E-invoicing software for the UAE: the PINT AE file, from your normal invoice
The UAE is moving to structured PINT AE e-invoices. Xrero generates the file from the invoice you already issue, so you are ready before your phase applies. AED 99 per user per month, set up for you in two weeks.
AED 99 per user per month. One-time setup from AED 2,999, done by our team in Dubai. 15-Day Trial Included.
PINT AE
structured file per invoice
AED 99
per user, per month
AR / EN
invoice and file
2 weeks
typical time to go live
What e-invoicing changes for a UAE business
A tax invoice stops being a PDF you email and becomes data the tax authority can read.
Today, in most UAE companies
- Invoices made in Word or Excel, with no structured data behind them
- Customer TRNs missing or typed differently on every invoice
- VAT lines that do not add up to the VAT 201 you file
- A scramble to buy and learn new software when your phase is announced
With Xrero
- Every invoice is issued from the system, so the structured PINT AE file is generated with it
- Customer and supplier TRNs validated once, reused everywhere
- The same posted lines feed the invoice, the file and the VAT 201 figures
- You are ready now; the connection to the authority is a setting, not a project
What you get on day one
Invoicing that is already shaped the way the UAE e-invoicing programme expects, priced per user.
The PINT AE file, from the invoice itself
Seller TRN, buyer TRN, invoice number and date, every line with quantity, unit price, VAT rate and VAT amount, and the totals - generated as a structured file from the tax invoice you already issue.
Every field validated before it leaves
TRN formats, dates, VAT rates and line totals are checked on the invoice, so the structured file is complete the first time rather than rejected later.
Invoices in Arabic and English
One tax invoice, both languages on the same page, with the structured file matching it line for line.
Credit notes and corrections done properly
A credit note references its original invoice, so corrections are traceable in the books and in the e-invoicing data.
VAT 201 figures from the same entries
Output VAT, input VAT and the return figures come from the invoices you issued and the bills you posted - not from a spreadsheet rebuilt every quarter.
Clean customer and supplier records
Legal name, TRN, address and contact held once per company, so every invoice and every file carries the same, correct identity.
Audit trail and archive
Who issued, edited or cancelled what, and when. Invoices and their files are kept and searchable for the years the law requires.
The rest of the business in the same system
Quotations, orders, stock, purchases and payroll with the WPS file - so the invoice is the end of a process, not a separate typing job.
How the UAE programme works, in plain words
What is fixed already, and what Xrero does about each part.
A structured file per invoice
The UAE format is PINT AE, a profile of the international UBL e-invoice standard. Xrero generates it from the invoice; you never build the file by hand.
Phased by business size
The Ministry of Finance is bringing businesses in by phase. Whichever phase you fall in, an invoice issued in Xrero already carries the data the file needs.
Sent through accredited providers
Files reach the authority through accredited service providers. Xrero prepares e-invoicing-ready invoices and the file; it is not itself an accredited provider, and says so.
VAT stays VAT
E-invoicing does not change your VAT 5% or your VAT 201 return; it makes the data behind them visible. Clean invoices now mean a clean return later.
Both languages, one document
Arabic and English on the same tax invoice remains the norm for UAE customers and auditors; the structured file carries the same figures.
Records you can produce
Invoices, credit notes and their files are archived and searchable, so a request from your accountant or an auditor is a search, not a hunt.
How the setup goes
We do the implementation ourselves, from the first call to the first month-end.
A 20-minute call
You show us how you invoice today - Word, Excel, another program. We tell you honestly what changes for you and what does not.
We set it up and move your data
Customers with their TRNs, products with their VAT rates and your opening balances are migrated by our team in Dubai; your team is trained on your own invoices.
Invoice as usual; the file comes with it
From the first invoice, the structured PINT AE file is generated alongside the PDF. When your phase applies, the connection is switched on.
Pricing, in the open
The same numbers are on our pricing page. No annual maintenance fee, no per-module surprises.
Monthly
AED 99
per user, per month - every module included
- Accounting, invoicing, VAT and corporate tax
- Inventory, purchasing, sales and CRM
- POS, HR and payroll with WPS
- Arabic and English, works on any phone, support from Dubai
One-time setup
AED 2,999
one-time, depending on the size of the business
- Data migration: customers, products, balances, staff
- Configuration for your VAT, banks and documents
- Training on your own numbers
- Live within two weeks, or the setup fee back
15-Day Trial Included. Prices in AED, excluding VAT. Full price list: xrero.com/pricing.
Built for UAE businesses
Xrero is built for trading companies, contractors, restaurants, shops, clinics and service firms across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the northern emirates.
Questions we get asked
Straight answers, the same ones we give on the phone.
What is e-invoicing in the UAE?
A tax invoice issued as structured data - a file in the PINT AE format - alongside the document you give the customer, so the tax authority can receive invoice data directly instead of reading PDFs. The Ministry of Finance runs the programme and publishes the format and the phases.
What is PINT AE?
The UAE's e-invoice data format: a profile of the international UBL standard with the fields the UAE requires, such as seller and buyer TRNs, line VAT and totals. Xrero generates a PINT AE file from each tax invoice you issue.
When does it apply to my business?
The programme is phased in by business size; the Ministry of Finance publishes which businesses fall in which phase and when. Whatever your phase, invoicing in Xrero now means the structured file is already generated for every invoice.
Is Xrero an accredited service provider?
No. Xrero prepares e-invoicing-ready invoices and the structured PINT AE file. Transmission to the authority runs through accredited service providers; the file Xrero produces is made to be handed to one.
Do I need to change how I invoice?
Only if you invoice from Word, Excel or a template today - those have no structured data behind them. In Xrero you issue the invoice as usual and the file is generated with it; nothing is typed twice.
Does it work in Arabic?
Yes. The tax invoice carries Arabic and English on the same page, every screen is bilingual, and the structured file carries the same figures.
Does it handle my VAT 201 as well?
Yes. The VAT 201 figures are prepared from the same invoices and bills, ready to file; you or your accountant files the return.
E-invoicing, einvoicing, electronic invoicing: is it the same thing?
Yes. Whether you search for einvoicing, e invoicing or electronic invoicing in the UAE, it is the same programme: tax invoices issued as structured PINT AE data alongside the document you give the customer. Xrero produces that data from the invoice you already issue.
What is the UAE e-invoicing mandate?
The requirement, phased in by business size, that tax invoices are exchanged as structured electronic data through accredited service providers rather than only as PDFs. The Ministry of Finance publishes which businesses fall in which phase; Xrero makes sure the invoice data is complete before your phase arrives.
We are in Dubai. Does anything differ by emirate?
No. E-invoicing in the UAE is federal, so a Dubai company, an Abu Dhabi company and a Sharjah company follow the same format and the same phases. Xrero is set up for you from Dubai either way.
What does it cost?
AED 99 per user per month, and a one-time setup from AED 2,999 depending on the size of the business. No annual maintenance fee, 15-Day Trial Included, and the full price list is public on the pricing page.
Is e-invoicing mandatory in the UAE, and who does it apply to?
It is being phased in by taxpayer size rather than switched on for everyone at once, so applicability depends on your phase. Xrero produces the structured PINT AE file from the invoice you already issue, so you are ready before your date arrives.
See your own invoice come out as a PINT AE file
Twenty minutes on WhatsApp or a call. Bring one of your invoices and we show you the structured file it becomes.
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