Issue an electronic invoice
Open the SAT free invoicing portal to issue a CFDI.
Agency: Tax Administration Service
Official page in Spanish only
What it is
The electronic invoice is the digital tax receipt you use to document the sale of a good or the provision of a service. If you are an individual you generate it with your e.firma in the SAT’s free application, and if you are in the Tax Incorporation Regime you can invoice with your Contraseña from Mis cuentas.
- Cost
- The SAT application for individuals is free.
Requirements
- You need your e.firma and your Certificado de Sello Digital.
- For the recipient you need their RFC, full name, the postal code of their tax address, the tax regime they use and the tax use they will give the invoice.
- You must state the quantity, unit of measure and description of the good or service, the unit value and the total amount.
- You must state whether payment is in a single installment or in partial payments, the form of payment and, when applicable, the taxes transferred or withheld.
Steps
- If you are an individual, generate your invoice in the SAT’s free application with your e.firma.
- If you are in the Tax Incorporation Regime, invoice with your Contraseña from Mis cuentas, in Factura fácil.
- You can also generate invoices in the Factura SAT Móvil app.
- Enter the recipient and transaction data that the receipt asks for.
- In the free application you can use add-ons such as payments, payroll, local taxes and INE, among those published by the SAT.
Official sources
- portal.facturaelectronica.sat.gob.mx/(opens in a new tab)
- www.sat.gob.mx/minisitio/Factura/emite_dondepuedoemitarunafactura.htm(opens in a new tab)
- www.sat.gob.mx/minisitio/Factura/emite_quenecesitoparafacturar.htm(opens in a new tab)
Summary drawn from the official pages, checked on October 14, 2026. Requirements and costs can change: always confirm them on the official site.