Accredited Service Providers in the UAE: What They Do and How to Choose One.

An Accredited Service Provider (ASP) is the company, approved by the UAE Ministry of Finance, that sends your e-invoices to your customers, receives e-invoices from your suppliers and reports the tax data to the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) for you. Every business in scope must appoint one. On 29 September 2026 the Ministry's official list showed 60 accredited providers. Businesses with revenue of AED 50,000,000 or more must appoint an ASP by 30 October 2026. Everyone else in scope has until 31 March 2027.

This page covers what an ASP does, how to read the official list, and how to choose one. For how the network itself works, see our guide to Peppol and the five-corner model.

What an ASP does for you

Ministerial Decision No. 243 of 2025 says both the Issuer (the seller) and the Recipient (the buyer) must appoint an ASP, and that appointing one is how they meet their exchange and reporting obligations. According to the Ministry's Guidelines, your ASP:

• checks your invoice data and converts it into the UAE standard format;
• looks up your customer's Peppol identifier and sends the e-invoice to your customer's ASP;
• gives every e-invoice a unique identifier (a UUID);
• provides your own Participant Identifier on the network;
• reports the tax data for each invoice to the FTA;
• tells the FTA about service disruptions.

One point matters more than any other. Compliance stays with your business. The Guidelines say the ASP carries out the activities, but the legal duty remains with the supplier (or the buyer, for self-billing). If your invoice data is wrong, the ASP will not fix your books for you.

You also have a duty to your ASP. If any of your details registered with the FTA change, you must tell your ASP in writing within 5 Business Days of the FTA confirming the change. The penalty for missing this is AED 1,000 for each day or part of a day of delay.

The official list, and how many are on it

The Ministry of Finance publishes the list on its Accredited Service Providers page. It gives each company's name, accreditation number, website and contact details, in alphabetical order, and the Ministry says it is "updated periodically".

On 29 September 2026	Count
Accredited Service Providers	60
Pre-approved, under final accreditation assessment	3

The three pre-approved providers are not yet accredited. Do not sign with a provider on that second table on the assumption that accreditation will follow.

The Ministry reported 32 approved providers in May 2026, so the number changes quickly. Check the live page on the day you decide.

Two rules help you read the list:

• Only a locally accredited ASP counts. The Ministry's FAQ says a contract with a non-accredited company, a foreign head office or another intermediary does not meet the requirement.
• Accreditation covers one product. Each ASP may have only one accredited e-invoicing solution. A software brand appearing on the list does not by itself prove that every product it sells is compliant. Ask which product is accredited.

Accreditation lasts 2 years and must be renewed. The Ministry can also end an accreditation, for example after validated complaints, and the ASP must then tell its customers within 5 Business Days. That is one more reason to check the list again before you renew any contract.

One ASP for sending and receiving

You cannot split the work. The Guidelines and the Ministry's FAQ both say a business must onboard with only one ASP for all its e-invoicing, for both sending and receiving.

The exception is a VAT group. Each Tax Group member onboards separately, using its own Tax Identification Number (TIN), and members may choose different ASPs.

Receiving matters even if you rarely invoice other businesses. The Ministry's FAQ says a business must be able to receive e-invoices from suppliers who are in the mandatory regime, through an ASP.

The 100 free e-invoices rule

Ministerial Decision No. 64 of 2025 requires every ASP to provide 100 free e-invoice exchange and reporting services a year, counted from the date you sign the end-user agreement. The Ministry's FAQ confirms this is per customer, per year.

For a small business sending a handful of invoices a week, this may cover a large part of your volume. Beyond that, pricing is a commercial matter between you and the ASP. We found no official price list or fee cap. The Ministry recommends that you make sure the 100 free e-invoices are written into your contract.

White-label providers

Ministerial Decision No. 56 of 2026 changed the eligibility rules. An ASP may now offer a product owned by a third party (a white-label product), provided that product has been in operation for at least two years.

This is allowed, but it changes who you depend on. The Ministry's own checklist asks whether the system is the ASP's own product or a third-party one, and whether support is provided directly or subcontracted. Its reasoning is that direct control can mean quicker fixes and clearer accountability.

Questions to ask before you sign

The Ministry of Finance publishes a short guide, "Considerations for Selecting an Accredited Service Provider". Its questions, grouped and put plainly:

Topic	Question to ask
Experience	How long have you offered e-invoicing? How long have you been a Peppol service provider, and how long in the UAE? When were you accredited?
Product	Is the e-invoicing system your own, or a third party's? Who provides support and maintenance?
Integration	Can you connect to our accounting, ERP or invoicing system? What formats and connection methods do you support?
Data	Where is our e-invoicing data stored, inside the UAE or overseas?
Security	Which certifications do you hold? What encryption, access controls and incident plans do you have?
Support	What are your support response times? Do you have written service levels for uptime?
Price	Is pricing by subscription or per transaction? Are the 100 free e-invoices in the contract? Are there hidden fees?
Growth	How does the system scale as our volumes grow? What is on your roadmap?

We would add two practical questions:

1. How does data get from our software to you? The link between your system and your ASP is agreed between you and the ASP. The Ministry and the FTA do not regulate it. It might be an API, a web portal or a file upload.
2. Will you store our records? An ASP may store e-invoices for you by contract, but the legal duty to keep them stays with you.

After you choose

Onboarding is started by you, not the ASP. Once the contract is signed, you onboard through the E-INVOICING tile in EmaraTax. For what your invoices must then contain, see our guide to PINT AE mandatory fields.

Missing the appointment deadline has a cost once your mandatory date arrives. See our guide to UAE e-invoicing penalties.

How we help

We are not an ASP and we do not provide e-invoicing. We keep the records your ASP depends on in good order: accurate bookkeeping, clean customer data with correct TRNs, invoicing set up properly inside your accounting software, and VAT returns that match. See our e-invoicing readiness support.

Frequently asked questions

How many Accredited Service Providers are there in the UAE?

On 29 September 2026 the Ministry of Finance list showed 60 accredited providers, plus 3 pre-approved providers still under final assessment. The list is updated periodically, so always check the live page.

Can I use one ASP for sending and another for receiving e-invoices?

No. The Ministry of Finance Guidelines and FAQs say a business must onboard with one ASP for all its e-invoicing, both sending and receiving. Members of a Tax Group onboard separately and may choose different ASPs.

Do ASPs have to give free e-invoices?

Yes. Each ASP must provide 100 free e-invoice exchange and reporting services a year, per customer, from the date the agreement is signed. Other charges are agreed commercially between you and the ASP.

Prefer to hand this to an accountant? GoStride offers e-invoicing ready bookkeeping and bookkeeping services in Dubai for UAE SMEs, with one dedicated accountant and fixed monthly fees.