Advice for businesses trading with government
The New Zealand Government is committed to sending and receiving eInvoices from their trading partners.
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Government prefers eInvoices
Central Government agencies prefer to receive eInvoices instead of emailed PDF invoices from their suppliers. Over time, many will also be able to send eInvoices to their customers. It will soon become the default way of invoicing government.
Wider government is also adopting eInvoicing.
To send eInvoices to government you’ll first need accounting or invoicing software that can send eInvoices.
To find out more about this, check here:
Sending eInvoices to government agencies relies on 2 things:
- The government agency’s New Zealand Business Number (NZBN ) – this ensures your eInvoices get to the right government agency.
- The specific invoice reference requirements for that agency.
Central government agencies invoice reference requirements (for suppliers)
Invoice reference requirements guide
It’s important to follow the relevant Central Government agency’s invoice reference requirements – it’ll help you get paid faster.
Invoice Reference Requirements for Central Government Agencies – December 2024 [PDF, 98 KB]
eInvoicing capable government agencies
| Government agency | NZBN | eInvoicing capability |
|---|---|---|
| Accident Compensation Corporation | 9429041900253 | Receive only |
| Buller District Council | 9429041899960 | Receive only |
| Christchurch City Council | 9429000003339 | Receive only |
| Department of Conservation | 9429000028295 | Receive only |
| Department of Corrections | 9429041904909 | Receive only |
| Department of Internal Affairs | 9429041904916 | Receive only |
| Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet CROWN | 9429310614300 | Receive only |
| Department of The Prime Minister and Cabinet | 9429041904923 | Receive only |
| Education Review Office | 9429041901809 | Receive only |
| External Reporting Board | 9429041902059 | Receive only |
| He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission | 9429050347780 | Receive only |
| Inland Revenue Department | 9429041926024 | Receive only |
| Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities | 9429047717602 | Receive only |
| Land Information New Zealand | 9429000003711 | Receive only |
| Ministry for Culture and Heritage | 9429041908846 | Receive only |
| Ministry for Culture and Heritage CROWN | 9429310614331 | Receive only |
| Ministry for Regulation | 9429051927295 | Receive only |
| Ministry for the Environment | 9429041908853 | Receive only |
| Ministry for Women | 9429041908860 | Receive only |
| Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment | 9429000106078 | Receive only |
| Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment CROWN | 9429310665692 | Receive only |
| Ministry of Defence | 9429041908877 | Receive only |
| Ministry of Education | 9429041908884 | Receive only |
| Ministry of Health | 9429000082440 | Receive only |
| Ministry of Housing and Urban Development | 9429047143937 | Receive only |
| Ministry of Justice | 9429041908907 | Receive only |
| Ministry of Social Development | 9429000062299 | Send and receive |
| Ministry of Transport | 9429041908921 | Receive only |
| New Zealand Customs Service | 9429041909867 | Receive only |
| New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/Te Waihanga | 9429047977785 | Receive only |
| New Zealand Police | 9429041909966 | Receive only |
| NIWA | 9429032543292 | Receive only |
| Office for Maori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti | 9429047535442 | Receive only |
| Pāmu (Landcorp Farming Limited) | 9429039618191 | Receive only |
| Privacy Commissioner | 9429041913161 | Receive only |
| Public Service Commission | 9429041921548 | Receive only |
| Public Service Commission CROWN | 9429310614317 | Receive only |
| Reserve Bank of New Zealand | 9429041917886 | Receive only |
| Serious Fraud Office | 9429041915349 | Receive only |
| Social Wellbeing Agency | 9429046891341 | Receive only |
| Stats NZ | 9429000014489 | Receive only |
| Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Māori Development) | 9429041919729 | Receive only |
| Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (the Māori Language Commission) | 9429041919804 | Receive only |
| The Treasury | 9429041920244 | Receive only |
| The Treasury CROWN | 9429310614263 | Receive only |
| Waipa District Council | 9429041922514 | Receive only |
| Wellington City Council | 9429000017527 | Receive only |
| Westland District Council | 9429041923603 | Receive only |
| Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People | 9429050679881 | Receive only |
Government agencies not yet able to receive eInvoices
| Government entities | NZBN | eInvoicing status |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Law Office | 9429041904718 | Receive capable in July 2024 |
| Government Communications Security Bureau | 9429041903223 | Receive capable date TBC |
| Ministry for Pacific Peoples | 9429041908914 | Receive capable date TBC |
| Ministry for Primary Industries | 9429000096157 | Receive capable in April 2025 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | 9429041908891 | Receive capable in June 2024 |
| New Zealand Security Intelligence Service | 9429041910030 | Receive capable date TBC |
| Oranga Tamariki | 9429046196057 | Receive capable date TBC |
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