Electronic Invoice FAQ
Common questions about Pgyer's electronic invoices: what they are, their legal standing, how they differ from paper invoices, and importing them into WeChat Card Package or Alipay Invoice Assistant.
Pgyer issues electronic invoices for account top-ups and purchases. Common questions are answered below.
What Is an Electronic Invoice?
An electronic invoice is a digitally stored payment receipt issued by Pgyer when you purchase a Pgyer product or service — typically a PDF file.
How Does an Electronic Invoice Differ From a Paper One?
- Seal: signed and stamped via an electronic signature, which is unique, non-repudiable, and tamper-resistant.
- Delivery: stored as a digital file and delivered over the network or mobile networks — no postal delivery required.
What's the Legal Standing?
Electronic invoices are explicitly recognized as legal invoices under Announcement No. 84 of the State Taxation Administration (2015); their legal force, basic purpose, and use are equivalent to paper VAT invoices supervised by the tax authorities.
Printing Requirements?
- You can print on any paper, color or black-and-white — the printout has the same legal force as a paper invoice.
- The same electronic invoice can be printed multiple times and used separately as the invoice copy, bookkeeping copy, and so on.
- Printouts can be submitted for reimbursement or bookkeeping directly; there's no need to apply for a paper invoice.
What Makes Electronic Invoices Convenient?
- Fast issuance: typically under an hour from application to issued invoice.
- Always accessible: sign in to the Pgyer dashboard to search and download invoices with electronic signatures.
- Verifiable: supports online verification, reducing the risk of accepting fake invoices.
How Do I Import an Electronic Invoice Into WeChat Card Package or Alipay Invoice Assistant?
- Open the account menu in the upper-right, go to Billing Center → Invoices, find the invoice, and select View.
- Locate the electronic-invoice file. If Claim on Mobile is available, select it to open the claim QR code.
- Scan the QR code with WeChat or Alipay and follow the instructions on the phone.
If Claim on Mobile is not shown, use Preview or Download to retrieve the electronic-invoice file instead.
Download Pricing
Pgyer's download pricing rules: free web-page downloads, the shared API download quota, per-download pricing, and size-based pricing for large installers.
Request an Electronic Invoice
The full flow for requesting an electronic invoice from the Pgyer dashboard — where to find it, how to fill in the header and tax ID, checking status, and downloading the invoice.