Electronic fiscalization certificate. How to apply and when to renew.

Key points
  • The electronic certificate is issued by AKSHI after applying on e-Albania and is required for every taxpayer who issues invoices.
  • Without a certificate, the invoice cannot be signed, so it is obtained before the first transaction.
  • The certificate has a validity period and is renewed before it expires, not after billing stops.
  • The legal basis is Law No. 87/2019 on the invoice and the turnover monitoring system, as amended.
Verified on October 11, 2026. The legal basis was re-examined under Law No. 87/2019, as amended by Law No. 83/2025. Taxation and invoicing, source page

The electronic certificate is the key used to sign every invoice. Without it, the invoicing system cannot communicate with the tax administration and sales cannot be properly documented. Our page provides the full overview of the process. taxification and invoicing.

The mistake that costs the most

Renewal is left until the last day. When the certificate expires, billing stops, and sales stop as well. Renewal begins about 30 days before the expiration date, precisely so there's time for any technical issues. Our reminder about this is in the article. Renew the electronic certificate 30 days in advance..

What comes after the certificate. The invoice is issued electronically and entered into the sales books, which are submitted by the 11th of the following month, while the VAT return is due by the 14th. The rules are on our website. declaration and books.

The electronic certificate is an electronic document issued by AKSHI, upon application on the e-Albania portal, for every taxpayer who issues invoices, for the purpose of implementing the invoicing fiscalization procedure.

Read also: Electronic invoice and fiscalization certificate.

In this video We present to you, step by step, all the actions you need to take to successfully complete the application.

Use: https://e-albania.al/eAlbaniaServices…

Application for an electronic certificate for the fiscalization project

The electronic service “Application for Electronic Certificate for the Fiscalization Project” enables the issuance of an electronic certificate to taxpayers as part of the fiscalization project. This digital certificate is uniquely linked to the business as an entity.

In implementation of the Council of Ministers' Decision No. 673, dated November 22, 2017, “On the Reorganization of the National Agency of the Information Society,” as well as Article 19 of the law. No. 9980, “On Electronic Signature"”as amended, and in support of the law No. 107/2015, “On Electronic Identification and Trust Services” As amended, AKSHI develops, administers, and maintains the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and manages X.509 v3 electronic certificates.

Necessary documentation
No supporting documentation is required for this service.

Steps of the procedure

  • Register your business on the e-Albania portal.;
  • Select the “Application for an electronic certificate for the fiscalization project” service.;
  • Click the “Use” button.;
  • Fill in the required information in the appropriate electronic form.;
  • Click the “Send” button at the bottom of the form.;
  • The request will be sent to the e-Gov Security Directorate, the PKI sector, and processed by the Public Key Infrastructure specialists.;
  • The Electronic Certificate will be sent to the email address you provided when registering your business on the e-Albania portal.

Please make sure that the email address registered on the portal is securely accessible to you.

Necessary time for receiving the service
10 business days

Validity period
1 year from the time the certificate is generated

Costs
4,000 lek
(Download the invoice)

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For any question or uncertainty about the use of the service you can contact at the address [email protected]

Source: e-Albania

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About the author

Andi Haxhillari is an economist and the founder of AlProfit Consult, an accounting, tax advisory, and financial management firm in Tirana, established in 2015. He holds the professional title of Certified Accountant, certificate no. 359, issued by the Certification Authority of the Ministry of Finance on July 4, 2012. He graduated with a Master's degree in Accounting and as a General Economist from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tirana. For more than ten years, he has worked as an external economist for small and medium-sized businesses in Albania.

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