Zimbabwe
ZWZimbabwe relies on fiscalisation; VAT-registered operators must issue fiscal tax invoices from fiscal devices or virtual fiscalisation software connected to ZIMRA's Fiscalisation Data Management System (FDMS), and ZIMRA's TaRMS draws input tax data from FDMS.
Guide reviewed .
Invoicing and electronic documents
Fiscalisation Data Management System (FDMS)
ZIMRA's server for fiscalised sales. Fiscal devices and virtual fiscalisation software record and transmit sales data at the time of sale, and FDMS returns the QR code and verification code printed on each fiscal tax invoice, receipt, debit note or credit note. It is a fiscalisation system, not an invoice exchange network or Peppol.
Hardware fiscal devices (fiscalised registers, fiscal printers, electronic signature devices) or virtual fiscal devices using the ZIMRA Fiscalisation API · Official source: ZIMRA · Fiscalisation explained
Virtual fiscalisation
Direct server-to-server or POS, accounting or invoicing system connections to FDMS through ZIMRA's API, available free of charge. ZIMRA presents it as suited to medium and large taxpayers, with mobile point of sale for small traders.
ZIMRA Fiscalisation API · Official source: ZIMRA · Public Notice 101 of 2024, virtual fiscalisation compliance
Tax and Revenue Management System (TaRMS)
ZIMRA's tax administration system. Since 1 December 2025 it receives fiscal tax invoice, debit note and credit note data from FDMS to build automatic input tax schedules for VAT returns.
Integration between FDMS and the TaRMS self-service portal · Official source: ZIMRA · Public Notice 63 of 2025, TaRMS and FDMS integration
Peppol
No Zimbabwean Peppol Authority is listed; OpenPeppol acts as the authority where there is no national one. No link between FDMS and Peppol was found in ZIMRA's guidance.
Peppol BIS Billing · Official source: OpenPeppol · Peppol Authorities
An invoicing system used in Zimbabwe must be fiscalised. Each fiscal tax invoice, debit note and credit note is reported to FDMS when it is issued, and must carry the QR code FDMS returns. Larger operators usually connect their ERP or POS directly through the virtual fiscalisation API.
A Peppol invoice can be delivered alongside, but on its own it is not a fiscal tax invoice. A buyer's input tax depends on the supplier's document validating in FDMS. Capture full buyer details so they reach FDMS. See Public Notice 80 of 2024.
Legal guide
Fiscal tax invoices
Mandatory for VAT-registered operatorsVAT-registered operators must fiscalise under SI 104 of 2010, and section 90 of the Income Tax Act extends fiscalisation to all taxpayers. Fiscal tax invoices must be generated by a device interfaced with FDMS, bear the particulars in section 20(4) of the VAT Act and carry a verifiable QR code.
Official source: ZIMRA · Fiscalisation explainedB2B · buyer details
Mandatory when the buyer needs a fiscal tax invoiceThe buyer's name, address, TIN and, if registered, VAT number must be captured. Devices had to be upgraded by 31 May 2025 to transmit buyer details to FDMS.
Official source: ZIMRA · Public Notice 30 of 2025, buyer details on FDMS fiscal tax invoicesInput tax
Condition for deductionFiscal tax invoices that do not comply with FDMS requirements are not allowed for claiming VAT input tax or income tax expenditure. Invoices can be checked on ZIMRA's FDMS validation portal.
Official source: ZIMRA · Public Notice 80 of 2024, fiscal tax invoices and FDMSTax clearance
Condition for a certificateCompliance with FDMS, including recording all sales on fiscal devices, is a condition for a Tax Clearance Certificate (ITF263).
Official source: ZIMRA · Public Notice 63 of 2025, TaRMS and FDMS integrationB2B · B2G · B2C e-invoicing
No e-invoicing obligation found in the sources reviewedZIMRA's fiscalisation guidance and public notices reviewed describe fiscal devices and FDMS reporting, not a structured e-invoice exchange between businesses. Penalties for failing to issue fiscal invoices or use a device include fines of USD 1,000 and USD 25 per point of sale per day.
Official source: ZIMRA · Public Notice 101 of 2024, virtual fiscalisation compliance
Timeline
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Deadline to upgrade to FDMS
Operators required to fiscalise had to upgrade fiscal devices or POS systems, or use virtual fiscalisation, to comply with FDMS.
Official source: ZIMRA · Public Notice 92 of 2023, compliance with FDMS -
FDMS compliance tied to tax clearance
FDMS compliance became one of the requirements for a Tax Clearance Certificate.
Official source: ZIMRA · Public Notice 92 of 2023, compliance with FDMS -
Buyer details transmitted to FDMS
Deadline for fiscal devices to transmit captured buyer details to FDMS.
Official source: ZIMRA · Public Notice 30 of 2025, buyer details on FDMS fiscal tax invoices -
TaRMS and FDMS integration
Input tax schedules began to be drawn from FDMS data. Documents issued up to 30 November 2025 had to be claimed by 10 December 2025.
Official source: ZIMRA · Public Notice 63 of 2025, TaRMS and FDMS integration
Peppol in Zimbabwe
- Directory participants
- Not recorded
- Document families
- Not recorded
Peppol Authority: OpenPeppol.
Peppol Directory data as of .
How to read these numbersDocuments on Peppol
No document-support data has been published for this country.
Registrations over time
No registration history has been published for this country.
Registration dates in the current Directory snapshot.
Participants
No participants are recorded for this country in the Directory snapshot. This does not establish absence from Peppol.