UAE Accredited Service Providers for E-Invoicing
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There are two lists, not one, and almost every article about them conflates the two. The Ministry of Finance publishes 42 fully accredited service providers under Article 16 of Ministerial Decision No. 64 of 2025, each with an accreditation number — and separately 10 pre-approved providers still going through final assessment.
If you are appointing a provider to be live for your mandatory date, the distinction is the whole point.
This is general guidance, not tax or legal advice. Accreditation lists change — confirm details with the UAE Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Federal Tax Authority (FTA).
Quick answers
- How many accredited service providers are there in the UAE?
- 42 are fully accredited under Article 16 of Ministerial Decision No. 64 of 2025, each with an accreditation number. A further 10 are pre-approved and completing final assessment.
- What is the difference between pre-approved and accredited?
- Pre-approval under Article 15 covers the initial eligibility criteria and allows pilot participation. Accreditation under Article 16 follows the final production assessment and is what a provider needs to operate in production.
- Can I appoint a provider that is only pre-approved?
- You can, but make full accreditation a contractual milestone before your go-live, with the right to exit at no cost if it is not met.
- Where is the official list?
- The Ministry of Finance publishes it, and registered businesses also see the operational list inside EmaraTax when onboarding. Any list published elsewhere, including this one, can fall behind.
- Can I use more than one provider?
- No. A single provider handles all of your e-invoicing.
Accredited is not the same as pre-approved
Pre-approval, under Article 15, means a provider has cleared the initial eligibility criteria. It allows participation in the pilot.
Accreditation, under Article 16, is granted after the final production assessment and comes with an accreditation number. It is what a provider needs to operate in production.
Providers routinely describe themselves as "MoF approved" without saying which of the two they hold. The accreditation number is the tell: a provider that has one is on the first list below.
The 42 accredited providers
Verified against the Ministry of Finance register on . The register is updated periodically — check it before signing anything.
The 10 providers still under final assessment
These have cleared pre-approval and are completing the production assessment stage. Full accreditation follows on completion of the remaining technical requirements.
How many UAE businesses are already connected
1,450 UAE participants were registered on the network as of 20 August 2026, up from 1,356 on 17 August and 1,189 on 12 August.
That is the number of businesses that can already receive electronic invoices — not the number of providers. It is rising steadily as the first mandatory wave prepares for its January 2027 go-live.
Registration in the public directory is voluntary and handled by service providers, so the real figure is at least this and probably higher.
Choosing between them
Every provider on the accredited list has cleared the same bar: Peppol certification, at least two years of experience operating an e-invoicing system, UAE registration and tax standing, UAE-hosted data, information security requirements and insurance. The list tells you who is allowed to operate. It does not tell you who fits your systems, your invoice volumes or your timeline.
Worth asking each one: whether they integrate with the system you already use, what onboarding takes in practice, what happens when an invoice is rejected, and what their support looks like in your time zone.
If you are choosing a provider that is not yet fully accredited, make full accreditation a contractual milestone ahead of your go-live, with the right to exit at no cost if it is missed.
Appointing one
Onboarding starts with you, not with the provider. You log in to EmaraTax, open the E-Invoicing section, choose a provider from the list shown there, and continue to that provider's portal.
You use a single provider for all of your e-invoicing, so the choice is worth making carefully rather than quickly.
Frequently asked questions
How many accredited service providers are there in the UAE?
42 are fully accredited under Article 16 of Ministerial Decision No. 64 of 2025, each with an accreditation number. A further 10 are pre-approved and completing final assessment.
What is the difference between pre-approved and accredited?
Pre-approval under Article 15 covers the initial eligibility criteria and allows pilot participation. Accreditation under Article 16 follows the final production assessment and is what a provider needs to operate in production.
Can I appoint a provider that is only pre-approved?
You can, but make full accreditation a contractual milestone before your go-live, with the right to exit at no cost if it is not met.
Where is the official list?
The Ministry of Finance publishes it, and registered businesses also see the operational list inside EmaraTax when onboarding. Any list published elsewhere, including this one, can fall behind.
Can I use more than one provider?
No. A single provider handles all of your e-invoicing.