Procurement and Invoices
SVA is a governmental agency and procurement procedures follow national law (LOU).
SVA uses the e-platform Tendsign for procurements.
Legislated e-invoice requirement. From 1 April 2019, you as a supplier to the National Veterinary Institute (as of January 1st 2024 the name will change to Swedish Veterinary Agency), SVA must send us an e-invoice. Note that PDF is not an approved format.
In June of 2018, the Riksdag decided to adopt the Act regarding e-invoicing in public procurement (SFS 2018:1277). The Act means that all purchases made in accordance with procurement acts such as LOU, LUF, LUFS or LUK shall be billed using e-invoices. Purchases made by us, the National Veterinary Institute, shall therefore be billed using e-invoices. Also remember to include our reference in the invoice.
E-invoices to SVA
The National Veterinary Institute (please note the name change to the Swedish Veterinary Agency from January 1st, 2024) can receive invoices via the PEPPOL network. In this case, you need to connect via a company that supports your e-invoicing via PEPPOL. Check whether your accounting / invoicing system supplier or e-invoice service can use the PEPPOL network.
The National Veterinary Institute’s PEPPOL-ID is 0007:2021001868. The formats that the National Veterinary Institute can receive via the PEPPOL network is PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.
An alternative is to use our VAN service at Pagero using the information below. Organisation: Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt, SVA (National Veterinary Institute)
VAN service: Pagero AB
Corporate ID: 202100-1868
VAT number: SE202100186801
Invoice address: National Veterinary Institute, SE-751 89 Uppsala, Sweden
Mandatory invoice reference
We also need to have our reference in the e-invoice head. The invoice reference can be:
- Purchase Order Number or
- Section Number with the prefix SVA, example SVA12345
Contact us via the e-mail address below if you have questions.
Creating e-invoices
It is often possible to create e-invoices in existing business systems/accounting systems. Check with your system supplier. E-invoicing services can also be purchased from certain companies in order to achieve the same thing, as can the installation of a “virtual invoice printer”.
If you do not have a business system
Use our invoice portal "Pagero-free". How to get started: Pagero Invoice Portal 2.0 (pdf) .
More on e-invoicing
Contact us
By e-mail ekonomi@sva.se or telephone +46-18 67 42 00.
For businesses based outside the EU
The Swedish Tax Agency requires the seller (SVA) to demonstrate both that the purchaser is a business and that it is based in a non-EU country. There are various ways to do this. A document showing that the purchaser is VAT-registered in a non-EU country is one way of demonstrating that the purchaser is a business which is based in a non-EU country. Alternatively, another business registration document or document from the tax authorities in the country where the purchaser is based may constitute sufficient proof. Even printouts from the purchaser’s homepage may be used to show that the purchaser is a business which is based in a non-EU country. Another example of proof is a certificate issued by the tax authorities in the purchaser’s country relating to refunds, in accordance with Thirteenth Council Directive 86/560/EEC. If you are a new SVA business customer, the simplest way is to attach one of the above documents to the referral in order to avoid VAT on the invoice. Otherwise, SVA will contact you at a later date to obtain the relevant information.
A government proposal has introduced new VAT regulations stating that each service shall be subject to tax when the purchaser and seller are based in different countries. The new regulations have required Swedish law to be adapted to EU law.
For SVA, this means that the customer invoicing process for analyses has changed.
From 1/1/2010, SVA charges VAT when invoicing analyses as part of its business with non-professionals and private individuals based in non-EU countries.
As a private individual based outside Sweden
This means that you must pay VAT on the services you purchase from us. The prices shown in the price list will appear 25 % higher on the invoice.
Last reviewed 06/05/2025