Peppol (Pan-European Public Procurement On-Line) is a standardized international network for exchanging structured electronic business documents. In Belgium, the Peppol authority is BOSA (Federal Public Service Policy and Support).
How does Peppol work?
Peppol uses a 4-corner model: Sender - Access Point - Peppol Network - Access Point - Receiver. Neither sender nor receiver connects to Peppol directly - both use certified Access Point providers as gateways.
What is a Peppol ID?
A Peppol ID is your company's unique "address" on the Peppol network. In Belgium, it is based on your CBE number (Crossroads Bank for Enterprises) with the prefix 0208. Example: 0208:0999888777. The CBE number must be exactly 10 digits. Companies can be found via the Peppol Directory, the network's public registry.
What is a Peppol Access Point?
A certified service provider that acts as your gateway to the Peppol network. You cannot connect to Peppol directly. Belgium has multiple accredited providers, including the free open-source option Let's Peppol (operated by non-profit BARGE vzw) for SMEs.
Billdu integrates with B2B Router as its Peppol Access Point for sending e-invoices.
Note: Each company can only have one active Peppol registration at a time. If you're already registered through another provider, you'll need to transfer your registration before activating e-invoicing in Billdu.
Sources: OpenPeppol - Belgium country profile; einvoice.belgium.be; letspeppol.org
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