First 100 e-invoices free every year. AED 499 one-time onboarding. No expensive annual e-invoicing package — you pay for what you actually use.
AED 1 per invoice sounds good — here's what it means over a year. Your first 100 e-invoices are free every year, then it's AED 1 each.
| Your annual volume | E-invoicing usage fee |
|---|---|
| Up to 100 | FREE |
| 150 | AED 50 |
| 200 | AED 100 |
| 300 | AED 200 |
| 500 | AED 400 |
| 1,000 | AED 900 |
Plus AED 499 + VAT one-time onboarding & setup. So a business doing 500 e-invoices pays AED 899 + VAT in year one (AED 499 setup + AED 400 usage) — and just AED 400 the next year at the same volume. Against a fixed annual e-invoicing package, a low-volume business pays a fraction.
What counts toward the AED 1. The AED 1 applies per e-invoicing document processed after your first 100 free each year. A processed document includes sales invoices, purchase invoices, credit notes and debit notes exchanged through the e-invoicing platform.
The AED 499 onboarding fee and usage fees exclude 5% VAT. The free 100 allowance resets each year from the date your service agreement is signed.
Most of this market sells a fixed annual subscription whether you send ten invoices or ten thousand. Our model is different: AED 499 once, your first 100 e-invoices free every year, then AED 1 each. A low-volume business pays very little — and never for capacity it doesn't use.
The e-invoicing network service itself is provided through a Ministry of Finance pre-approved provider, TronStride FZC. Fastlane is not the Accredited Service Provider — we manage your onboarding, setup, ongoing support and billing, so you deal with one team for the whole thing while the accredited provider runs the network.
The technical connection is increasingly your software vendor's problem. The data quality is yours — and that's the work.
Once transmitted, it's fixed. No amending, no quiet re-issue. Corrections happen by credit note, every time. If your team currently changes invoices when a client queries one, that stops before go-live.
The FTA sees your invoice data in near real time — often before your customer does. Invoices dated to suit a period, or a month's worth raised on the 30th, become visible for what they are.
PINT-AE needs buyer TRNs, tax category codes, unit codes. Most UAE ledgers have free-text names and no TRNs at all. Nothing on the network fixes that — it's bookkeeping, and it's why "ready" businesses aren't.
Not a fee for clicking a few buttons. The AED 499 + VAT one-time onboarding takes you from where you are to live and validated — end to end.
Zoho Books · Xero · QuickBooks · Tally · Odoo · Excel · other ERP — we assess your existing setup, find the simplest way to connect it, and confirm any integration requirement before onboarding. Tell us what you use and we'll take it from there.
Not included: any connector, module or software-upgrade cost your own accounting system may need, and bookkeeping remediation beyond the invoice master fields. If your customer master is 800 records with no TRNs, that's a separate engagement and we'll price it as one. Usage beyond your free 100 a year is billed at AED 1 per document. You receive a dated written report — findings, gaps and what you'll pay. Onboarding is included when your phase arrives; your fee holds to your go-live date.
Applies across all free zones and the mainland equally, and regardless of VAT registration. Your phase depends on annual revenue, not licence type.
If you supply a Phase 1 business, your real deadline is January 2027 — not July. From that date their systems expect structured invoices. Send a PDF and expect it queried, rejected, or left sitting while someone works out what to do with it. The commercial deadline arrives six months before the legal one.
How much does UAE e-invoicing cost?
Bill from Excel or use any software: AED 499 + VAT one-time onboarding, then your first 100 e-invoices are free every year and it's AED 1 per invoice after that. A business doing 500 e-invoices a year pays about AED 899 + VAT in year one and AED 400 the next. No fixed annual package. Excludes 5% VAT. See the examples above.
What counts as an “invoice” for the AED 1 fee?
The AED 1 applies per e-invoicing document processed after your first 100 free each year — and a document includes sales invoices, purchase invoices, credit notes and debit notes exchanged through the platform. The free 100 resets each year from the date your agreement is signed.
Is Fastlane an Accredited Service Provider?
No. The e-invoicing network (ASP) service is provided through a Ministry of Finance pre-approved provider, TronStride FZC. Fastlane is an FTA-registered Tax Agent and MoE-approved auditor and manages your onboarding, setup, support and billing — one team, while the accredited provider runs the network.
I don't use accounting software — how do I comply?
You don't need to buy any. Raise invoices in a PINT-AE mapped Excel template and they're submitted through the platform. AED 499 one-off covers setup and the template; your first 100 e-invoices a year are free, then AED 1 each.
When does UAE e-invoicing become mandatory?
Revenue of AED 50M or more: appoint by 30 October 2026, live 1 January 2027. Below AED 50M: appoint by 31 March 2027, live 1 July 2027. Government entities go live 1 October 2027. The voluntary pilot has been open since 1 July 2026.
Can I still edit an invoice after sending it?
No. Once transmitted, an invoice can't be edited or deleted — corrections are made by credit note. If your team currently amends or re-issues invoices when something's wrong, that has to stop before you go live.
Does it apply to free zone and non-VAT-registered businesses?
Yes to both. It applies across all free zones and the mainland equally, and regardless of VAT registration. Being below the AED 375,000 VAT threshold doesn't exempt you unless a specific Article 4 exclusion applies — the default is that you're in scope.
AED 499 one-time onboarding. First 100 e-invoices free every year. Then AED 1 each. No expensive annual package — start when you're ready.
Start onboarding — reply within the hourNithin Pathak, Fastlane Management Consultancy LLC — FTA-registered Tax Agent and Ministry of Economy approved auditor, Dubai. Corporate tax, VAT, audit and compliance across UAE mainland and all free zones.
Position as at 26 July 2026. Software accreditation status changes as vendors complete the Ministry of Finance process — we re-check the current accredited list at the start of every engagement rather than relying on this page. General guidance, not advice on your specific circumstances.