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Serbia e-invoicing

Europe non-EU · Clearance (SEF platform)

Last updated September 21, 2026

Serbia keeps deepening SEF's role: e-invoice data increasingly drives VAT compliance, with pre-filled VAT returns now delayed to tax periods after 31 Dec 2026 (from Jan 2026). Electronic delivery notes run on their own track – mandatory towards the public sector since 1 Jan 2026, and for B2B from 1 Oct 2027.

Live now

Gilt für

B2B, B2G

April 1, 2026

Nächste Phasenfrist

SEF universal since 2023; new rules 1 Apr 2026

Betrifft mich das?

Zwei Fragen. Bei der Regel zur festen Niederlassung machen die meisten ausländischen Unternehmen Fehler.

Roughly how big is the business?

Is your business established in Serbia – a company, branch, or fixed establishment there?

Not in scope for Serbia

With no establishment and no Serbian VAT registration, SEF does not reach you – imports are documented on the buyer's side. Revisit if you set up locally or register for Serbian VAT (SEF duties can follow the registration, not just the establishment).

Registered without establishment – do not assume you are outside

Serbia's e-invoicing law attaches to VAT taxpayers – and a non-resident with a Serbian VAT registration through a tax proxy can fall within SEF's scope for domestic B2B and B2G transactions, per practitioner readings of the law. This is one of the stricter positions in the region: confirm your SEF status with your tax proxy or the tax administration rather than assuming an exemption.

In scope – SEF applies regardless of size

VAT-registered businesses of every size issue and receive UBL 2.1 e-invoices through SEF, the free state platform. The 1 Apr 2026 internal-invoicing rules apply to you too, and if you deliver goods to public-sector customers, electronic delivery notes have been required on that side since 1 Jan 2026. Watch Jan 2027: your VAT return starts arriving pre-filled from SEF data, so keeping SEF records clean becomes the whole game.

In scope – SEF plus the 1 Apr 2026 rules

You have issued and received through SEF since 2023 – the current work is the OG 109/2025 amendments, in force since 1 Apr 2026: e-invoices for retail sales to corporate cardholders (issued after the fiscal receipt), on-request e-invoices for public-entity retail purchases, and internal invoices created directly in SEF for reverse charges, adjustments, advances and cancellations. Next up: pre-filled VAT returns built on your SEF data from Jan 2027, and B2B e-delivery notes from 1 Oct 2027.

Phasen und wer wann betroffen ist

Ein einzelnes Datum verbirgt den gesamten Rollout. Hier ist die vollständige Abfolge.

2022

Public sector (B2G)

Suppliers to public administration from 1 May 2022; public-sector issuers to private entities from 1 Jul 2022 (Law on Electronic Invoicing, adopted May 2021).

Done

1 January 2023

All VAT-registered businesses (B2B)

B2B e-invoicing through SEF became mandatory, with electronic VAT recording tied to the platform.

Done

1 January 2026

Deliveries to the public sector

Electronic delivery notes (eOtpremnica) mandatory towards public-sector recipients – XML registered on the central platform before shipment, receipt confirmed within two working days.

Done

1 April 2026

All SEF users

OG 109/2025 amendments apply: e-invoices for retail sales to corporate cardholders, on-request e-invoices for public-entity retail purchases, internal invoices created directly in SEF.

Done

January 2027

All VAT taxpayers

Pre-filled VAT returns built from SEF data – delayed from Jan 2026, now applying to tax periods after 31 Dec 2026.

Next

1 July 2027

VAT payers buying from farmers

The OG 80/2026 amendments to the Law on Electronic Invoicing require VAT payers to record purchases from farmers electronically in SEF within 12 days after month-end. Most other amendments – including customs-declaration data made available in SEF – apply from 1 January 2027.

Future

1 October 2027

B2B deliveries

Electronic delivery notes become mandatory for private-sector B2B transactions – send and receive capability required.

Future

Die technischen Fakten

Die Standards, der Anwendungsbereich und die Termine, die das Mandat bestimmen – auf einen Blick.

Transaktionsumfang

B2B, B2G

Modell

Clearance (SEF platform)

Formate

SEF XML (UBL 2.1)

Region

Europe non-EU

STATUS

Live now

Anwendungsbereich

B2G e-invoicing through the state SEF platform since 1 May 2022 (public-sector issuers from 1 Jul 2022) and B2B since 1 Jan 2023, with VAT recording tied into SEF. The December 2025 amendments (OG 109/2025) apply from 1 Apr 2026: retail sales to corporate cardholders need an e-invoice after the fiscal receipt, public entities can require e-invoices for retail purchases, and internal invoices (reverse charge, adjustments, advances, cancellations) must be created directly in SEF.

Sanktionen und Übergangsfrist

Misdemeanour fines under the Law on Electronic Invoicing: RSD 200,000–2,000,000 for legal entities, RSD 50,000–500,000 for entrepreneurs and RSD 50,000–150,000 for responsible persons.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist das E-Rechnungs-Mandat in diesem Land?

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Serbia keeps deepening SEF's role: e-invoice data increasingly drives VAT compliance, with pre-filled VAT returns now delayed to tax periods after 31 Dec 2026 (from Jan 2026). Electronic delivery notes run on their own track – mandatory towards the public sector since 1 Jan 2026, and for B2B from 1 Oct 2027.

Ab wann ist die E-Rechnung in diesem Land verpflichtend?

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Status: Live now. Next key date: SEF universal since 2023; new rules 1 Apr 2026 (April 1, 2026).

Wer muss die E-Rechnung in diesem Land einhalten?

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B2G e-invoicing through the state SEF platform since 1 May 2022 (public-sector issuers from 1 Jul 2022) and B2B since 1 Jan 2023, with VAT recording tied into SEF. The December 2025 amendments (OG 109/2025) apply from 1 Apr 2026: retail sales to corporate cardholders need an e-invoice after the fiscal receipt, public entities can require e-invoices for retail purchases, and internal invoices (reverse charge, adjustments, advances, cancellations) must be created directly in SEF.

Welches E-Rechnungs-Format ist in diesem Land erforderlich?

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SEF XML (UBL 2.1). Model: Clearance (SEF platform).

Welche Sanktionen drohen bei Nichteinhaltung in diesem Land?

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Misdemeanour fines under the Law on Electronic Invoicing: RSD 200,000–2,000,000 for legal entities, RSD 50,000–500,000 for entrepreneurs and RSD 50,000–150,000 for responsible persons.

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