UAE mandate timeline

eInvoicing in the UAE will soon be a legal requirement. This timeline highlights the official milestones announced by the FTA.

2024

Q3 2024

ASP certification requirements & procedures
Draft UAE data dictionary

2025

29 September 2025

eInvoicing legislation
Initial list of pre-approved service providers

2026

July 2026

Pilot programme &
voluntary implementation

31 July 2026

Wave 1

Revenue

=> AED 50m

ASP appointment

2027

1 January 2027

Wave 1

Revenue

=> AED 50m

Go-live

Go-live

Wave 2

Revenue

=> AED 50m

Wave 3

Revenue

=> AED 50m

31 March 2027

Wave 2

Revenue

=> AED 50m

ASP appointment

Wave 3

Revenue

=> AED 50m

ASP appointment

ASP appointment

ASP appointment

1 July 2027

Wave 2

Revenue

=> AED 50m

Go-live

Go-live

1  October 2027

Wave 3

Revenue

=> AED 50m

Go-live

Go-live

What it means for businesses

  • Mandatory scope
    B2B and B2G is covered under the scope currently; B2C not yet included
  • Data requirements
    50+ mandatory invoice fields (TRN, invoice codes, formats)
  • Real-time reporting
    Direct submissions via accredited service providers
  • Global framework
    Based on Peppol (PINT AE) standards for interoperability

Why early preparation helps

Implementation takes time

Onboarding, ERP integration, testing, and training cannot be left to the last minute

System gaps exist

Missing master data, VAT errors, and inconsistent codes need fixing ahead of rollout

Efficiency gains

Automated eInvoicing reduces errors, speeds workflows, and improves transparency

Strategic edge

Early movers unlock procurement savings, anomaly detection, and stronger compliance posture

Risks of delay

  • Financial penalties for non-compliance
  • Operational disruption if systems fail readiness checks
  • Rushed implementation → higher costs, unreliable vendors, and data leakage risks

How Esaltech supports you

Esaltech delivers a structured execution journey from start to success

1. Readiness & impact assessment

  • Understand how the wide-reaching new requirements will affect your systems, processes, data and people across our organisation Data gap analysis against the UAE eInvoicing reporting requirements

  • Understand what you need to do to bridge the gap, and develop a plan to get ready

2. Implementation

  • Design new, and updated processes and systems to meet the mandate

  • Clean and augment your data to align with new reporting needs

  • Integrate your systems with new eInvoicing software, and configure the system

  • Conduct comprehensive testing to ensure that works as it should across the breadth of your operations

  • Prepare your staff, as well as customers and suppliers, for the new ways of working

3. Ongoing success

  • Support to help monitor and resolve early-stage issues, followed by regular customer support

  • Targeted interventions to help your people adapt to the change, through monitoring, training, and customer care

  • Ongoing updates to the software to meet ever-changing requirements

  • Continuous system improvements and training refreshers

  • Supporting you through broader transformation by unlocking the value of eInvoicing: AI fraud detection, anomaly spotting, and procurement analytics

Learn more about the UAE mandate

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