ETA E-Invoicing Compliance in Egypt

What Is ETA E-Invoicing?

The Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) is progressively requiring businesses to issue tax invoices as digitally signed electronic documents, transmitted directly to the ETA's e-invoicing system before they reach the customer. The goal is to reduce tax evasion and speed up VAT refunds for compliant businesses.

Without an integrated system, accounting teams end up manually uploading every invoice to the ETA portal — a slow, error-prone extra step that delays delivery to the customer.

How Optify Handles E-Invoicing

Direct integration, on your terms: Invoices are created in Optify; you choose which ones to submit, and they are digitally signed and sent directly to the Egyptian Tax Authority. Nothing is submitted without your selection, and there are no manual uploads to any external portal.
QR code and UUID: Every submitted invoice prints with the QR code and UUID the ETA requires, ready to hand to your customer the moment it's issued.
Credit notes and item codes: Returns are submitted as credit notes, and item-level tax settings with ETA item-code (EGS/GS1) mapping are checked for readiness before anything is sent.
Submission status tracking: Accounting teams can check each invoice's status (accepted/rejected) from inside Optify without switching between systems.

Available on every OptiFY ERP deployment

E-Invoicing by Industry

The legal requirement is the same across sectors, but invoice volume and frequency vary:

Manufacturing: invoices tied to production and supply orders — see Manufacturing ERP.
Retail: high-volume point-of-sale invoicing — see Retail ERP and Sofra for restaurants.
Import & export: invoices tied to shipping and customs documents — see Import & Export ERP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Optify submit every invoice to the Egyptian Tax Authority automatically?

No — you decide what is sent. You select the invoices and credit notes to submit; they are digitally signed and sent directly from Optify to the Egyptian Tax Authority, with the required QR code and UUID on every printout — no manual portal uploads.

Is e-invoicing mandatory for every business?

The ETA is rolling out the mandate in phases based on business size and sector. Contact our team to check the current requirement for your business.

Is e-invoicing available on every Optify deployment?

Yes. ETA e-invoicing can be included in every OptiFY ERP deployment; your proposal states whether it is part of the core scope or an add-on module for your package.

ETA E-Invoicing Compliance, Without the Hassle