If you supply the Swiss Federal Administration, Switzerland’s B2G rules leave little room for improvisation. For federal contracts valued at 5,000 CHF or more, invoices must be submitted as structured electronic invoices. Since January 2016, paper and unstructured PDF invoices have not been accepted for in-scope federal contracts.

This is where ecosio’s Global E-invoicing Compliance comes in. With ecosio, you can submit compliant B2G invoices to the Swiss Federal Administration through a single integration. ecosio submits your customer-provided invoice data in line with Swiss federal e-invoicing requirements, and you keep your internal invoicing process stable.

Why Switzerland is different

Switzerland’s federal B2G e-invoicing model is based on a closed delivery platform operated via certified intermediaries. Therefore, electronic invoices issue to the Swiss government:

• Cannot be directly submitted to federal authorities.

• Must be transmitted via the Federal Finance Administration (EFV) using certified Swiss e-invoicing delivery channels.

• Must pass through approved intermediaries that enforce Swiss-specific validation, routing, and delivery requirements.

• Secure transmission over approved channels is required.

• All technical acknowledgements and rejections returned by the delivery platform are processed by the issuer.

What ecosio provides

With ecosio, you do not need to integrate directly with Swiss government systems or certified delivery infrastructures. ecosio manages formats, validations, transport, and delivery feedback on your behalf.

Through one ecosio connection, you can:

• Submit B2G invoices to the Swiss Federal Administration, with ecosio submitting customer-provided invoice data in line with Swiss federal requirements.

• Deliver invoices via EFV-certified Swiss service providers using approved and secure transmission channels.

• Support Swiss federal B2G addressing conventions so invoices reach the intended receiving authority.

• Get end-to-end visibility in ecosio Monitor, including submission status and structured delivery feedback returned by the Swiss delivery platform.

To support Switzerland’s technical requirements, ecosio can handle structured invoice formats accepted by the Swiss Federal Administration, e.g. UBL or UN/CEFACT CII.

The ecosio difference

You generate invoice data in your ERP system and send it to ecosio. ecosio routes the invoice via the EFV-certified Swiss delivery platform and returns a clear status in ecosio Monitor.

If the platform rejects the invoice, you get structured feedback you can use to resolve the issue quickly, rather than chasing emails or guessing what went wrong. If it is accepted, you have traceable confirmation that the invoice reached the intended authority.

Availability

Swiss B2G e-invoicing support is available. After completing the required onboarding and configuration steps, you can now submit compliant electronic invoices to the Swiss Federal Administration through ecosio.

Next steps:

Need more information about Switzerland? Check the Switzerland Country page on ecosio.com

If Switzerland is on your compliance roadmap, reach out to start Swiss federal B2G onboarding and see how ecosio’s Global E-invoicing Compliance can help you reduce long-term maintenance effort and avoid bespoke point integrations.

The ecosio Product team