Printing (Germany)
A local German print production facility is planned (timeline TBD). Until then, German print invoices are processed through the Finnish facility.
Template for German print service
By default, invoices sent through the print service use a Maventa-generated invoice template. This template is optimised for efficient processing, complies with all technical requirements, and is designed to fit the envelopes used by the printing service provider. Customers can personalise this template by adding their company logo.
See the PDF layout rules for Germany provided by the printing service provider. While following these layout rules can be useful, it is not strictly necessary when using your own invoice image, since Maventa automatically adds a cover sheet with the recipient’s address details. This cover sheet ensures correct placement in the envelope window, is counted as an extra page, and billed accordingly.
Colour printing option
Customers can choose whether all invoice images should be printed in colour or in black & white (via API or UI). By default, invoices in Germany are printed in black & white. If colour printing is enabled, it is billed based on the total number of pages in the invoice, regardless of how many pages actually contain colour.
In addition to the company-level setting, the colour option can also be defined for individual invoices when sending via the API.
- To enable colour printing for all invoices from a company account, use PATCH /v1/company/setting. In the
send_invoice_printblock, set the parametercolor_schemetoCOLORED. To revert to black & white, setcolor_schemetoBLACK_AND_WHITE.
Attachments
Printing of attachments is enabled by default, with the following rules:
- Up to 3 separate attachments are allowed (maximum of 4 files including the invoice image).
- Only PDF format is allowed.
- Maximum size per attachment: 50 MB.
- Total maximum number of pages: 110.
If these limits are exceeded, all attachments will be discarded. The sender will be notified by email, but the invoice image itself will still be printed.
There is an extra charge per page printed.
Envelope sizes
The German printing service uses three envelope sizes:
- C6 envelope: For invoices of 1–3 sheets.
- C5 envelope: For invoices of 4–9 sheets.
- C4 envelope: For invoices exceeding 9 sheets.
Since all invoices are printed double-sided, an invoice must have more than 6 pages to reach 4 sheets (C5) and more than 18 pages to reach 10 sheets (C4).
Note: If the sender’s own invoice image is used, the cover sheet added by Maventa is counted as one page.
Delivery schedules
Invoices sent to Maventa before 24:00 are printed, processed, and enveloped overnight and handed over to the mail distributor the following morning. Production does not take place during weekends and holidays. Mail distributors deliver invoices using the Economy letter class. Estimated delivery is 2–3 business days.