Cyprus follows the European standards for e-invoicing, with a focus on B2G transactions. The Cypriot government accepts e-invoices conforming to EN 16931 via the Peppol network. B2B e-invoicing is currently voluntary, but the country is preparing for the European ViDA obligation.

All central government entities in Cyprus have been obliged to receive and process e-invoices conforming to EN 16931 since April 2019. For sub-central authorities, this obligation has applied since April 2020. Suppliers are currently not yet obliged to send e-invoices, but can do so voluntarily via Peppol or the government portal ARIADNI.

For B2B, there are no concrete plans for a national mandate. However, Cyprus, like all EU member states, will be bound by the ViDA DRR obligation for cross-border transactions from 1 July 2030.

Cyprus uses the European standard EN 16931 for e-invoices. The most commonly used syntax is Peppol BIS Billing 3.0. There are no country-specific extensions (CIUS), which makes interoperability with other European countries straightforward.

Peppol is actively used for B2G e-invoicing in Cyprus. Suppliers who wish to send invoices to Cypriot government entities can do so via a certified Peppol Access Point. There is no separate Cypriot Peppol Authority and there are no country-specific PASR requirements.

Via eConnect, you can route invoices to Cypriot organisations through the Peppol network. The PSB automatically transforms your invoice to the correct format, so Cypriot recipients receive the document in Peppol BIS 3.0. Because Cyprus does not impose additional requirements beyond the European standard, invoicing to Cyprus via eConnect is particularly straightforward.

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• Peppol BIS Billing 3.0: the standard format for Peppol invoices
• What is Peppol?: explanation of the Peppol network
• ViDA: VAT in the Digital Age: the EU-wide framework for e-invoicing