AE Compliance

Regulatory updates

Regulatory updates

This page is a static, honest record of the confirmed UAE e-invoicing mandate timeline — the PINT-AE / Peppol 5-corner DCTCE model. It is not a live news feed. We update it when there is a real, confirmed development, not on a schedule.

As of Jul 11, 2026.

The confirmed timeline

Five milestones are confirmed today. We are UAE-first and this timeline reflects that; broader GCC coverage will expand here as confirmed mandates are published elsewhere in the region.

  1. July 1, 2026In progress

    Pilot phase

    The UAE e-invoicing pilot phase begins, ahead of the Wave-1 ASP appointment deadline. Voluntary participation.

  2. Oct 30, 2026Upcoming

    Wave-1 ASP appointment deadline

    Enterprises with revenue of AED 50M or more must have appointed an Accredited Service Provider (ASP) by this date.

  3. Jan 1, 2027Upcoming

    Mandatory e-invoicing use

    E-invoicing becomes mandatory for all businesses in scope.

  4. Mar 31, 2027Further out

    Wave-2 ASP appointment deadline

    Businesses in Wave-2 scope must have appointed an Accredited Service Provider (ASP) by this date.

  5. July 2027Further out

    Wave-2

    The second wave of the UAE e-invoicing mandate.

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A note on this page

Static by design, not by neglect.

We won’t pad this page with speculative news or unverified dates just to keep it looking active. It reflects the confirmed UAE mandate timeline as published, and only that, updated when a real development lands.