Case Study: Global Company achieves EU-compliant, high-volume e-invoicing (tens of thousands daily) with DocuSign Signature Appliance

DocuSign Electronic Signatures Enables E-Invoicing Initiative in Compliance with EU Law

A global manufacturing company selling in more than 90 countries faced a regulatory challenge: EU rules require electronic invoices to guarantee origin authenticity and content integrity using advanced electronic signatures or EDI, and the business needed a high‑volume, certified solution to handle thousands of invoice-related documents daily while remaining compliant with VAT and e‑invoicing directives.

The company deployed the DocuSign Signature Appliance (on‑premises) to batch‑sign PDFs and scanned documents from its servers, integrate signatures via API, and automatically archive and index signed files. The solution processes tens of thousands of documents daily across more than 50 countries, has been in continuous use for over a decade, reduced paper costs and manual processing time, and ensured ongoing compliance with EU electronic‑signature and VAT regulations.