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CII ZUGFeRD PDF/A-3

Convert CII XML to a ZUGFeRD PDF

Upload your CII XML and get a compliant ZUGFeRD PDF/A-3 hybrid invoice in seconds. No software, no signup.

Drag and drop your CII XML file here, or click to browse.

Meets the standards EN 16931 ZUGFeRD / Factur-X XRechnung KoSIT GoBD Archive PDF/A-3

How It Works

Convert your CII XML into a ZUGFeRD PDF in three simple steps.

Step 1

Upload Your CII XML

Drag and drop your UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice (CII) XML file, or click to browse for it.

Step 2

Automatic ZUGFeRD Packaging

Our engine renders a human-readable page from your data and embeds the CII XML into a compliant PDF/A-3 container.

Step 3

Download Your ZUGFeRD PDF

Your hybrid ZUGFeRD invoice is ready instantly. Send it to any customer or upload it to any compliant platform.

Why Convert CII to ZUGFeRD with Get ZUGFeRD?

Turn raw Cross Industry Invoice XML into a ready-to-send ZUGFeRD hybrid invoice.

Compliant Hybrid PDF

Your CII XML is wrapped into a ZUGFeRD PDF/A-3 that both your accounting software and your customers can read.

EN 16931 and ERechG Ready

The output follows the ZUGFeRD 2.x and EN 16931 standards, accepted across the German e-invoicing mandate and by Peppol.

Private by Design

Your XML is processed in-memory over TLS and never stored on our servers. It is purged the moment your request is complete.

Instant Conversion

No installs, no plugins, no account. Drop your CII XML and download the finished ZUGFeRD invoice straight away.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about converting CII XML into ZUGFeRD.

It takes a UN/CEFACT Cross Industry Invoice (CII) XML file and packages it into a ZUGFeRD PDF/A-3 hybrid invoice, with a human-readable page and the embedded XML in one file.
CII (Cross Industry Invoice) is the pure XML data format. ZUGFeRD is a hybrid: a PDF/A-3 invoice that carries that CII XML embedded inside it, so people and machines can both read it.
We generate ZUGFeRD 2.x output based on the EN 16931 standard, which is fully compatible with the German e-invoicing requirements.
Convert your UBL document to CII first with our Convert tool, then bring the CII XML back here to produce your ZUGFeRD PDF.
Yes. Your XML is processed in-memory over TLS 1.3 and never stored on our servers. It is discarded immediately after the PDF is generated.
GoBD Archive

Issuing e-invoices? You must archive them properly.

Since 2015, the GoBD, the tax office's rules for digital records, have applied to every business, freelancers included: digital invoices must be kept as the original file, unchanged, exportable and readable for the whole 8-year retention period. With the e-invoicing mandate a print no longer counts. Our archive takes care of it for you.

  • Every invoice stored exactly as it arrived: XML, PDF or photo
  • Locked against changes, so nothing can be altered afterwards
  • A second copy in another German data centre
  • Find any invoice by date and export it with an index for your tax advisor
  • Team access: several team members can work in the same archive
  • No ERP, no installation: right next to your e-invoicing tools
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Built for the German mandate

One toolkit for ZUGFeRD and XRechnung

Every German business has had to accept e-invoices since January 2025. Both formats are covered here.

ZUGFeRD or XRechnung? Let the assistant pick the tool Tell the chat what you need: it converts, checks, builds, and reads out German e-invoices. Open assistant

Create

Fill one form, get a ZUGFeRD PDF or an XRechnung with Leitweg-ID
Create ZUGFeRD PDF ZUGFeRD PDF The guided form turns your details into a ZUGFeRD or XRechnung invoice. Create XRechnung XRechnung Generate a valid XRechnung with Leitweg-ID, ready for public-sector buyers. Create Order-X Order-X PDF Create an Order-X order file: the ZUGFeRD hybrid principle applied to purchase orders. ZUGFeRD Credit Note ZUGFeRD PDF Cancel or correct an e-invoice you already sent with a ZUGFeRD credit note. XRechnung Credit Note XRechnung Create an XRechnung credit note with Leitweg-ID for public-sector buyers.

Check & repair

Test against EN 16931 and the XRechnung CIUS, then fix what a buyer rejected
Validate ZUGFeRD ZUGFeRD PDF Run EN 16931 checks on your ZUGFeRD invoices before DATEV or your customer does. Validate XRechnung XRechnung Check XRechnung XML against EN 16931 and the German CIUS rules. Validate Order-X Order-X Run incoming and outgoing Order-X orders through the official Order-X 1.0 checks. Edit ZUGFeRD Invoice ZUGFeRD PDF Repair a refused or broken invoice: upload it, correct the fields, and get a valid file back. Edit XRechnung XRechnung Open an XRechnung as a form, fix the Leitweg-ID or any rejected field, and download a valid file.

Convert

Move an invoice between PDF, CII, UBL and XRechnung
PDF to ZUGFeRD PDF ZUGFeRD Any PDF, Word, or Excel invoice goes in; a ZUGFeRD or XRechnung file comes out. PDF to XRechnung PDF XRechnung Convert a PDF invoice to a valid XRechnung with Leitweg-ID for public-sector buyers. CII to ZUGFeRD CII ZUGFeRD Package existing CII XML as a ZUGFeRD PDF/A-3 hybrid invoice. Embed XML to PDF CII PDF ZUGFeRD Marry a PDF and its CII XML into one ZUGFeRD-compliant hybrid invoice. CII to UBL CII UBL Transform a CII invoice into UBL XML, the syntax most Peppol networks expect. UBL to CII UBL CII Map a UBL invoice to UN/CEFACT CII XML, ready to embed in ZUGFeRD or Factur-X. XRechnung to PDF XRechnung PDF See any CII, UBL, or XRechnung XML as a tidy, printable PDF.

Open & extract

Open a file, see what is inside it, and take the data with you
Extract XML PDF CII Pull structured XML straight out of any PDF invoice with AI-driven OCR. Extract Attachments ZUGFeRD XRechnung Pull every embedded file out of a ZUGFeRD or XRechnung invoice as a ZIP. XRechnung Viewer XRechnung CII UBL Open e-invoice XML in your browser and read it like a paper invoice. ZUGFeRD Viewer ZUGFeRD PDF Open a ZUGFeRD PDF and read the embedded invoice data your software books.

Look up & automate

Check who you are invoicing, or move the whole flow to an API
Check VAT Number Check any EU VAT number against VIES and get the customer's Peppol address. Developer API, MCP and automation Automate invoice generation and validation end to end.
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