[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":247},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-register-as-a-peppol-participant-in-switzerland":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":238,"extension":239,"lastUpdatedAt":240,"meta":241,"navigation":242,"path":243,"publishedAt":240,"seo":244,"stem":245,"__hash__":246},"blog\u002Fblog\u002F0051.how-to-register-as-a-peppol-participant-in-switzerland.md","How to register as a PEPPOL participant in Switzerland",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":227},"minimark",[9,13,18,21,24,27,31,39,56,63,67,76,83,89,95,101,107,111,114,156,159,163,166,181,189,193,201,207,211,219],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Getting onto the PEPPOL network in Switzerland takes a few days and mostly involves choosing the right access point provider and giving them the right information. There is no central government portal to go through and no lengthy approval process. But there are specific identity requirements, and the options differ depending on whether you want to send invoices, receive them, or both.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"what-registration-actually-means","What registration actually means",[10,19,20],{},"In PEPPOL, \"registration\" means two things. First, you need a contract with a PEPPOL access point provider — a company that is certified by OpenPEPPOL to connect to the network on your behalf. Second, your provider registers your identity in the SML (the central PEPPOL directory), which makes you discoverable to other participants.",[10,22,23],{},"Once registered, anyone on the PEPPOL network can look you up by your participant ID and deliver documents to you through your access point. And your access point can send documents on your behalf to any other registered participant.",[10,25,26],{},"You do not interact with OpenPEPPOL directly. The access point provider handles all the directory registration.",[14,28,30],{"id":29},"your-participant-identifier","Your participant identifier",[10,32,33,34,38],{},"Every PEPPOL participant has a unique ID. In Switzerland, the standard identifier is the UID (Unternehmens-Identifikationsnummer) using scheme code ",[35,36,37],"code",{},"0209",".",[10,40,41,42,45,46,49,50,53,54,38],{},"The format is ",[35,43,44],{},"0209:CHE1162817100"," — the scheme code, a colon, then the nine UID digits without separators, prefix, or the ",[35,47,48],{},"CHE"," country code. So a company with UID ",[35,51,52],{},"CHE-116.281.710"," has PEPPOL ID ",[35,55,44],{},[10,57,58,59,62],{},"If you do not have a UID yet — for example if you are a foreign company wanting to invoice Swiss public sector buyers via PEPPOL — your access point provider can advise on alternative identifier schemes. Some use GLN (Global Location Number) under scheme ",[35,60,61],{},"0088",", which is common in retail supply chains.",[14,64,66],{"id":65},"choosing-an-access-point-provider","Choosing an access point provider",[10,68,69,70,75],{},"Switzerland has a growing number of certified PEPPOL access point providers. The ",[71,72,74],"a",{"href":73},"\u002Fblog\u002Ftop-peppol-access-point-providers-in-switzerland","overview of access point providers in Switzerland"," lists the main options. When choosing one, the relevant questions are:",[10,77,78,82],{},[79,80,81],"strong",{},"Do they support both sending and receiving?"," Most providers support both, but some are primarily focused on one direction. If you want to receive invoices from suppliers as well as send them to customers, confirm both are available.",[10,84,85,88],{},[79,86,87],{},"Which document types do they support?"," All certified providers support PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 invoices. Some also support credit notes, order documents, despatch advice, and other PEPPOL document types. If you only need invoicing, this is not a major differentiator.",[10,90,91,94],{},[79,92,93],{},"How does integration work?"," Providers connect to your systems in different ways — REST API, SFTP file exchange, web portal, or direct ERP connector. If your ERP has a native PEPPOL integration (SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, and several Swiss ERP vendors do), the choice of access point may be constrained by what your ERP supports. If you are integrating from scratch, a REST API is usually the most flexible.",[10,96,97,100],{},[79,98,99],{},"Do they support the SwissDIGIN profile?"," For invoicing Swiss public sector buyers and large Swiss companies, SwissDIGIN conformance is expected. Ask whether the provider's platform validates outgoing invoices against the SwissDIGIN Schematron, not just the base PEPPOL BIS rules.",[10,102,103,106],{},[79,104,105],{},"What is the pricing model?"," Providers typically charge per document, per month, or a combination. Volume thresholds matter — a provider that is cheap at 100 invoices per month may not be the right choice if you expect to send 10,000.",[14,108,110],{"id":109},"what-you-need-to-provide","What you need to provide",[10,112,113],{},"Once you have chosen a provider, the registration process typically requires:",[115,116,117,129,135,142,149],"ul",{},[118,119,120,121,124,125,128],"li",{},"Your ",[79,122,123],{},"UID"," (",[35,126,127],{},"CHE-xxx.xxx.xxx",") to create your participant ID",[118,130,120,131,134],{},[79,132,133],{},"company name"," and registered address, which go into the SMP record",[118,136,137,138,141],{},"Confirmation of which ",[79,139,140],{},"document types"," you want to support (at minimum: PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 invoice and credit note)",[118,143,144,145,148],{},"Details of your ",[79,146,147],{},"integration method"," — how your systems will connect to the access point",[118,150,151,152,155],{},"The ",[79,153,154],{},"test invoices"," most providers require you to successfully exchange before going live",[10,157,158],{},"Some providers also verify your UID against the Swiss UID register (uid.admin.ch) as part of onboarding, so make sure your UID is active and the company details are up to date.",[14,160,162],{"id":161},"the-test-phase","The test phase",[10,164,165],{},"Reputable access point providers do not put you live on the production network without a test phase. This usually involves:",[167,168,169,172,175,178],"ol",{},[118,170,171],{},"Connecting to the provider's test environment",[118,173,174],{},"Sending a few test invoices that the provider validates against the PEPPOL BIS and SwissDIGIN rules",[118,176,177],{},"Receiving test invoices to verify your inbound processing works correctly",[118,179,180],{},"Signing off on the test results before switching to production",[10,182,183,184,188],{},"This is also a good time to run your invoices through the ",[71,185,187],{"href":186},"\u002Fblog\u002Fthe-swissdigin-validation-tool-how-to-use-it","SwissDIGIN validation tool"," independently, before the access point sees them. Catching Schematron errors before test phase saves time.",[14,190,192],{"id":191},"going-live","Going live",[10,194,195,196,200],{},"Once the provider registers you in the SML, you are live. Other PEPPOL access points can now discover your endpoint and deliver documents. This typically takes effect within a few hours of registration due to DNS propagation — the ",[71,197,199],{"href":198},"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-peppol-smp-and-sml-discovery-works","SMP and SML discovery post"," explains why there can be a short delay.",[10,202,203,204,206],{},"From this point on, buyers who ask for your PEPPOL participant ID can send you a lookup request, find your access point, and start delivering invoices. You can tell them your ID in the format ",[35,205,44],{}," — this is what they enter in their ERP or give to their own access point provider.",[14,208,210],{"id":209},"do-you-need-to-register-to-send-invoices","Do you need to register to send invoices?",[10,212,213,214,218],{},"Technically, you only need to be registered in the SMP if you want to ",[215,216,217],"em",{},"receive"," documents via PEPPOL. To send invoices, your access point just needs the recipient's participant ID to look up their endpoint. Some providers let you send without going through full registration — useful for a quick test — but for production use, being fully registered as both sender and receiver is the right setup.",[10,220,221,222,226],{},"For companies that invoice Swiss federal agencies, the ",[71,223,225],{"href":224},"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-submit-an-e-invoice-to-the-swiss-federal-administration","B2G invoicing guide"," covers what the federal administration specifically requires from suppliers sending via PEPPOL.",{"title":228,"searchDepth":229,"depth":229,"links":230},"",2,[231,232,233,234,235,236,237],{"id":16,"depth":229,"text":17},{"id":29,"depth":229,"text":30},{"id":65,"depth":229,"text":66},{"id":109,"depth":229,"text":110},{"id":161,"depth":229,"text":162},{"id":191,"depth":229,"text":192},{"id":209,"depth":229,"text":210},"The registration process, identity requirements, and access point options for Swiss companies joining PEPPOL.","md","2026-11-07",{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-register-as-a-peppol-participant-in-switzerland",{"title":5,"description":238},"blog\u002F0051.how-to-register-as-a-peppol-participant-in-switzerland","4OWOEF1uvN8lU18uO7iFFVtXZmiH4K4YPtwfyxdcDrw",1781082546067]