Xero + Base

Xero Integration for Maritime Operations

Xero maritime integration that works the way ship agents and port operators actually run their books. One click connects Base to Xero, and your invoices, payments, contacts, tax rates, and chart of accounts sync automatically. Invoice statuses carry over, PDFs attach alongside the financial data, and you never touch a CSV export again. No middleware, no IT project.

Xero Connected
Invoice Status Mapping
Base Outstanding
Xero AWAITING_PAYMENT
Base Approved
Xero AUTHORISED

Connect Xero in 3 Steps

1

Connect in One Click

Click “Connect to Xero” inside Base and authorize through Xero’s secure login. You’ll be live in under 60 seconds with no API keys or developer setup required.

2

Import Your Chart of Accounts

Pull in your GL structure, tax rates, and items from Xero. Base maps them to your charge codes so pilot fees, tug charges, and customs costs land in the right accounts automatically.

3

Sync Invoices and Payments

Push invoices one at a time or batch-sync your full AR and AP pipeline. Payments, contacts, and credit notes flow with them, and invoice statuses carry over to Xero so there’s no manual status management.

How Does Xero Invoice Sync Work?

You generated the FDA in Base, and now you need it in Xero. Without this integration, that means retyping charge lines, looking up tax rates, and manually setting the invoice status for every port call and every vessel.

Push the invoice once and charge lines, tax calculations, and PDF attachments all transfer together. Invoices arrive in Xero ready for payment with the correct status already set, so your finance team can process them without any manual reclassification. This is a core part of the maritime accounting workflow

Invoice #FDA-3021 AWAITING_PAYMENT
Vessel
MV Nordic Spirit
Port
Rotterdam
Pilotage in/out€3,800
Tug assistance (2x)€7,200
Linesmen€1,450
+ 12 more charge lines
Total €31,200
Pushed to Xero. PDF attached. Status mapped automatically.
PMT-0889 matched 3 min ago
PMT-0890 Matched
£18,750 GBP → Invoice #FDA-3019
PMT-0891 Matched
$31,200 USD → Invoice #FDA-3021
Auto-matched Xero synced
15 currencies supported. Every payment type included.

Payment Matching Across 15 Currencies

Month-end reconciliation: the spreadsheet says one thing, Xero says another, and you spend two hours finding the discrepancy. Every invoice matched manually, every aging report rebuilt by hand.

Pull payments from Xero and Base matches them to the right invoices automatically. Every payment type works, including split allocations across multiple invoices and multi-currency transactions, so your AR and AP aging reports stay current without the manual reconciliation. Vendor invoices captured through OCR AP automation sync through the same pipeline.

Trusted by leading maritime operators on Xero

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What Syncs Between Base and Xero

AR Invoices

Charge lines, tax, PDFs. Status maps to Xero automatically.

AP Invoices

Vendor expenses arrive in Xero formatted correctly.

Payments

Every type. Split allocations. Multi-currency.

Contacts

Bidirectional. Clients and vendors. One source of truth.

Tax Rates

Import from Xero. Consistent charge calculations.

Chart of Accounts

GL structure for accurate cost allocation.

Credit Notes

Receivable and payable with full line detail.

Items & Charge Codes

Mapped for consistent categorization.

19,940+

Records Synced

99.95%

Invoice PDF Rate

85,000+

Charges Processed

0-day

Charge-to-Invoice

SEE THE XERO SYNC IN ACTION

Sync a real invoice in your demo

Bring your Xero login and a live port call, and we will wire up the sync together. Watch a PDA flow from Base into Xero AR, charges match to contacts across 15 currencies, and payment status flow back to the port call automatically. Maritime finance teams running Xero with Base typically close their month-end in seven days instead of twelve once charges stop living in two systems.

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Stop Re-Typing Invoices Into Xero

Every receivable, payable, payment, and contact you enter in Base lands in Xero without manual entry. One click to connect, and your accounting stays current without the double work.

Xero Integration FAQ

Base integrates with QuickBooks Online and Xero. Both sync AR invoices, AP invoices, payments, contacts, tax rates, chart of accounts, credit notes, and items through a one-click connection. Xero is the most common choice in maritime operations.
Invoice statuses carry over to Xero automatically. Outstanding invoices arrive ready for payment, approved invoices arrive authorized, and you never need to set a status manually. Vendor invoices arrive formatted the way Xero expects them. This is especially valuable for disbursement accounting where every FDA needs to land in Xero with the right status.
Yes. Batch sync pushes your entire AR and AP pipeline at once, or you can push individual invoices on demand. Every synced record is tracked to prevent duplicates. See how this fits into the broader maritime accounting workflow.
One click to connect, no middleware, no CSV exports, no IT project. Map your accounts and start syncing. The connection stays live without maintenance, and most teams go live in under an hour. Ship agents and port agents typically connect within their first session.
Yes. Payable invoices use Xero’s vendor invoice format so records arrive correctly structured in your Xero account.
Base supports both Xero and QuickBooks with the same sync scope and the same one-click connection. See QuickBooks Integration.

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