Invoice maker for France
Professional French invoices with your SIRET and TVA, written in French.
Local rules
How invoicing works in France
A French facture has more mandatory mentions than most, from your SIRET to the late payment penalties. The editor has a field for them, adds 20% TVA where it applies and writes the invoice itself in French.
At a glance
Invoicing in France
- Currency
- Euro (EUR, €)
- Tax
- TVA (taxe sur la valeur ajoutée)
- Tax number
- SIREN/SIRET, and a TVA number like FR12 123456789
- Registration
- Under the franchise en base de TVA, small businesses below the turnover thresholds don't charge TVA. Check the current thresholds for goods and services.
Legal requirements
What an invoice in France must include
What the rules in France ask for. Every item has its own field in the editor above.
- The invoice date and a unique, sequential number
- Your name, address, SIREN or SIRET and legal form
- Your TVA number (and the client's, for businesses)
- The client's name and address
- The date of the sale or service
- The description, quantity and unit price excluding TVA
- The TVA rate and amount per rate, and the total including TVA
- The payment due date, late payment penalties and the €40 recovery fee
Tax rates
TVA rates in France
Set the rate once for the whole invoice, or per item when different rates apply.
| Rate | % | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | 20% | Most goods and services |
| Intermediate | 10% | For example restaurants, transport and renovation work |
| Reduced | 5.5% | For example most food, books and energy-saving work |
| Super reduced | 2.1% | For example reimbursed medicines and the press |
Good to know
Auto-entrepreneurs
Micro-entrepreneurs under the franchise en base don't charge TVA. Write "TVA non applicable, art. 293 B du CGI" on every invoice.
Late payment mentions
Business invoices must state the late payment penalty rate and the fixed €40 compensation for recovery costs, even if you never plan to use them.
E-invoicing from 2026
From September 2026 all businesses in France must be able to receive e-invoices, and issuing them becomes mandatory in stages until 2027. Invoices to consumers aren't affected.
This is general information, not tax advice. Rules and rates can change, so check the latest with impots.gouv.fr or your accountant.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What are the mandatory mentions on a French invoice?
Among others: the date and invoice number, your name, address, SIREN or SIRET and TVA number, the client's details, the date of sale, a description with quantity and price excluding TVA, the TVA rate and amount, the total including TVA, the due date, the late payment penalties and the €40 recovery fee for business clients.
How do auto-entrepreneurs invoice without TVA?
Under the franchise en base you don't charge TVA and add the mention "TVA non applicable, art. 293 B du CGI". The rest of the invoice needs the usual mandatory mentions, including your SIRET.
Is e-invoicing mandatory in France?
It's being introduced from September 2026. All businesses must then be able to receive e-invoices, and sending them becomes mandatory in stages, for small businesses by September 2027. Invoices to private clients stay outside it.
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