E-Invoicing in Seychelles

Seychelles is developing a mandatory electronic invoicing system as part of its wider tax-digitalisation strategy. The Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC) is procuring an Electronic Invoicing Solution (EIS), with the official procurement notice confirming that shortlisted providers would move on to a Request for Proposal process. 

The project is not yet operational. While the SRC had reached the final procurement stage for a mandatory e-invoicing system by July 2026, the available public information does not set a binding implementation date or publish final technical specifications, invoice formats, or detailed taxpayer onboarding requirements. SRC’s procurement update therefore supports treating the end of 2026 as an announced rollout target rather than a confirmed legal deadline

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The planned system is intended to support automatic and instantaneous transmission of invoicing information between businesses and the SRC. Businesses should begin assessing whether their invoicing, accounting, ERP, e-commerce, and point-of-sale systems can support real-time data exchange.

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What Is E-Invoicing and Why Seychelles Is Adopting It?

E-invoicing is the electronic exchange of structured invoice data that businesses and tax authorities can process automatically, rather than simply sending invoices as PDFs by email.

Seychelles is developing an e-invoicing system to modernise tax administration, improve VAT compliance, and reduce revenue losses. The Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC) is procuring an Electronic Invoicing Solution, but it has not yet published the final invoice format, reporting method, or business onboarding requirements. SRC Electronic Invoicing Solution procurement notice.

E-Invoicing Timeline

• December 2025: SRC issued an Expression of Interest for an Electronic Invoicing Solution, with shortlisted applicants to receive an RFP. SRC EIS procurement notice
• 2026: The government planned to introduce e-invoicing later in the year to strengthen VAT compliance and reduce revenue leakage.
• July 2026: SRC announced that e-invoicing procurement had reached its final stage. 

Who Will Be in Scope?

The announced system is expected to focus on VAT-registered taxpayers.

Since 1 January 2025, businesses with taxable supplies of SCR 2 million or more must register for VAT. Businesses with taxable supplies starting at SCR 100,000 may register voluntarily.

The future mandate could therefore cover both mandatory and voluntarily VAT-registered taxpayers. However, the SRC must confirm the final scope in implementing regulations or official guidance.

B2G E-Invoicing in Seychelles

Seychelles has not yet published separate B2G e-invoicing rules for suppliers invoicing public entities.

Businesses supplying government customers should continue to follow the invoicing and procurement requirements in their contracts. They should also monitor SRC announcements to determine whether public-sector transactions will be included in the first phase of the future e-invoicing system.

B2B E-Invoicing in Seychelles

No final B2B e-invoicing workflow has been published. However, VAT-registered businesses should expect the future system to affect how they create, transmit, receive, and retain invoices.

Companies should review their ERP, accounting, billing, and accounts-payable processes. Accurate tax, customer, supplier, product, and invoice data will be essential if the SRC requires real-time or near-real-time data transmission.

B2C E-Invoicing and Fiscalization

The SRC has not yet confirmed how the future framework will apply to consumer transactions. There is no published specification for fiscal receipts, point-of-sale reporting, cash-register integration, or B2C invoice formats.

Retailers, hospitality businesses, service providers, and e-commerce sellers should prepare by reviewing their POS and customer-billing systems. Systems may need to transmit consumer-sales data to the SRC once the final model is published.

E-Reporting and Tax Compliance in Seychelles

Seychelles currently relies on periodic VAT returns rather than a confirmed invoice-level e-reporting mandate. VAT-registered businesses charge VAT, issue invoices or receipts showing VAT separately, and remit the net VAT due to SRC.

Return frequency may vary by taxpayer circumstances; SRC guidance specifically refers to monthly and quarterly VAT returns for particular refund cases.

Penalties for Non-Compliance

Seychelles has not yet published e-invoicing-specific penalties, exemptions, or transition measures for the future system.

Businesses should monitor SRC guidance closely once the legal and technical framework is released. Existing VAT and tax-recordkeeping obligations remain relevant until the new electronic invoicing rules take effect.

Your E-Invoicing Partner

Seychelles has not yet set the technical rules for its e-invoicing system. Businesses can reduce future disruption by using an invoicing setup that can accommodate new country-specific formats, reporting workflows, and tax-authority connections.

DDD Invoices offers a single integration for issuing, receiving, and archiving compliant e-invoices across markets. It converts standardised invoice data into locally required formats and manages the associated compliance workflow as requirements evolve.

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FAQs

Is e-invoicing mandatory in Seychelles?

No. Seychelles is procuring a mandatory e-invoicing solution, but the obligation is not yet in effect and the SRC has not published a binding go-live date.

Who is expected to use the system?

The planned system is expected to focus on VAT-registered taxpayers. The SRC has not yet confirmed whether the rollout will cover all VAT-registered businesses at once or in phases.

When will e-invoicing start in Seychelles?

The SRC has indicated a target to onboard VAT-registered taxpayers by the end of 2026. This should not yet be treated as a legally binding implementation deadline.

What invoice format will Seychelles require?

The SRC has not yet published the required format. Businesses should not assume that XML, JSON, PDF, QR codes, invoice identifiers, or a specific API model will be required until the official specifications are released.

Will the SRC clear invoices before they are issued?

This has not been confirmed. The planned system will support automatic and real-time transmission of invoice data, but the SRC has not clarified whether it will authorise invoices before delivery or receive invoice data for reporting purposes.

What should businesses do now?

VAT-registered businesses should review invoicing, ERP, accounting, e-commerce, and POS systems, improve invoice-data quality, and monitor SRC announcements for the final timeline and technical rules.