PEPPOL is a secure international network that lets companies send and receive structured electronic invoices. Many European governments and larger companies require suppliers to use PEPPOL for invoice submission.
Rentman connects to the PEPPOL network through Billit, a certified PEPPOL Access Point. You don’t need your own Billit account - Rentman handles everything through our integration.
Before You Start
Availability
Currently, the PEPPOL integration is only available for sending outgoing invoices for Belgian customers with Quoting & Invoicing add-on.
PEPPOL cannot be shared by multiple entities within the same workspace. Each entity must complete its own setup because a PEPPOL registration is tied to a unique legal business identity (company name, VAT number, bank details, etc.). If your workspace contains multiple legal entities, each one needs to enable PEPPOL and go through the verification process separately.
To activate the integration:
1. You review and verify your company details directly within Rentman.
2. You are then redirected to an identity verification step using Itsme. This verification is required by Billit as part of their “Know Your Customer” (KYC) process. It allows Billit to confirm your identity so they can legally deliver the invoices you send from Rentman through the PEPPOL network.
However, Rentman does not determine whether your invoices must be sent via PEPPOL or another channel. It remains your responsibility to deliver invoices through your accounting software or another PEPPOL access point, and to ensure that your chosen method complies with any applicable local regulations.
Enable PEPPOL in Rentman
- Go to the Configuration module and scroll down to Financial.
- Go to Electronic invoicing and click on Enable PEPPOL.
- Review and confirm your business information, such as:
- Company name
- VAT identification number
- IBAN
- BIC
- Phone
- Email
Most fields are prefilled from your company information in Rentman, but it is important to double-check that these details match your official legal information. - Follow the identity verification process.
Once completed, PEPPOL will be available as a sending method for your invoices.
Look up contact details in PEPPOL
The next step is to look up contact details in Peppol.
You can either manually search for each contact’s information in Peppol or use the built-in lookup tool in Rentman. You can read more about the lookup tool here.
Update Peppol configuration
You can easily update your information by clicking Update Peppol configuration.
Please note that it is not possible to update your VAT identification number in Rentman after you enter it when enabling Peppol for the first time. If you need to change your VAT number, please contact our support team for assistance.
Send an Invoice via PEPPOL
- Create your invoice in Rentman as usual.
- When viewing the generated invoice, navigate to Send via PEPPOL button.
- Rentman will send the structured invoice data to Billit.
- Billit validates and forwards the invoice to the recipient’s Access Point.
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You can track the delivery status directly in Rentman:
PDFs can still be downloaded or emailed if needed - Rentman does not block this workflow.
You can download the document and export it to your accounting software as usual. For UBL files, we recommend using the UBL 2.3 format.
To send an invoice via PEPPOL, your client must have valid PEPPOL identifiers stored in their Rentman contact profile. Rentman can help you look up these details automatically, or you can enter them manually. Learn more about it here.
FAQs
Because of this, not being listed does not necessarily mean the recipient cannot receive PEPPOL invoices.
If a recipient truly cannot accept the invoice, Billit will return an error in Rentman with the details, so you can follow up with them.