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Peppol on the Mac: Send and Receive E-Invoices from GrandTotal

Peppol is the European network for e-invoices: the invoice travels from software to software, addressed by a Peppol ID instead of an email address. GrandTotal creates the invoice in Peppol BIS format and sends it straight into the network through the access point Recommand. Your suppliers' invoices come in the same way.

Where Peppol matters

  • Ireland – Peppol for invoices to the public sector.
  • Belgium – B2B mandate via Peppol since 1 January 2026, for sending and receiving.
  • Germany – Receiving mandatory since 2025, issuing from 2027 (prior-year turnover above €800,000), from 2028 for everyone. Peppol is a permitted channel alongside email.
  • Norway – Public authorities via Peppol since 2019, B2B sending from 2027.
  • Slovakia – B2B mandate via Peppol from 2027.
  • Austria – No B2B mandate. Recipients with a Peppol ID can be reached directly; invoices to the federal government require CIUS-AT-GOV, see invoicing the Austrian federal government.
  • Netherlands – Invoices to public authorities via Peppol.
  • Luxembourg – Invoices to public authorities via Peppol.
  • Sweden – Invoices to public authorities via Peppol.

All countries side by side: the e-invoicing overview for Europe. What is behind the network is explained in the Peppol network.

Sending

  1. Create an account with Recommand and register your company. An authorised representative confirms it once.
  2. In GrandTotal, choose PEPPOL via recommand.eu as the delivery method for the client.
  3. Enter API Key and API Secret in the plugin settings.
  4. Enter the client's Peppol ID or search the Peppol directory with Look Up.
  5. Send the invoice. GrandTotal first checks that the recipient is listed in the directory and attaches the PDF if you wish.

Receiving

As soon as one client is invoiced through Recommand, GrandTotal polls the Peppol inbox automatically. Received invoices appear in the overview under Inbound Invoices, each one only once. More in receiving inbound invoices.

What it costs

The plugin is included in GrandTotal L & XL. Recommand charges per document, sent and received combined: 25 documents per month are free, then €0.30 per document, plans from €29 for 200 documents (as of November 2026). For Belgium, e-invoice.be is available as well, see Peppol in Belgium.

At a glance

Straight from GrandTotal

Create the invoice and send it directly into the Peppol network.

Check the recipient

Look up the Peppol ID and verify it in the directory before sending.

Inbox included

Supplier invoices arrive in the overview automatically.

Peppol BIS

The standard format in the network, compliant with EN 16931.

Start small

Recommand includes 25 documents per month for free.