Factur-X / ZUGFeRD 2.x
- Format id:
facturx - Countries: Germany (DE), France (FR)
- Status: in active use
- Parser:
ciifamily, converts to canonical JSON
Hybrid PDF/A-3 + CII. MINIMUM and BASIC WL carry no lines and are not valid e-invoices in DE; France accepts BASIC WL until Sep 2027. The EN 16931 profile uses the plain EN identifier.
Where you will receive it
Section titled “Where you will receive it”- FR:
facturx,fr-ctc-ubl,fr-ctc-cii,en16931-ubl/-cii. All businesses must receive from 1 Sep 2026. Factur-X BASIC WL accepted until Sep 2027. CII D22B. - DE:
xrechnung-ubl,xrechnung-cii,facturx, legacyzugferd-1. Receiving obligation since Jan 2025, sending from Jan 2027. MINIMUM/BASIC WL are not valid e-invoices.
Mapping notes for the cii parser family
Section titled “Mapping notes for the cii parser family”- Phase 1. Covers: Factur-X/ZUGFeRD 2.x all profiles, XRechnung CII, NLCIUS CII, France CII. D16B and D22B share the root namespace. MINIMUM/BASIC WL have no lines.
The same parser family handles the formats listed in Build order and mapping notes.
Check it
Section titled “Check it”- Drop a Factur-X / ZUGFeRD 2.x file into the browser converter to get canonical JSON; nothing is uploaded.
- Conformance checklist: fixtures, real samples, mapping source and validation for this format.
- Output shape: canonical-invoice.v1.schema.json.