recipient any NZBN in Flowie sandbox.  
  
## FAQ

### Is the legacy A-NZ Peppol BIS still accepted?

No — sending in legacy A-NZ BIS was removed on 15 May 2025. PINT A-NZ is the only supported specification on the network.

## References

**Primary sources** (government / regulator / standards body):

  * [MBIE · eInvoicing](<https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-employment/business/digital-transformation/einvoicing>) — New Zealand Peppol Authority.
  * [OpenPeppol · New Zealand profile](<https://peppol.org/learn-more/country-profiles/new-zealand/>) — PINT A-NZ Peppol profile.
  * [Inland Revenue NZ](<https://www.ird.govt.nz>) — Tax authority.



**Industry analyses** (vendor trackers — useful for cross-referencing):

  * [vatcalc · New Zealand B2G boost](<https://www.vatcalc.com/new-zealand/new-zealand-b2g-e-invoicing-boost/>) — Industry analysis — 2026/2027 mandate.