PINT — the Peppol International Invoice
PINT (Peppol International invoice model) is the invoice specification family used outside Europe. A shared semantic core guarantees cross-border interoperability, while national specialisations — JP PINT, SG PINT, MY PINT, PINT AE and A-NZ PINT — add each jurisdiction's tax rules.
Why PINT exists
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 is built on the European norm EN 16931 — fine for the EU, but Japanese consumption tax or Malaysian clearance rules don’t fit a European CIUS. PINT solves this with a shared core (structure, syntax, common semantics) plus distributed extensions: each jurisdiction publishes a specialisation with its own business rules.
The current family
| Profile | Jurisdiction | Peppol Authority |
|---|---|---|
| JP PINT | Japan | Digital Agency |
| SG PINT | Singapore | IMDA |
| MY PINT | Malaysia | MDEC |
| PINT AE | United Arab Emirates | Ministry of Finance |
| A-NZ PINT | Australia & New Zealand | ATO / MBIE |
Europe is expected to migrate from BIS Billing toward the PINT model over time, which would give the network one global invoice family. Country pages on this site state which profile applies where — start with Japan or Singapore.
Updated: August 29, 2026