Compliance · 🇨🇾 Cyprus Live mandate

Cyprus — Peppol BIS B2G mandate (B2B voluntary)

Peppol BIS B2G live · No B2B mandate yet — regulator: Tax Department (Cyprus Ministry of Finance). Facts last refreshed: 2026-05-05.

Coverage model

Flowie operates a registered Peppol Access Point in this jurisdiction directly where we hold national accreditation, or via a vetted local partner registered with the in-country regulator where on-the-ground presence is required (KSeF, SDI intermediario, ZATCA service-provider, etc.). Either way, you call the same POST /v1/documents/send.

TL;DR

Cyprus implemented the EU 2014/55/EU directive on schedule with a Peppol BIS B2G mandate from 2019.
No domestic B2B mandate as of 2026.
All Cypriot public buyers are reachable via Peppol; no separate national hub.
Flowie is a registered Peppol AP for Cyprus — or routed through a specialized local partner where in-country presence is required.

Deadlines

Date	Who	What
2019-04-18	Central government	B2G mandate (EU directive transposition).
2019-04-18	Sub-central public authorities	Same date — Cyprus did not stagger central vs. sub-central.
≥ 2030	B2B (expected)	EU ViDA alignment; not yet legislated.

Background

Cyprus was an early-but-quiet adopter — the B2G mandate was transposed on the EU schedule and quietly bedded down in 2019. There is no Cypriot national hub: every public authority connects directly via Peppol, and the Tax Department's role is purely tax-supervisory rather than transmission-related.

Format profile

Peppol BIS 3.0 with no Cypriot CIUS — invoices only need to satisfy EN 16931.
Tax ID: Cyprus uses 8 digits + 1 letter (e.g. CY12345678X). Both seller and buyer required for B2G.

Required fields

seller.vatNumberstringrequired

Format CY12345678X.
buyer.vatNumberstringrequired for B2G

Format CY12345678X.

Public sector (B2G)

Hub	Peppol identifier scheme	Lookup
No central hub	`9928:CY-<ministry-id>`	https://www.peppol.eu/who-is-who/

Each ministry / department has its own Peppol participant ID. Look up via the Peppol Directory.

B2B reporting / clearance

No central B2B reporting hub — pure transmission only.

Error codes

Generic Peppol BIS schematron error codes apply (BR-*, EN16931-*); no country-specific overlays.

Testing in sandbox

What you want to test	How
Cypriot B2G	Sender VAT `CY00000001A`, recipient `9928:CY-GOV-TEST`.

FAQ

Is there a Cypriot national format?

No. Pure Peppol BIS 3.0 with EN 16931 — no national CIUS or extension.

References

Primary sources (government / regulator / standards body):

EU Commission · eInvoicing in Cyprus — Pan-EU reference factsheet.
Cyprus Ministry of Finance · e-Invoicing portal — Official MoF e-invoicing portal.
Treasury of the Republic of Cyprus — Treasury — Peppol Access Point owner.

Industry analyses (vendor trackers — useful for cross-referencing):

EDICOM · Cyprus e-invoicing — Industry tracker — Peppol B2G voluntary.