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Ecuador

Latin AmericaMandatory

Ecuador is one of the Latin American countries implementing full e-invoicing mandate via a central system managed by SRI (Servicio de Rentas Internas).

Legal Framework

Legal Basis

Regulated under Resolución NAC-DGERCGC series and SRI regulations.

Key Regulations

  • Full mandate: Phased since 2014, all taxpayers by 2022
  • SRI (Servicio de Rentas Internas): Ecuadorian tax authority
  • Comprobante Electrónico: Electronic tax document
  • Offline authorization (claves de contingencia) support

Technical Requirements

Technical Requirements

Format

  • SRI XML: Ecuadorian proprietary XML schema
  • Invoice, credit note, withholding certificate types

Transmission

  • Transmission via SRI Web Service
  • Online and offline authorization models

Signing

  • Digital signature mandatory (PKCS#12)
  • BCE/Security Data approved certificate

Document Types

  • Factura Electrónica
  • Comprobante de Retención
  • Nota de Crédito

Key Dates

2014-01-01

E-invoice phased mandate start

2022-11-30

Full mandate for all taxpayers

TaxTen Service

TaxTen manages e-invoice creation and authorization processes by integrating with Ecuador's SRI platform.

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