Can I register my business in ELMA myself?

No. The access point provider registers recipients in ELMA, either through the software you invoice in or a separate access point service.

Does a sole proprietorship need a Peppol address?

From 1 January 2030 everyone with a bookkeeping obligation must be able to receive e-invoices, sole proprietorships included – unless turnover is at most NOK 50,000 a year and you have neither an accounting obligation nor VAT returns to file.

Peppol address: how your business gets ready to receive e-invoices

October 4, 2026 · Invoicing · 3 min read

You can’t register your business in ELMA, the register of who in Norway can receive e-invoices, yourself. A Peppol access point provider does it, either through your invoicing or accounting software or a separate access point service (Digdir). The duty to be able to receive e-invoices applies from 1 January 2030 (regjeringen.no).

What is a Peppol address?

Peppol is the network e-invoices travel through. For anyone to send you an e-invoice, your business has to be registered as a recipient – in Norway in ELMA, which the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency (Digdir) runs. Anyone who wants to receive EHF documents must be registered in ELMA or an equivalent register (Digdir).

The address is your organisation number with Norway’s country code in front: "0192:" followed by the organisation number (DFØ). That is what your customers and suppliers look up.

How your business gets registered

Ask the provider of your invoicing or accounting software whether it can receive EHF and Peppol BIS, and whether they register you in ELMA.
If it can’t, switch to software that can, or connect to an access point service provider (Digdir).
Once you are registered, check that your business shows up: search for your organisation number in the Peppol Directory.

How to check whether your customers can receive e-invoices

From 1 January 2027 you must send e-invoices to customers with a bookkeeping obligation who can receive them, and if the customer can receive e-invoices, you can’t send a PDF (Norwegian Tax Administration). You can check a customer by searching for their organisation number or name in the Peppol Directory, which DFØ points to (DFØ).

When do you need to be ready?

The duty to receive e-invoices applies from 1 January 2030, together with the requirement to keep the books in an electronic accounting system (regjeringen.no). If your turnover is at most NOK 50,000 a year and you have neither an accounting obligation nor VAT returns to file, you are exempt from the duty to receive (Bookkeeping Regulation § 1-2). The whole requirement is in the guide to the e-invoicing requirement.