Compliance · 🇨🇭 Switzerland Phased rollout

Switzerland — Peppol BIS B2G ramp & Bundesverwaltung

Federal B2G ramping · No B2B mandate · Peppol BIS — regulator: Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung (ESTV). Facts last refreshed: 2026-05-05.

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

Switzerland is not an EU/EEA member. There's no federal B2B mandate.
Federal B2G is ramping toward universal Peppol BIS receipt — already true for most departments.
Some cantons run their own e-invoicing platforms; Flowie's AP routes correctly based on the recipient.
Cross-border to Switzerland from EU works fine over Peppol — Switzerland is a full Peppol participant.

Deadlines

Date	Who	What
2016-01-01	Federal contracting > CHF 5k	B2G e-invoicing accepted (not yet mandatory).
2024-01-01	Federal contracting universal receipt	All federal departments accept Peppol BIS.
No date	B2B mandate	Not on the agenda; market-led adoption only.

Background

Switzerland's approach is voluntary and market-led. The federal government accepts Peppol BIS but doesn't mandate it; cantons follow their own paths. Switzerland is, however, a full Peppol participant via OpenPeppol membership, and Flowie operates a Swiss-registered AP that handles the routing nuances — including the legacy Bundesverwaltung gateway.

Format profile

Peppol BIS 3.0.
Swiss UID: CHE-NNN.NNN.NNN.
Some cantons accept Swico-formatted XML for legacy reasons; rare.

Required fields

seller.uidstringrequired

Swiss UID.

Public sector (B2G)

Hub	Peppol identifier scheme	Lookup
Bundesverwaltung Peppol gateway	`0183:CHE-<uid>`	https://www.bk.admin.ch

Swiss federal departments registered as Peppol participants under scheme 0183.

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

Generic sandbox patterns apply — see Sandbox guide.

FAQ

Will Switzerland follow the EU's ViDA?

Not formally — Switzerland charts its own course. Practically, alignment is high because Swiss businesses trade heavily with EU counterparts.

References

Primary sources (government / regulator / standards body):

EFV · Receiving e-bills from the Confederation — Federal Finance Administration B2G portal.
EFV · Submitting e-bills to the Confederation — Supplier guide for federal e-invoicing.
EFV · List of administrative units — Registered federal e-bill recipients.

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

ecosio · Switzerland compliance — Industry analysis — eCH-0069 / swissDIGIN.
Basware · Switzerland compliance map — Industry compliance tracker.