Send the FatturaPA
The file having been prepared, signed and named following the rules provided for, can now be sent to the Exchange System.
Four different transmission channels are envisaged to send a file:
Sending by Certified Electronic Mail (CEM)
Certified Electronic Mail (CEM, PEC in italian) is an electronic mail system which:
- guarantees that messages and any attached documents are sent and received,
- attests, with legal validity, that messages have been sent and received in the same way as a registered letter with recorded delivery.
Anyone with a Certified Electronic Mailbox may send CEM.
To request a CEM mailbox, contact one of the providers found in the public list of Certified Electronic Mail provider published on the DigitPA website.
Use of the CEM channel does not presuppose any kind of prior accreditation with the Exchange System.
FatturaPA files and archive files must be sent as attachments to the CEM message.
The CEM address to which to allocate the file is: sdi01@pec.fatturapa.it.
The message, including its attachment, must not be larger than 30 megabytes. If this size limit is not observed, transmission cannot be guaranteed.
Subjects using the CEM channel will receive, in the CEM mailbox from which they made the transmission, the message files produced by the ES relating to their transmission.
NB: with the first reply, error notice or delivery receipt message, the System communicates the CEM address to the transmitter to be used for any subsequent transmissions.
The use of a different CEM address from the one assigned by the ES does not guarantee that the FatturaPA file will be successfully received.
For more information
- See the CEM section of the DigitPA website
- We recommend consulting the Files, invoices and messages section for a detailed description of the message files produced by the ES
Sending via the web
Through this site, you can use an application to send a FatturaPA file or an archive file to the Exchange Systems via a web interface. To access the application, you must hold Entratel or Fisconline credentials or have a National Services Card (NSC, CNS in italian) enabled for the Revenue Agency's online services
Files sent using this method must not be larger than 5 megabytes.
Whoever uses the Web channel to send files can view the message files relating to their transmission using the Monitor the FatturaPA application which is available in the Tools section.
For more information
- Go to the Send the FatturaPA via web application
- To obtain Entratel or Fisconline credentials, see the specific page devoted to the Revenue Agency's online services: How to register for Entratel and Fisconline services
- To obtain a NSC, see the National Services Card website
- To enable the NSC for online services, see the specific page at the Revenue Agency website: Access using a Smartcard.
- We recommend consulting the Files, invoices and messages section for a detailed description of the message files produced by the ES
Sending via the SDICoop - transmission Service
The SDICoop - transmission Service is available to anyone who wants to send FatturaPA files and receive message files using the cooperation services application (web-services).
To make use of this transmission channel, you must register with the Exchange System via the Register the channel application available in the Tools section of this website.
For more information
- Go to the Register the channel
Instructions for the SDICoop - transmission Service - pdf- To download all files needed to interact with the SDICoop - transmission Service see the Exchange System documentation section.
- We recommend consulting the Files, invoices and messages section for a detailed description of the message files produced by the ES
Sending via the SDIFTP Service
The SDIFTP Service is available to anyone who wants to send FatturaPA files and receive message files using a data transfer method via FTP (File Transfer Protocol ).
LUsing this method assumes a structure that supports the ICT activities and the ability to manage information systems and a data processing centre with continuity and supervisory personnel available; it is suited therefore to those parties handling high volumes of invoices.
To make use of this transmission channel, you must register with the Exchange System via the Register the channel application available in the Tools section of this website
- Go to at Register the channel
- Instruction for the SDIFTP Service - pdf
- To download all files needed to interact with the SDIFTP Service see the Exchange System documentation section.
- We recommend consulting the Files, invoices and messages section for a detailed description of the message files produced by the ES
