Receive French e-invoices automatically
French e-invoicing software that puts your suppliers' invoices straight into your books.
How French e-invoicing works in Quaderno
One setup, and Quaderno handles the receiving side of the French mandate for you.
Registered on the French network
After a one-time identity check, Quaderno registers your account on the French e-invoicing network under your SIREN. Your suppliers can find you and send to you, which is exactly what the mandate asks of every French business.
Supplier invoices become expenses
When a supplier sends an electronic invoice to your SIREN, Quaderno reads it and creates the expense for you. It matches the supplier to an existing contact or creates a new one, and pulls in every line item and amount. Nothing to retype, nothing to file.
The original file stays attached
Every e-invoice arrives as a structured file, and Quaderno stores that original alongside the expense it created. If the administration or your accountant ever asks what you actually received, it is there.
French e-invoicing software that ends the manual data entry
No more manual entry
Supplier invoices arrive parsed and ready. Contact, line items, amounts and taxes are already in place, so the work is a review rather than a re-keying.
No duplicates
If an e-invoice you already have comes through again, Quaderno recognises it and leaves your books alone. No double posting and no double payment.
Compliant from day one
Being reachable on the network is the obligation that applies to every French business, whatever its size. Connect once and it is covered.
Built for businesses that sell beyond France
The same account handles your VAT calculation, invoicing and reporting across every country you sell in, so France is one more jurisdiction rather than one more tool.
Receiving today, sending next
The French e-invoicing integration is in early access, and right now it covers the receiving side. That is the obligation that applies to every French business, whatever its size, so it is the part worth solving first.
Sending is coming, and it will make Quaderno a complete e-invoicing solution in France. If you want the full picture of how the French system fits together, our guide to e-invoicing in France covers the rules, the deadlines and the platforms.
Start receiving your French e-invoices
Connect Quaderno once and supplier invoices will land in your account as expenses. No manual entry required.
Frequently asked questions about French e-invoicing
When do I have to be able to receive e-invoices in France?
Since 1 September 2026. Every business registered for French VAT must be able to receive e-invoices in France through the network. There is no turnover threshold and no exemption for being small. Even a business that never issues an invoice is in scope, because it still receives them from its suppliers.
I am not established in France. Does this apply to me?
The e-invoicing obligation covers transactions between businesses established in France. If you are registered for French VAT but not established there, you generally fall under e-reporting instead. Watch the size test though: for a foreign business, company size is judged on the whole entity, not on how small its French activity is.
How does Quaderno receive my supplier invoices?
Quaderno registers your account on the French network under your SIREN number. When a supplier addresses an electronic invoice to that number, it is delivered to Quaderno, which reads the structured file and creates an expense in your account automatically.
Can I send e-invoices to my customers with Quaderno?
Not yet. The French e-invoicing integration currently covers receiving, which is the obligation every French business already has. Outbound sending is in development.
Why is Quaderno not on the approved platform list?
Because Quaderno is an opérateur de dématérialisation (OD), not a plateforme agréée. An OD is a software provider that prepares compliant invoice data and connects to a plateforme agréée for the transmission. ODs do not appear on the approved platform registry, and that is by design rather than a gap.
How long does setup take?
Plan for two to three days end to end. The identity check is reviewed by our compliance team within one to two business days, and once you are approved your registration takes up to another day to propagate across the network. E-invoices can arrive from then on.
What does it cost?
Receiving electronic invoices is free until 1 October 2026, then €0.07 per invoice received. There is no separate subscription for it, so setting it up early costs you nothing.
What about suppliers who still send me a PDF?
A PDF or paper invoice is not void. French tax authorities have confirmed it can still be processed, paid and its VAT deducted, provided it reflects a real transaction and carries the required information. You should not block a payment purely because the invoice arrived outside the electronic channel. Handle those the way you do today, and ask the supplier to resend through the network where you can.