Hiratsuka City will begin a new pilot project on 10 December 2025, applying Peppol e-invoice to B2B transactions for the local tomato-and-mackerel curry, in addition to the traceability of the local key ingredients.
Participating companies will use QMS TRACE Peppol Inside to verify how Peppol e-invoice can be useful for streamline operations, improve data accuracy, and support adoption among small and medium-sized enterprises.
By the nature of the QMS TRACE Peppol Inside, Hiratsuka city and participating companies secure the food safety of the product, also emphasizing on their effort of food loss, all of them are supported by simple digital format, brought by QMS TRACE Peppol Inside.
Further details are available from Hiratsuka City:
https://www.city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp/press/page02_e00001_03091.html
Outline of the national digital-invoice framework:
https://www.digital.go.jp/assets/contents/node/basic_page/field_ref_resources/7e76828a-b1ff-4b10-a04a-b7eca50ea360/d1e3304b/20251204_policies_electronic_invoice_outline_02.pdf