Cyprus
CYCyprus requires public buyers to receive EN 16931 e-invoices, which suppliers may send through Peppol or the gov.cy portal; B2B e-invoicing is voluntary.
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Invoicing and electronic documents
National B2G e-invoicing platform (Treasury of the Republic)
Receives e-invoices for public bodies. All public-sector entities are connected to Peppol Access Points. An e-invoicing transmission layer is to be integrated into the national e-procurement platform.
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 (EN 16931); no separate national CIUS · Official source: European Commission · eInvoicing in Cyprus
gov.cy e-invoicing portal
A web channel for suppliers that do not use a Peppol Access Point, through the Cyprus Government gateway.
EN 16931 e-invoices entered or uploaded through the portal · Official source: European Commission · eInvoicing in Cyprus
Peppol
Public-sector entities are connected to Peppol Access Points, so suppliers can deliver through Peppol. Cyprus has no national Peppol Authority; OpenPeppol acts as the authority.
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 · Official source: European Commission · eInvoicing in Cyprus
For a Cypriot public buyer, a Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 invoice sent through any Peppol Access Point reaches the national platform. Suppliers without an Access Point can use the gov.cy portal. Sending e-invoices is voluntary for suppliers today. Check each contract, because a mandatory clause for some procurement sectors is under discussion. See the Commission’s country page.
These rules apply in the government-controlled areas. EU law is suspended in the northern part of the island. The Sovereign Base Areas follow Cypriot VAT treatment, according to the Commission’s territorial status table.
Legal guide
B2G · public procurement invoices
Receiving obligation for public buyersLaw 89(I)/2019 requires contracting authorities and entities to receive and process e-invoices that conform to the European standard and its syntax list. It applied to central government authorities 18 months, and to sub-central authorities 30 months, after the standard’s reference was published in the EU Official Journal. Classified defence and security contracts are excluded.
Official source: CyLaw · Law 89(I)/2019 on electronic invoicing in public procurementB2G · supplier obligation
Under discussion, no date announcedSuppliers may send e-invoices voluntarily. A mandatory supplier requirement is being discussed, starting with the IT sector, with attention to SME readiness. No date has been set.
Official source: European Commission · eInvoicing in CyprusB2B · business invoices
VoluntaryNo B2B or B2C e-invoicing mandate is in force; e-invoicing depends on agreement between businesses. The Commission’s page also reports no real-time VAT reporting system.
Official source: European Commission · eInvoicing in CyprusTerritorial scope
Rules differ by areaEU legislation is suspended in the northern part of the island, where the Government does not exercise effective control. That area is outside the EU’s customs and fiscal territory, so these e-invoicing rules apply in the government-controlled areas.
Official source: European Commission · Green Line Regulation and the northern part of CyprusSovereign Base Areas
Treated as Cypriot territory for VATThe UK Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia are treated as territory of Cyprus for customs, VAT and excise purposes.
Official source: European Commission · territorial status of EU countries for customs and VAT
Timeline
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Central government must accept e-invoices
Central public-sector bodies must receive and process compliant e-invoices (historical).
Official source: European Commission · eInvoicing in Cyprus -
Sub-central authorities must accept e-invoices
The receiving obligation extends to sub-central contracting authorities (historical).
Official source: European Commission · eInvoicing in Cyprus - Upcoming at review
EU digital reporting for intra-EU supplies
Upcoming EU requirement under Directive (EU) 2025/516 (ViDA), mainly for cross-border B2B supplies.
Official source: European Commission · VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA)
Peppol in Cyprus
- Directory participants
- 47
- Document families
- 8
Peppol Authority: OpenPeppol.
1 certified service provider based in Cyprus.
Peppol Directory data as of .
How to read these numbersDocuments on Peppol
- 36 participants
- 36 participants
- ApplicationResponse20 participants
- 4 participants
- CrossIndustryInvoice3 participants
- 2 participants
- 2 participants
- 1 participant
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