What Is a UAE Accredited Service Provider (ASP)?

Definition

Under the UAE Electronic Invoicing System, a Service Provider that obtains Accreditation may provide eInvoicing services in the State. The eligibility criteria and accreditation procedure are set out in Ministerial Decision No. 64 of 2025, as amended by Ministerial Decision No. 56 of 2026.

MD 243 of 2025 requires Issuers and Recipients to appoint an Accredited Service Provider. In practice, businesses use an ASP so invoices can be validated, exchanged on Peppol, and reported toward the FTA, businesses do not connect to the FTA eInvoicing channel on their own.

Pre-approval vs final accreditation

• MoF publishes a list of pre-approved eInvoicing service providers under Article 15 of MD 64/2025. Final accreditation is granted under Article 16 after required testing and validation steps. Pre-approved providers may serve End Users only if they obtain Accreditation within MoF’s timeline (Article 4).

Always use the live directory: Pre-Approved eInvoicing Service Providers.

Eligibility criteria (MD 64 Art. 5 as replaced by MD 56)

• MD 56 of 2026 replaces Article 5. A Service Provider applying for Accreditation must fulfil all of the following (summary, read the PDF for binding text):

1. Active Peppol-certified Service Provider who completed OpenPeppol conformance tests
2. Experience under new Article 5(bis): the PSP Product has been in operation for a minimum of 2 years (experience held by the Service Provider or a permitted third party)
3. Company registration conditions (Article 6)
4. Service Provider requirements (Article 7)
5. Tax registration obligations (Article 8)
6. PSP Product information security requirements (Article 9)
7. Self-declaration (Article 10)
8. Insurance requirements (Article 11)

MD 56 also clarifies that a Service Provider may use a third-party-owned PSP Product or outsource development/operation, but retains full responsibility for meeting the conditions.

How to select an ASP

Use MoF’s Considerations for Selecting an ASP alongside:

1. Exact legal name match on the MoF list
2. Peppol / PINT AE scenario coverage
3. Support for your ERP or CSV/API onboarding path
4. SLA for failed transmissions and dispute handling
5. Clear ASP appointment / contractual documentation for audit

Portal checklist

Working through accreditation? Use our step-by-step ASP accreditation checklist (MD 64 / MD 56 + MoF portal user guide).

Sources

• MD 64 of 2025 (PDF)
• MD 56 of 2026 (PDF)
• MD 243 of 2025 (PDF)
• MoF ASP list
• ASP selection considerations
• Accreditation portal user guide