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E-invoicing in Vietnam

Live Confidence: high Checked 21 Jul 2026
ModelCTC · Tax Department (formerly GDT) e-invoice portal (hoadondientu.gdt.gov.vn) — two tracks: coded (tax-authority-authenticated) and uncoded (reported), plus a separate POS/cash-register e-invoice channel
Required formatXML per Decree 123/2020/ND-CP as amended by Decree 70/2025/ND-CP, with Circular 32/2025/TT-BTC (effective 1 Jun 2025) governing issuance and numbering. Not Peppol, not UBL, not EN 16931.
TimelineLive since Jul 2022 · POS Jun 2025 · non-residents Jul 2026

Who is in scope

B2B, B2G and B2C — the broadest in the region. All resident enterprises and organisations; registered household/individual businesses (POS channel above VND 1bn revenue); from 1 Jul 2026 non-resident e-commerce and digital-platform operators without a Vietnamese PE. Households below VND 500m revenue sit outside VAT/PIT.

Key dates

  • 1 Jul 2022 Decree 123/2020 fully in force — e-invoicing mandatory for all enterprises, organisations and registered business households/individuals; paper invoices effectively ended
  • 1 Jun 2025 Decree 70/2025/ND-CP + Circular 32/2025/TT-BTC effective. POS cash-register e-invoices mandatory for household/individual businesses with annual revenue ≥ VND 1 billion and for listed B2C sectors (retail, F&B, hotels, passenger transport, entertainment, personal services). Invoice cancellation replaced by adjustment/replacement. New e-commerce invoice type.
  • 1 Jan 2026 Amended VAT Law and Law 108/2025/QH15 Arts. 13 & 26 take early effect: lump-sum/presumptive tax for household businesses abolished; VAT threshold raised VND 100m → 500m and PIT threshold VND 200m → 500m
  • 16 Jan 2026 Decree 310/2025/ND-CP restructures administrative penalties for invoice violations
  • 1 Jul 2026 Law 108/2025/QH15 (Tax Administration) fully effective; scope extended to non-resident organisations and individuals doing business via e-commerce and digital platforms. Decree 252/2026/ND-CP effective same date.
What practitioners get burned by

Decree 70/2025 AMENDS Decree 123/2020, it does not replace it — you must read 123 + 70 + Circular 32 together or you will miss the POS channel, the e-commerce invoice type and the new timing rules. Invoice cancellation no longer exists: systems built around cancel-and-reissue break. The General Department of Taxation was restructured into the Tax Department (Cuc Thue) in the 2025 government reorganisation — old GDT references persist but it is the same authority. The VND 1bn POS trigger and the VND 500m VAT/PIT threshold are different tests. The 8% reduced VAT rate runs to 31 Dec 2026, so invoice tax-rate logic needs a scheduled flip. Vietnam is NOT a Peppol jurisdiction, despite some vendor claims.

Sources

2 of 5 are primary sources. Mandate dates move — treat this page as a starting point and confirm against the primary source before committing a plan.

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Planning for Vietnam?

A page is a starting point. A scoped analysis gives you the specification, the mapping and the effort — in weeks, not quarters.