E-invoice for SABIS — create the XML and import it in 3 steps

Invoicing a Lithuanian public-sector buyer? The invoice has to go through SABIS, the free state platform that replaced E.sąskaita on 1 September 2024. Instead of typing it into the SABIS form line by line, you can import a ready XML file. aiDoks creates that XML for free in the PEPPOL BIS 3.0 format (UBL 2.1, EN 16931): fill in a form or upload a PDF, check it, download it, import it in SABIS. No accounting software needed.

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How to submit an e-invoice to SABIS

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Create the e-invoice

Fill in the invoice form — seller, buyer, lines, VAT — or upload a PDF, scan or photo and let AI fill it in for you. Saved customers, products and templates make the next invoice quicker, and credit notes work the same way.

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Check it and download the XML

Before download the invoice is checked against the EN 16931 and PEPPOL BIS 3.0 rules, with errors explained in plain language. You get a UBL 2.1 XML file for SABIS, plus a PDF copy for your records.

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Import it in SABIS

Log in to SABIS through the state identity service (VIISP), open "Sąskaitos" (Invoices), click "Importuoti (XML)" (Import XML) and choose the file. Check the imported invoice and submit it to the buyer.

What SABIS covers — and what it does not

Invoices to public-sector buyers: yes

SABIS is the channel for invoices to Lithuanian state and municipal institutions and other contracting authorities. Using it is free, and you need no contract with an e-invoicing operator.

The format: UBL 2.1 / PEPPOL BIS 3.0

SABIS follows the European e-invoice standard EN 16931. The XML aiDoks creates is a PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 invoice or credit note in UBL 2.1 — validated before you download it. A PDF is not an e-invoice.

Invoices to other companies: not mandatory yet

Lithuania does not require e-invoices between companies yet; the wider rules come with the EU's ViDA reform. If a business customer wants an e-invoice, send the same XML by e-mail or another channel you agree on, or through a PEPPOL operator.

Also reachable through PEPPOL

If you already use a PEPPOL access point, it can deliver the invoice to SABIS instead of the manual import. aiDoks prepares and checks the file; the access point or SABIS does the delivery.

The dates that matter

  • 1 September 2024 — SABIS replaced E.sąskaita as the channel for invoices to the public sector.
  • Today — invoices to contracting authorities go through SABIS as structured e-invoices; paper invoices are not accepted.
  • Invoices between companies — not mandatory yet; the EU's ViDA reform brings digital reporting for cross-border trade by 2030.

Received an e-invoice XML and cannot read it? The free viewer opens any PEPPOL, UBL or CII e-invoice as a readable PDF.

E-invoice for SABIS: FAQ

Is submitting an invoice through SABIS free?

Yes. Using SABIS is free of charge. Creating the XML with aiDoks is free too: the free plan covers 6 e-invoices a month, and Pro (€4.85 a month) is unlimited.

Which file does SABIS import?

An XML e-invoice following the European standard EN 16931 — in practice a PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 invoice in UBL 2.1. A PDF is not an e-invoice. aiDoks produces exactly this format and checks it before you download it.

How do I import the XML in SABIS?

Log in to SABIS with the state identity service (VIISP), open "Sąskaitos" (Invoices), click "Importuoti (XML)" and choose the file. Check the imported invoice and submit it.

Do I need accounting software or a PEPPOL operator?

No. You can type the invoice into the SABIS form, or create it in aiDoks — from a form or an uploaded PDF — and import the XML. If you already have a PEPPOL access point, it can deliver the same invoice to SABIS for you.

Can I submit a credit note to SABIS?

Yes. SABIS handles credit invoices (kreditinė sąskaita faktūra) as well, and aiDoks creates credit notes in the same PEPPOL BIS 3.0 format.

Do I have to send e-invoices to other companies in Lithuania?

Not yet. Today the requirement covers invoices to public-sector buyers through SABIS. Wider rules come with the EU's ViDA reform. If a business customer asks for an e-invoice, send the same XML by e-mail or through a PEPPOL operator.

Your SABIS e-invoice in minutes

Create or convert, check, download the XML — then import it in SABIS.