How do I issue invoices in multiple currencies in Romania?
Quick answer (5 steps)
- Open the 4conta app and create a new invoice.
- Select the currency (EUR, USD, GBP or another).
- Fill in the customer details and the products/services.
- The system automatically pulls the BNR exchange rate from the day of issue.
- Generate the PDF and send it to the customer, or upload it to e-Factura.
What the law says (in brief)
- Exchange rate: use the BNR rate from the day the invoice is issued (art. 290 of the Romanian Tax Code).
- VAT: it is calculated in RON, at the rate on the date the VAT becomes chargeable — not in the invoice currency.
- e-Factura: invoices in foreign currency must be submitted through RO e-Factura (from 01.01.2024), with the amounts in RON.
- Archiving: foreign-currency invoices are archived for 10 years, electronically or on paper (art. 110 of the Tax Code).
Practical examples
- EUR invoice for IT services exported to Germany — no VAT, exempt with the right of deduction (art. 278 of the Tax Code). You state “VAT exempt under art. 278 CF”.
- USD invoice for consultancy exported to the USA — similar treatment: services supplied outside the EU, with no VAT charged.
- GBP invoice for a UK customer — post-Brexit, the UK is treated as a third country; the same regime as the USA applies.
- EUR invoice with reverse charge — construction services supplied to a VAT payer in Romania; the VAT is calculated and paid by the beneficiary.
Common mistakes
- Using the exchange rate from the day of payment instead of the day the invoice is issued.
- Calculating VAT directly in foreign currency without converting to RON.
- Missing the “exempt with the right of deduction” note on service-export invoices.
- Failing to submit foreign-currency invoices issued to Romanian B2B customers through e-Factura.
- Leaving the BNR rate off the printed invoice (mandatory when the currency is not RON).
How 4conta helps
- The BNR rate is pulled automatically — no need to look it up manually on the BNR website.
- VAT is calculated correctly in RON, regardless of the currency you select.
- Foreign-currency invoices are submitted to e-Factura automatically, within the legal deadline.
- The legal notes (VAT exemption, the article applied) are filled in automatically based on the transaction type.
- All invoices are archived electronically for 10 years, with a full audit trail.