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Paraguay e-invoicing

Americas · Clearance (DNIT approval)

Clearance through SIFEN: each DTE is digitally signed and approved by the DNIT, with over 2 billion DTEs processed by January 2026. RG DNIT 52/2026 sets the closing calendar – group 20 joined 1 Sep 2026, group 21 follows 1 Dec 2026, and groups 22–24 land on 2 Mar, 1 Jun and 1 Sep 2027. One extension of up to three months is possible on written request at least 30 working days ahead.

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Applies to

B2B, B2C, B2G

December 1, 2026

Next phase deadline

Group 21 joins SIFEN 1 Dec 2026

Does this apply to me?

Two questions. The fixed-establishment rule is where most foreign businesses get it wrong.

Roughly how big is the business?

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

Not in scope for Paraguay

With no establishment and no RUC, SIFEN does not reach you – imports are documented on the buyer's side. Revisit if you register locally or start supplying the Paraguayan state.

RUC-registered – designation decides, not size

A foreign business holding a Paraguayan RUC is inside the system the moment the DNIT designates it – the resolutions name taxpayers, not establishment types. Selling to the state already requires SIFEN. Check the RG DNIT 52/2026 annex for your RUC rather than assuming you are outside.

In scope – check your group in RG DNIT 52/2026

Smaller taxpayers come in through groups 19–24: 1 Jun and 1 Sep 2026 have passed, 1 Dec 2026 is next, then 2 Mar, 1 Jun and 1 Sep 2027. The free e-Kuatia'i tool covers low-volume issuers. If the dates are impossible, one extension of up to three months can be requested in writing at least 30 working days before your date.

In scope – you are likely already on SIFEN

Larger taxpayers were designated in groups 1–18 (2022–2025), and every state supplier or contractor has needed SIFEN since 2 Jan 2026. If you were named in RG DNIT 52/2026, check your group's date – group 21 joins 1 Dec 2026 – and remember your paper timbrado dies the day after it.

Phases & who's affected when

A single date hides the rollout. Here's the full sequence.

2022 – 2025

Groups 1–18 – pilot to large and medium taxpayers

Phased SIFEN rollout under Decreto 872/2018 and Ley 6380/2019, designated group by group from RG 105/2021 onward.

Done

2 January 2026

State suppliers and contractors

All suppliers and contractors to the state must issue through SIFEN (RG DNIT 41/2025, under Ley 7021/2022).

Done

1 June 2026

Group 19

First of the six groups designated by RG DNIT 52/2026 (≈ 3,000 taxpayers in total across groups 19–24).

Done

1 September 2026

Group 20

Pre-printed and self-printed timbrado lost validity the following day. One extension of up to 3 months was available on prior written request.

Done

1 December 2026

Group 21

Next SIFEN wave under RG DNIT 52/2026; paper timbrado lapses the day after.

Next

2027

Groups 22–24 – final waves

Group 22 on 2 Mar 2027, group 23 on 1 Jun 2027 and group 24 on 1 Sep 2027 complete the RG DNIT 52/2026 calendar.

Future

The technical facts

The standards, scope and dates that define the mandate – at a glance.

Transaction scope

B2B, B2C, B2G

Model

Clearance (DNIT approval)

Formats

SIFEN XML (DTE, digitally signed)

Region

Americas

STATUS

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Scope

Electronic tax documents (DTE) issued through SIFEN, phased by DNIT-designated taxpayer groups since 2022. State suppliers and contractors have been obliged since 2 Jan 2026; RG DNIT 52/2026 designates around 3,000 further taxpayers across groups 19–24, running to September 2027. Issuers use e-Kuatia integrations or the free e-Kuatia'i tool.

Penalties & grace period

General Ley 125/91 sanctions. The sharper penalty is practical: from each group's start date, pre-printed and self-printed timbrado documents lose validity the following day, so paper invoicing simply stops being legal.

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