Factur-X and ZUGFeRD (France and Germany)

# Factur-X and ZUGFeRD (France and Germany)

What it is. A Factur-X file (called ZUGFeRD in Germany) is the invoice you would print, with the machine-readable invoice attached inside the same PDF as factur-x.xml. A person reads the PDF; a program reads the attachment. Pop Books uses the EN 16931 profile.

France. The PDF also carries the legal mentions: your company number (SIREN), your VAT number and the late-payment wording. The usual wording is set for you; change it under company details, Late-payment wording on invoices.

Where it goes. Email it to the customer, or give it to your e-invoicing platform. French businesses will receive invoices through certified platforms; yours will tell you how to hand the file over.

What is checked. Pop Books checks that the PDF holds the attachment, that the attachment passes the same checks as an XRechnung CII file, and that the PDF has the PDF/A-3b structure: embedded fonts, an sRGB color profile and the Factur-X metadata. You can confirm the finished file with a free PDF/A validator before you send it for the first time.

Pop Books makes the file. You send it. Pop Books does not connect to any tax authority, portal or Peppol access point, and it does not file anything for you. The layout notes were last reviewed in 2026-11; confirm unusual cases with your adviser or provider before you rely on a file in a new country.