PINT, the Peppol International Invoice, is OpenPeppol's shared data model for invoices and credit notes in UBL 2.1, made for use beyond the European VAT model. Countries specialise it with their own tax terms and rules, as PINT A-NZ for Australia and New Zealand, PINT SG for Singapore and JP PINT for Japan. The current general release is PINT BIS Billing 1.1.3. Klarbon support is planned, not available yet.
What is in a PINT invoice?
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Syntax | UBL 2.1, Invoice and CreditNote |
| Business terms | IBT and IBG, the international counterparts of the EN 16931 BT and BG terms |
| Rules | shared IBR rules plus the rules of each specialisation |
| Specification identifier | urn:peppol:pint:billing-1@<specialisation> |
| Profile identifier | urn:peppol:bis:billing |
| General release | PINT BIS Billing 1.1.3, June 2026 |
| Maintained by | OpenPeppol, with each local Peppol authority |
| Specialisation | Specification identifier | Release |
|---|---|---|
| Australia and New Zealand | urn:peppol:pint:billing-1@aunz-1 |
PINT A-NZ Billing 1.1.3 |
| Singapore | urn:peppol:pint:billing-1@sg-1 |
PINT SG Billing 1.4.1 |
| Japan | urn:peppol:pint:billing-1@jp-1 |
Standard Invoice JP PINT 1.1.3 |
OpenPeppol publishes the general PINT Billing model as the base for specialisations used in various jurisdictions (OpenPeppol, PINT, PINT BIS), and the specialisations for Australia and New Zealand, Singapore and Japan (A-NZ, Singapore, Japan).
PINT or Peppol BIS Billing 3.0?
| PINT | Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Peppol International Invoice | EN 16931 |
| Tax model | any, set by the specialisation (GST, consumption tax) | European VAT |
| Specification identifier | urn:peppol:pint:billing-1@… |
urn:cen.eu:en16931:2017#compliant#urn:fdc:peppol.eu:2017:poacc:billing:3.0 |
| Where used | Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan and others | Europe and other Peppol users |
Both travel over the Peppol network in UBL 2.1, but a receiver registered for one is not thereby able to take the other.
What does Klarbon do with PINT?
Opening and checking PINT invoices is planned in Klarbon, not available yet. Klarbon opens UBL invoices and opens and checks Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, with checking in beta; see the invoice viewer. Klarbon does not send invoices through the Peppol network.
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Frequently asked questions
What is PINT?
The Peppol International Invoice, a shared data model for invoices and credit notes in UBL 2.1. Countries outside the European VAT model specialise it with their own tax terms, identifiers and rules.
How is PINT different from Peppol BIS Billing 3.0?
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 implements EN 16931 for Europe. PINT is a wider model with its own business terms, numbered IBT instead of BT, and is not tied to European VAT. The two are not interchangeable; a receiver must support the specification the invoice declares.
How do I recognise a PINT invoice?
By the specification identifier in cbc:CustomizationID. It starts with urn:peppol:pint:billing-1, followed by the specialisation, for example @aunz-1, @sg-1 or @jp-1.
Which countries use PINT?
OpenPeppol publishes specialisations for Australia and New Zealand, Singapore and Japan, among others, each maintained with the local Peppol authority.
Sources
- OpenPeppol, Peppol specifications for PINT docs.peppol.eu
- OpenPeppol, Peppol PINT BIS Billing 1.1.3 docs.peppol.eu
- OpenPeppol, PINT A-NZ specifications docs.peppol.eu
- OpenPeppol, Singapore specifications docs.peppol.eu
- OpenPeppol, Japan specifications docs.peppol.eu