Factur-X and ZUGFeRD
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Definition
Section titled “Definition”Factur-X (the French name) and ZUGFeRD (the German one) are the same standard: a hybrid invoice where a human-readable PDF and a machine-readable XML invoice are one file. The XML data — seller, buyer, line items, totals, tax — is embedded as an attachment inside a PDF/A-3 document, so a buyer whose accounting software reads the standard can import the invoice without rekeying it, while a person still reads the visible pages.
Example
Section titled “Example”A French supplier issues an invoice to a customer whose purchase system imports Factur-X. The customer’s software opens the file, reads the embedded XML, and posts the invoice with its line items and tax amounts — no manual data entry. Another customer, whose system does not read the standard, opens the same file and reads the invoice on its pages. One file, both readers.
In the PDFLean tools
Section titled “In the PDFLean tools”- create a Factur-X / ZUGFeRD invoice — embeds invoice XML as a Factur-X attachment inside a PDF/A-3 structure
Related reading
Section titled “Related reading”- PDF/A — the archival standard the hybrid file is built on
- PDF Metadata — the other machine-readable layer in a PDF
- Archive a Year of Invoices — where structured invoice data becomes a ledger