Thursday, February 13, 2025

Different Type of Invoices used in EDI

 Invoices in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) vary depending on the EDI standard being used. Below is a comparison of different types of invoices across major EDI standards:


1. ANSI X12 (North America)

EDI Document Description
810 Invoice Standard invoice sent by a seller to a buyer requesting payment.
880 Grocery Products Invoice Used in the grocery industry to invoice trading partners.
894 Delivery/Return Base Record Used in direct store delivery to invoice for delivered or returned goods.
896 Product Catalog and Sales Data Report Used for invoicing in the book and publishing industry.

2. EDIFACT (International)

EDI Message Description
INVOIC (Invoice Message) Used for standard invoicing across industries.
CREMUL (Credit/Debit Advice Message) Provides details of multiple credit or debit transactions.
DEBADV (Debit Advice Message) Sent by a buyer to inform the supplier of a debit entry.
REMADV (Remittance Advice Message) Used to notify the recipient about payments made.

3. PEPPOL (Europe & Asia)

EDI Message Description
BIS Billing 3.0 Invoice Standard e-invoice format under PEPPOL.
BIS Credit Note 3.0 Used to issue credit notes for returned or disputed invoices.

4. TRADACOMS (UK)

EDI Message Description
INVOIC (Invoice Message) Standard invoice message for UK retail and business transactions.
CREDIT (Credit Note Message) Used to issue credit against previous invoices.

5. VDA (Germany – Automotive Industry)

EDI Message Description
VDA 4906 (Invoice) Standard invoice for the German automotive industry.

Here are more examples of invoices used in different EDI standards across various industries:


1. ANSI X12 (North America)

EDI Document Description Industry
810 Invoice Standard invoice for billing. General
811 Consolidated Service Invoice/Statement Used for billing multiple services in a consolidated format. Telecom, Utilities
812 Credit/Debit Adjustment Used for invoice adjustments, refunds, or disputes. General
813 Electronic Filing of Tax Return Data Used to transmit tax return information. Government
820 Payment Order/Remittance Advice Contains payment details and remittance information. Banking, Finance
875 Grocery Products Purchase Order Invoice Invoice for grocery industry orders. Retail, Grocery
880 Grocery Products Invoice Used in food and grocery supply chain. Retail, Grocery
882 Direct Store Delivery Summary Summary of invoices for direct store delivery. Retail
894 Delivery/Return Base Record Used for invoicing and returns in direct store delivery. Consumer Goods
896 Product Catalog and Sales Data Report Used for sales-based invoicing in publishing. Books, Publishing

2. EDIFACT (Global)

EDI Message Description Industry
INVOIC Standard invoice message. General
CREMUL (Credit Advice Message) Notifies multiple credit transactions. Finance, Banking
DEBADV (Debit Advice Message) Debit note notification. Finance, Banking
REMADV (Remittance Advice Message) Sent to inform the supplier of a payment. Finance, B2B Payments
PAYMUL (Multiple Payment Order) Includes multiple payment orders for invoices. Banking, Finance
ORDERS (Purchase Order) Sometimes includes pro-forma invoicing information. General

3. PEPPOL (Europe & Asia)

PEPPOL BIS Document Description Industry
BIS Billing 3.0 Invoice Standard invoice format. General
BIS Credit Note 3.0 Used for credit notes. General
BIS Self-Billing Invoice Used when the buyer generates the invoice on behalf of the supplier. Retail, Manufacturing

4. TRADACOMS (UK Retail & Business)

TRADACOMS Message Description Industry
INVOIC (Invoice Message) Standard invoice. Retail
CREDIT (Credit Note Message) Credit note for adjustments. Retail

5. VDA (Germany – Automotive)

VDA Message Description Industry
VDA 4906 Invoice Standard invoice message for automotive suppliers. Automotive

6. Other Industry-Specific EDI Invoices

Standard Invoice Type Industry
HIPAA EDI 837 Healthcare invoice for insurance claims. Healthcare
UBL 2.1 Invoice Universal Business Language Invoice. Government, EU
OAGIS Invoice Invoice format used in Open Applications Group. Manufacturing, Supply Chain


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