Peppol transport options
Enable or disable the Peppol transport of a company file and choose the document families exchanged through the access point.
Once the company file is registered, the Transport block of the Peppol tab determines what the access point agrees to exchange for it: reception, invoices, credit notes, orders, acknowledgements. This page describes each switch and its consequences on the network.
Where to find the options
- Open the company file, then the Peppol tab.
- Scroll down to the Transport block, below the status and the access point.
The switches can only be used when the identifier is Active on the network. Until then, the block shows "Available once the identifier is active on the network".
The switches
| Switch | Effect |
|---|---|
| Transport enabled | Master switch. Enables sending and receiving documents through B2Brouter. |
| Reception | Allows the reception of incoming documents, in practice supplier invoices. |
| Account standard documents | Applies the standard document list of the B2Brouter account. |
| Invoices | Peppol BIS Billing 3.0: invoice. |
| Credit notes | Peppol BIS Billing 3.0: credit note. |
| Self-billing | Self-billed invoices and credit notes (the customer issues on behalf of the supplier). |
| Orders | Peppol BIS Order 3 and order responses. |
| Acknowledgements | Application responses: response to an invoice, technical acknowledgement of receipt. |
When a company file is registered, all options are enabled.
Changing an option
- Flip the switch you want.
- The change is sent immediately to the access point. There is no save button.
- The message "Transport updated" confirms that it has been applied. The list of Supported documents is refreshed straight away.
Every change is recorded in the history of the company file.
The options describe what the company file advertises to the network. A partner consulting the Peppol directory only sees the document types enabled here.
Disabling the transport completely
Switching Transport enabled off cuts all the options at once. The transport is kept at B2Brouter, but the company file is no longer published in the network directory: its status changes to Inactive.
This is the right solution for a temporary suspension, for example while the client changes invoicing software. To re-enable it, flip the switch back: no new registration is needed.
A company file whose transport is disabled can no longer be reached. Suppliers that try to send it an invoice through Peppol receive a refusal and will have to use another channel. In Belgium, structured electronic invoicing between VAT-registered businesses has been mandatory since 1 January 2026: do not leave a VAT-registered company file inactive without reason.
Difference from removal
| Action | Effect on the network | Reversible |
|---|---|---|
| Disable the transport | The company file is no longer published; the account and the identifier are kept | Yes, immediately |
| Remove the registration | The identifier is deregistered from the network and the B2Brouter account archived | No, a new registration is needed |
Company files managed elsewhere
If the company file has the status Managed by Novadesko, or if it is registered with another access point, the switches cannot be changed from NovaFisko. The options are set where the registration was made. See the Already registered elsewhere page.
Which options to choose
For most Belgian company files, the default configuration is suitable. A few pointers:
- a company that only receives supplier invoices needs at least Transport enabled, Reception, Invoices and Credit notes;
- leave Acknowledgements enabled: some partners expect a technical response to what they send;
- Orders is only useful if the client exchanges electronic purchase orders, which remains rare outside public procurement and large retail;
- Self-billing only concerns sectors where the customer issues the invoice for its supplier.
If in doubt, leave everything enabled. Advertising a document type that the company file never receives has no consequence, whereas a disabled type blocks the partner from sending.