Invoicing Deutsche Bahn

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Invoicing: Key points

As a supplier to Deutsche Bahn, you are helping us shape the mobility of tomorrow. We want to make the invoice approval process as smooth as possible, which also means ensuring good-quality data on the invoices submitted to us. In order to avoid the need for additional clarification or delays in the payment of the invoice amount, please take the following Deutsche Bahn Group requirements into account when preparing your invoices.

Mandatory electronic invoicing requirements

From 1 January 2027, the issuance and transmission of e-invoices within the meaning of Section 14 (1) of the German Value Added Tax Act (UStG) will generally be mandatory for transactions between domestic companies.
From this date onwards, please send us your invoices exclusively in the currently valid formats XRechnung or ZUGFeRD version 2.0.1 or higher. Please send the e-invoices to the known email address e-invoicing@deutschebahn.com or via the electronic PEPPOL portal. Invoices submitted via alternative channels or in a format other than the prescribed one will not be accepted. In particular, invoices in PDF format do not comply with the specified requirements. Furthermore, the submission of invoices by postal mail does not satisfy the requirements for a valid and compliant invoice.

Leitweg ID: 992-90009-96
Peppol Participant ID: 9930:de811569869
e-mail-address: e-invoicing@deutschebahn.com

Please note in particular that:
•    the mandatory invoice information in accordance with Section 14 UStG must be included in the designated data fields of the e-invoice (see recommendations by KosIT/VeR at: https://xeinkauf.de/xrechnung/ustg),
•    the description of services must be fully specified at line-item level in the designated e-invoice fields (BT 153 et seq.),
•    a mere reference to contracts, purchase orders, or delivery notes will generally no longer be sufficient.

If the legal or technical requirements are not met, this may impair automated processing and the deductibility of input VAT. We therefore reserve the right to reject such invoices or to withhold payments, in whole or in part, until clarification or until a proper invoice has been submitted.

Attention! New billing address

The billing address is effective immediately as follows:

Company xxx (invoice recipient at DB)
c/o DB AG SSC Buchhaltung
EUREF-Campus 17
10829 Berlin

Please ensure that, with immediate effect, you use only the new address in your correspondence, on invoices, and in your systems. This will help ensure that your requests are processed quickly and without delay.

Don't have software to create an XRechnung?

DB provides you with the XRechnungsgenerator for this purpose. You can use this to create XRechnung e-invoices free of charge.

You can find more information and the XRechnungsgenerator here.

Further information and the Generator for XRechnung are available here

Invoice status contact form

To send us a query about the status of an already submitted invoice, please use this contact form. We are offering this in addition to the previous contact options.

Your query will be sent in encrypted form. Please also note our privacy policy at www.deutschebahn.com/datenschutz

Contact Form