ZATCA e-Invoicing in Saudi Arabia: What Your POS Must Do

If you sell in Saudi Arabia, your invoices fall under ZATCA (Fatoora) e-invoicing. Here's what that means for your point-of-sale in plain terms.

Two invoice types

A Standard Tax Invoice is for B2B — it carries the buyer's VAT number and address. A Simplified Tax Invoice is for retail/B2C (your normal POS receipt) and must show a scannable QR code.

What the QR code contains

The QR encodes five mandatory fields: seller name, VAT registration number, invoice timestamp, invoice total, and VAT total. A customer or auditor scans it to verify the invoice.

Phase 1 vs Phase 2

Phase 1 ("Generation") means producing a compliant bilingual Arabic/English invoice with the QR — this you can do today. Phase 2 ("Integration") adds a cryptographic stamp and real-time clearance/reporting to ZATCA, which requires onboarding with your credentials.

How Tracvio helps

Tracvio produces the bilingual invoice and the mandatory QR across POS, ERP, rental and laundry — country-gated to Saudi Arabia, with Phase 2 integration ready to switch on once you complete Fatoora onboarding. Always confirm the latest ZATCA rules before go-live. Start a free trial.