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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
Se aplica a
B2B, B2G
April 1, 2026
Próximo plazo de fase
SEF universal since 2023; new rules 1 Apr 2026
Dos preguntas. La regla del establecimiento permanente es donde la mayoría de las empresas extranjeras se equivocan.
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.
Una sola fecha oculta todo el despliegue. Esta es la secuencia completa.
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
Las normas, el ámbito y las fechas que definen el mandato, de un vistazo.
Ámbito de operaciones
B2B, B2G
Modelo
Clearance (SEF platform)
Formatos
SEF XML (UBL 2.1)
Región
Europe non-EU
ESTADO
Live now
Ámbito
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.
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.
Official sources checked on 21 September 2026:
¿Qué es el mandato de facturación electrónica en este país?
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.
¿Cuándo pasa a ser obligatoria la facturación electrónica en este país?
Status: Live now. Next key date: SEF universal since 2023; new rules 1 Apr 2026 (April 1, 2026).
¿Quién debe cumplir con la facturación electrónica en este país?
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.
¿Qué formato de factura electrónica se exige en este país?
SEF XML (UBL 2.1). Model: Clearance (SEF platform).
¿Cuáles son las sanciones por incumplimiento en este país?
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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