FeRD (Forum elektronische Rechnung Deutschland) is the German multi-stakeholder body responsible for developing, maintaining, and promoting the ZUGFeRD e-invoice standard. It was founded in 2012 under the umbrella of AWV (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für wirtschaftliche Verwaltung) with members from business, government, software vendors, and standards organisations.
FeRD co-maintains the ZUGFeRD / Factur-X specification jointly with FNFE-MPE (France). Both organisations align their versioning so that ZUGFeRD 2.x and Factur-X 1.x are technically identical.
Key facts
- Full name: Forum elektronische Rechnung Deutschland
- Founded: 2012
- Parent organisation: AWV e.V.
- Maintains: ZUGFeRD (jointly with France's FNFE-MPE as Factur-X)
- Members: SAP, DATEV, Bundesdruckerei, German ministries, and others