Spain's mandatory e-invoicing between businesses comes from the Crea y Crece Law, developed by Royal Decree 238/2026 (in force since 20 April 2026). But its deadlines do not count from the decree: they count from a technical ministerial order that, as of this page, has not been published yet. Anyone selling you an urgent adaptation «because it's already in force» is telling half the story.
Mixing up Verifactu and B2B e-invoicing is the most common question we get. The quick way to keep them apart:
Law 11/2021 and RD 1007/2023: your software must sign and chain every invoice, with a QR code and an unalterable record. 1 January 2027 (companies) and 1 July 2027 (self-employed). Fines up to €50,000 per year.
Crea y Crece Law and RD 238/2026: a machine-readable structured file (Facturae, UBL, CII or EDIFACT, per the European standard EN 16931), sent through an exchange platform, plus the duty to report the payment status afterwards.
One does not replace the other. A business invoicing other businesses will end up complying with both — and the sensible thing is for its ERP or module to solve both without parallel systems.
Approved, but the clock is stopped. This is what is published and what is not, as of August 2026.
The calendar trap: even if you are in scope in 2028, your large customers are in scope a year earlier — and they will ask their entire supplier base to adapt. Full detail, with sources, in our B2B e-invoicing guide (Spanish).
It is the firm date and it comes first. Unsure whether it applies to you and from when? The calculator tells you in a minute.
What their e-invoicing plan and date are. GoldenSoft, the ERP we implement, is ready for Spain's mandatory e-invoicing.
FactuSign, our Verifactu module for PrestaShop and WooCommerce, will evolve on the same platform: today's investment keeps its value tomorrow.
It will remain the visual copy for people. What changes is the file that travels between machines, not what you read.
We write only when the official calendar becomes final and when FactuSign and our ERPs support B2B e-invoicing. No weekly emails. Email confirmation (double opt-in), one-click unsubscribe.
General information, not tax advice: the e-invoicing dates are the likely ones as of this page and will move if the ministerial order is delayed. The only firm dates are Verifactu's.
No. The regulation (RD 238/2026) has been in force since 20 April 2026, but the obligation only starts counting from the entry into force of a technical ministerial order that has not been published to date. Until then, any date is an estimate.
Likely 12 months after that order if your business invoices over €8 million a year, and 24 months after for everyone else (self-employed included). If the order came into force on 1 October 2026, as its draft proposes, that would mean October 2027 and October 2028 — indicative dates, not official ones.
No. They are two different obligations: Verifactu concerns how you issue (signed record, QR) and has firm dates — 1 January 2027 for companies, 1 July 2027 for the self-employed —; B2B e-invoicing concerns the format and the channel the invoice travels through. You will end up complying with both, ideally with the same system.
Solve Verifactu, which is the firm date; ask your ERP or provider in writing what their e-invoicing plan is; and if you sell through an online store, join our alert: FactuSign will evolve on the same platform once the calendar is final, with no system change.
It's the cascade effect: those in scope in 2027 will ask their whole supplier base to adapt earlier. Tell us your case and we'll tell you what we would do — and what isn't needed yet.