Supported electronic document formats

  • 26/03/2026
  • 11 minutes to read

There are various options available for managing electronic documents with Continia Document Capture, depending on the type of electronic documents and files you're dealing with.

The table below lists all formats supported by Document Capture. You can search for a format and/or use one of the following filters.

  • Country - select the desired country.

  • Delivery method - select the desired delivery method for electronic documents:

    • Continia Delivery Network (CDN) - facilitates the exchange of files, both sending and receiving, and connects to Peppol (for Peppol BIS 3.0 and Peppol order, and related responses) or NemHandel (for OIOUBL, OIOUBL order, and related responses) in Denmark.
    • email - send or receive via email or file transfer.

  • Works with Continia eDocuments - select this box to see only formats that are fully supported by Continia eDocuments, from eOrdering to eBilling.

FormatCountryCDN deliveryEmail delivery**Continia eDocumentsComments
Peppol BIS 3.0AustraliaCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkStarting with Document Capture 2023 R2 Service Pack 2, customers in Australia can connect directly to the Peppol eDelivery Network. For more information, see Managing electronic documents in Australia.
A-NZ Peppol BIS 3.0AustraliaCheckmarkCross?A-NZ Peppol BIS 3.0 is an Australian/New Zealand Peppol extension that contains additional rules.
PINT A-NZAustraliaCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkPINT A-NZ is a more standardized and internationally aligned format. Since 15 May, 2025, the A-NZ Peppol BIS 3.0 extensions are no longer supported – and all e-invoicing must use the PINT A-NZ specification.
UBLAustraliaCrossCheckmarkCross-
Peppol BIS 3.0AustriaCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkOne of multiple country standards being adopted by businesses and public entities.
ebInterfaceAustriaCrossCheckmarkCross-
UBLAustriaCrossCheckmarkCross-
Peppol BIS 3.0BelgiumCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkCountry standard supported by all public government entities and in the process of being adopted by businesses.
UBLBelgiumCrossCheckmarkCross-
UBLCanadaCrossCheckmarkCrossNo country standard, but custom formats can be configured.
Peppol BIS 3.0DenmarkCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkPeppol is a country standard supported by all public entities and in the process of being adopted by businesses.
UBLDenmarkCrossCheckmarkCross-
OIOUBLDenmarkCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkWith the introduction of the Danish Bookkeeping Act (Act No. 700 of 24 May 2022), all Danish organizations must be registered with NemHandel and be able to send and receive electronic invoices and credit memos in the Danish OIOUBL format via the NemHandel network.

The OIOUBL format is supported as of Document Capture 2022 R1 Service Pack 1 (v9.01) and Continia Delivery Network v3.01. For older versions, documents must be delivered via email instead.
OIOUTSDenmarkCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkThe OIOUTS format is supported as of Document Capture 2023 R1 (v11) and Continia Delivery Network v5.00. For older versions, documents must be delivered via email instead.
OIOXMLDenmarkCrossCheckmarkCrossThe OIOXML format was replaced by the OIOUBL format. Documents of this type can only be delivered via email.
Peppol BIS 3.0FinlandCheckmarkCrossCheckmark-
FinvoiceFinlandCrossCheckmarkCrossPartly being adopted by businesses and public government entities.

TEAPPSXML is currently not supported, but may be in the future.
UBLFinlandCrossCheckmarkCross-
Peppol BIS 3.0FranceCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkPartly being adopted by businesses and public government entities.
UBLFranceCrossCheckmarkCross-
Peppol BIS 3.0GermanyCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkCountry standard supported by all public government entities and in the process of being adopted by businesses.
XRechnung 2.0 and laterGermany???XRechnung is a German Peppol extension that contains additional rules.
ZUGFeRD Profile XInvoiceGermanyCrossCheckmarkCrossZUGFeRD Profile XInvoice as XML (XInvoice CII).
ZUGFeRD 2.1.1GermanyCrossCheckmarkCrossZUGFeRD 2.1.1 (extended, as PDF/A-3 with integrated XML or as XML only).
ZUGFeRD 2.0GermanyCrossCheckmarkCrossZUGFeRD 2.0 (extended, as PDF/A-3 with integrated XML or as XML only).
ZUGFeRD 1.0GermanyCrossCheckmarkCrossZUGFeRD 1.0 (Continia no longer provides the required templates by default, though they're available on request).
UBLGermanyCrossCheckmarkCross-
Peppol BIS 3.0IcelandCheckmarkCrossCheckmark-
Peppol BIS 3.0IrelandCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkIreland has decided to use Peppol as a document delivery method, but this isn't enforced at the moment.
UBLIrelandCrossCheckmarkCross-
Peppol BIS 3.0NetherlandsCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkStarting with Document Capture 2023 R2 Service Pack 2, customers in the Netherlands are able to connect directly to the Peppol eDelivery Network. For more information, see Managing electronic documents in the Netherlands.
SimplerInvoicingNetherlandsCrossCrossCrossSimplerInvoicing is a Dutch, B2B implementation of the Universal Business Language (UBL) standards known as SI-UBL. Support for this format is scheduled for September.
UBLNetherlandsCrossCheckmarkCross-
Peppol BIS 3.0New ZealandCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkStarting with Document Capture 2023 R2 Service Pack 2, customers in New Zealand can connect directly to the Peppol eDelivery Network. For more information, see Managing electronic documents in New Zealand.
A-NZ Peppol BIS 3.0New ZealandCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkA-NZ Peppol BIS 3.0 is an Australian/New Zealand Peppol extension that contains additional rules.
PINT A-NZNew ZealandCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkPINT A-NZ is a more standardized and internationally aligned format. Since 15 May, 2025, the A-NZ Peppol BIS 3.0 extensions are no longer supported – and all e-invoicing must use the PINT A-NZ specification.
UBLNew ZealandCrossCheckmarkCross-
Peppol BIS 3.0NorwayCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkCountry standard supported by all public entities and most businesses.
EHF 3.0NorwayCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkPeppol BIS 3.0 is sometimes also referred to as EHF 3.0.
EHF 2.0NorwayCrossCheckmarkCross-
UBLNorwayCrossCheckmarkCross-
Peppol BIS 3.0PolandCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkCountry standard supported by all public entities and in the process of being adopted by businesses.
UBLPolandCrossCheckmarkCross-
Peppol BIS 3.0PortugalCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkCountry standard supported by all public government entities and in the process of being adopted by businesses.
UBL CIUS-PTPortugalCrossCheckmarkCross-
CEFACT CIUS-PT2PortugalCrossCheckmarkCross-
FacturaESpainCrossCheckmarkCrossCountry standard being adopted by businesses and public authorities.
Peppol BIS 3.0SwedenCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkPeppol is the new country standard, supported by all public government entities and in the process of being adopted by businesses.
Svefaktura 1.0SwedenCrossCheckmarkCross-
UBLSwedenCrossCheckmarkCross-
Peppol BIS 3.0United KingdomCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkThere's currently no standard, but the NHS has implemented Peppol BIS 3.0.
UBLUnited KingdomCrossCheckmarkCross-
CustomUnited StatesCrossCheckmarkCrossThere's no country-wide standard, but custom formats can be configured.
Peppol BIS 3.0Other countriesCheckmarkCrossCheckmarkStandard Peppol invoicing format.
UBLOther countriesCrossCheckmarkCross-

Alternative version

There are various options available for exchanging electronic documents with Continia Document Capture and Continia Document Output, depending on the type of electronic documents and formats you're dealing with.

The table below lists all formats supported by Document Capture and Document Output. You can search for a format and/or use one of the following filters.

  • Document type - select the desired type of document (e.g.: invoice, credit memo, etc.).
  • Delivery method - select the desired delivery method for electronic documents:
    • Continia Delivery Network (CDN) - facilitates the exchange of files, both sending and receiving, and connects to Peppol (for Peppol BIS 3.0 and Peppol order, and related responses) or NemHandel (for OIOUBL, OIOUBL order, and related responses) in Denmark.
    • email - send or receive via email or file transfer.
Document formatDocument typeSend via eDocumentsSend via Document OutputSend via ConnectorReceive via eDocumentsReceive via XML importReceive via Connector
CIIInvoiceCDNCrossCrossCrossemailCross
CIICredit memoCDNCrossCrossCrossemailCross
EHF 2.0InvoiceCrossCrossCrossCrossemailCross
EHF 2.0Credit memoCrossCrossCrossCrossemailCross
FA(3)InvoiceCrossCrossCrossCDN?Cross
FA(3)CorrectionCrossCrossCrossCDN?Cross
FA(3)PrepaymentCrossCrossCrossCDN?Cross
Factur-XInvoiceCrossCrossCrossCrossemailCross
Factur-XCredit memoCrossCrossCrossCrossemailCross
FinvoiceInvoiceCrossCrossCrossCrossemailCross
FinvoiceCredit memoCrossCrossCrossCrossemailCross
OIOUBLInvoiceCDNCDN, emailCDNCDNCDN, emailCDN
OIOUBLCredit memoCDNCDN, emailCDNCDNCDN, emailCDN
OIOUBLReminderCrossCDN, emailCDNCrossCDN, emailCDN
Peppol BIS 3.0InvoiceCDNCDN, emailCDNCDNCDN, emailCDN
Peppol BIS 3.0Credit memoCDNCDN, emailCDNCDNCDN, emailCDN
Peppol BIS 3.0ReminderCDNCDN, emailCDNCDNCDN, emailCDN
Peppol BIS 3.0Self-billingCDNCrossCDNCDNCrossCDN
Peppol BIS 3.0Order confirmationCDNCrossCDNCDNCrossCDN
Peppol BIS 3.0Advanced orderingCDNCrossCDNCDNCrossCDN
PINT A-NZInvoiceCDNCrossCDNCDNCrossCDN
PINT A-NZCredit memoCDNCrossCDNCDNCrossCDN
ZUGFeRDInvoiceCrossemailCrossCrossemailCross
ZUGFeRDCredit memoCrossemailCrossCrossemailCross

See also

Setting up the Continia Delivery Network