Austria E-Invoicing Service Providers: Peppol Access Points & Submission Routes
How to submit e-invoices to Austrian government agencies: the BRZ as Peppol Authority, the USP and e-Rechnung.gv.at portals, and when you need a Peppol access point.
Austria E-Invoicing Service Providers: Peppol Access Points & Submission Routes
Austria's B2G mandate gives suppliers two submission routes — direct portal upload, or the Peppol network. Which one you need a provider for depends on your existing setup.
Route 1: Direct Portal Upload (No Provider Needed)
For low invoice volumes, you can submit directly through Austria's government channels without any third-party service:
- USP (Unternehmensserviceportal) — usp.gv.at: authenticate with your FinanzOnline credentials
- e-Rechnung.gv.at: upload an ebInterface XML file directly, or use the web form for manual entry
This works well if you only issue a handful of Austrian government invoices per month and your accounting software can export ebInterface XML (BMD and RZL both do this natively — see our software comparison).
Route 2: Peppol Network
For higher volumes, or if you already invoice other EU public sector bodies, routing through Peppol is usually more efficient than manual portal uploads.
Austria's Peppol Authority: BRZ
The Bundesrechenzentrum (BRZ) — Austria's federal computing centre — acts as the national Peppol Authority, governing which access points and participants can exchange invoices with Austrian federal government bodies over the network.
What a Peppol Access Point Does
A Peppol access point handles the network connection, format validation, and delivery of your invoice to the receiving party's access point — in this case, ultimately to the Austrian government recipient via BRZ. Because Peppol is a single interoperable network, any certified access point can in principle reach any other Peppol participant, including Austrian government bodies — you don't need an "Austria-specific" provider.
When you need a Peppol access point:
- You already send Peppol invoices to Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, or other Peppol-mandated markets and want to add Austria through the same connection
- Your invoice volume to Austrian public sector bodies is high enough that manual portal upload is impractical
- You're integrating e-invoicing directly into your ERP/accounting system rather than using a web portal
Most general-purpose Peppol access point providers serving the EU market — the kind already covering Germany, Belgium, France, or the Netherlands — can be configured to deliver to Austrian Peppol participants as well, since onboarding a new receiving country on an existing Peppol connection is a configuration matter, not a new integration.
Choosing Between Portal Upload and Peppol
| Direct portal upload | Peppol access point | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Low volume, Austria-only suppliers | Higher volume, or already on Peppol elsewhere |
| Setup effort | Minimal — FinanzOnline + USP registration | Requires access point onboarding |
| Ongoing cost | Free (government portals) | Access point subscription/per-invoice fee |
| Format | ebInterface (native upload) | Peppol BIS 3.0 |
If you're unsure which fits, start with direct portal upload — it has no setup cost — and move to Peppol only once invoice volume or existing infrastructure justifies it.
Last updated: June 2026.