WooCommerce French VAT Invoices: Mentions Obligatoires Checklist

What a France-ready WooCommerce invoice plugin must store

French invoice workflows break when the checkout cannot capture company/VAT details, the invoice number sequence is tied to order IDs, refunds overwrite the original PDF, or the accountant gets orders without invoice document evidence.

Before buying an invoice plugin, confirm that every field below is structured order data that can move into invoice PDFs, emails, My Account downloads, refunds, credit notes, and exports.

French VAT invoice field checklist

✓Seller legal name, address, SIREN/SIRET if applicable, VAT number, and contact details

✓Customer legal name, billing address, country, VAT number, and optional purchase order/reference field

✓Unique invoice number, invoice date, supply date, payment method, currency, net total, TVA rate, TVA amount, and gross total

✓Reverse-charge wording for eligible EU B2B invoices when a valid VAT number shifts VAT accounting to the buyer

✓Credit-note relationship when a refund or correction changes a previously issued invoice

✓PDF invoice delivery, My Account download, retention, and export fields that match the WooCommerce order metadata

Where French invoice workflows break

Scenario	Weak setup	Better invoice workflow
French B2C order	The buyer receives a generic WooCommerce receipt with no structured TVA invoice data.	Issue a final invoice after payment with seller details, invoice number, TVA breakdown, PDF attachment, and customer download.
French or EU B2B order	Company name and VAT number are stored in checkout notes, so the PDF and export cannot rely on them.	Capture company/VAT fields as order metadata, print them on the PDF, and keep the evidence in export.
Refund or invoice correction	The original invoice PDF is edited manually after refund, creating audit-trail confusion.	Retain the original invoice, issue a credit note with its own number, and connect both documents to the WooCommerce order.
Monthly accounting handoff	The accountant receives order exports without invoice numbers, TVA totals, PDF links, or credit-note references.	Export invoice numbers, VAT fields, payment method, PDF URLs, refund links, and customer/company data in one accountant-ready file.

Questions to ask before choosing a plugin

1Can the plugin collect French/EU company and VAT data at checkout before payment?

2Can invoice numbers use a dedicated sequence instead of WooCommerce order IDs?

3Can the PDF template show TVA totals, seller identity, customer identity, payment method, and reverse-charge wording?

4Can customers download invoices from My Account without support manually resending PDFs?

5Can refunds create credit notes while preserving the original invoice PDF?

6Can the accountant export include invoice numbers, TVA totals, payment status, PDF links, and credit-note relationships?

FAQ

Does a French WooCommerce store need a VAT invoice plugin?

If the store needs structured TVA invoices, B2B customer fields, invoice numbers, PDF retention, credit notes, or accounting exports, a receipt-only workflow is usually too weak.

Should French invoice numbers reuse WooCommerce order IDs?

A separate invoice sequence is safer because WooCommerce order IDs include failed, pending, draft, and cancelled orders. A dedicated sequence such as FR-2026-000214 is easier to explain and export.

How should reverse-charge invoices be handled for French/EU B2B orders?

The checkout should capture a VAT number, the order should retain evidence of the tax treatment, and the invoice PDF should print a clear reverse-charge note instead of only removing VAT from the total.

How does Lattice Invoices fit this French TVA workflow?

Lattice Invoices is being shaped for EU WooCommerce stores that need structured VAT fields, predictable invoice numbers, PDF delivery, credit notes, customer downloads, and accountant exports rather than a PDF-only invoice template.