EHF
EHF is the Norwegian standard for electronic invoices — mandatory for any supplier to the Norwegian public sector.
Also known as: Norwegian e-invoice, EHF invoice
EHF (Elektronisk HandelsFormat) is the Norwegian adaptation of the European PEPPOL standard for electronic business documents. Invoices, order confirmations, and credit notes are sent as structured XML over the Peppol network — not as PDF or paper. Since 2012, EHF has been mandatory for all suppliers to the Norwegian public sector (state, municipal, county). In the private sector it is not legally required, but it is increasingly common — particularly among larger companies. EHF is the foundation of invoice automation because data is delivered in a format AI and accounting systems can read directly, without OCR or manual entry.
In Norwegian context
Norwegian businesses need a Peppol access point to send and receive EHF. Most accounting systems (Tripletex, Visma, PowerOffice) have this built in.
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Related terms
- AI integration — AI integration is the process of wiring language models, RAG, or predictive models directly into a business's existing systems and workflows.
- RPA (Robotic Process Automation) — RPA is software that mimics human clicking in a user interface — typically used to integrate against legacy systems without an API.