e-Invoice (e-Fatura)
Definition
An e-Invoice (e-Fatura) is the electronic invoice exchanged between two businesses that are both registered in Turkey's e-Invoice system run by the Revenue Administration (GİB). It replaces paper invoices between companies and is transmitted through GİB or a licensed integrator, not by email. A store must check whether the buyer is an e-Invoice taxpayer to know which document to issue.
Why it matters for your store
If you sell to businesses, or if any of your customers enters a company tax number at checkout, some of your invoices must be e-Invoices. They cannot be issued as e-Archive documents, and they cannot be emailed as PDFs; they travel through the GİB system to the buyer's registered inbox. Issuing the wrong type means cancelling and reissuing.
The check happens per order. The buyer's tax number is looked up in the GİB registry; if it is registered, the order gets an e-Invoice, otherwise an e-Archive invoice. Doing this by hand for every order is the kind of task that gets skipped on busy days.
This page is general information, not tax advice.
How Kambloo handles it
Kambloo runs the taxpayer check automatically when an order is paid (or shipped, by your setting). Buyers found in the GİB e-Invoice registry receive an e-Invoice; all others receive an e-Archive invoice. Both go through the integrator you have a contract with, using the same interface for Uyumsoft, Logo İşbaşı, Foriba/Sovos, and QNB eFinans.
The document is attached to the order, GİB's response is tracked, and cancellations and returns produce the correct counter-document. VAT is taken from each product's tax class. Marketplace orders go through the same job, so B2B buyers on a marketplace are handled the same way.
Accounting connectors and the public API let your accounting software read orders and invoice references.
Questions about e-Invoice (e-Fatura)
When does an online store issue an e-Invoice rather than an e-Archive invoice?
When the buyer is a business registered in the e-Invoice system, identified by its tax number. Consumers and unregistered businesses receive an e-Archive invoice instead.
Do I need to register for e-Invoice?
Businesses above the turnover threshold set by GİB must register. Many smaller businesses register voluntarily because their customers or marketplaces require it. Check the current thresholds with your accountant.