Cyprus zero-rates meat, fish, bread, milk, coffee, sugar and baby food until 31 May 2027
This page records one dated change. For the rules in Cyprus as they stand today, see the Cyprus guide →
- Jurisdiction
- Cyprus
- Tax
- VAT
- Change type
- Rate change
- Status
- In force
- Impact
- Action required
- Announced
- 30 September 2026
- Effective
- 1 October 2026
- Authority
- Cyprus Government Printing Office (Ministry of Finance)
- Systems
- POS, Tax engine, Invoicing, ERP
- Verified
- Fetched from official source · high confidence
Cyprus VAT-registered suppliers of fresh, chilled or frozen meat and fish, bread, milk, coffee, sugar and baby food.
Set 0% VAT on the listed meat, fish and seafood CN codes from 1 Oct 2026, and on bread, milk, coffee, sugar and baby food from 12 Oct 2026, both to 31 May 2027.
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Cyprus's Council of Ministers issued the Value Added Tax (Amendment of the Fifth and Sixth Schedules) (No. 3) Order 2026 (Κ.Δ.Π. 354/2026, Official Gazette Annex III(I) No. 6050, 30 September 2026). It adds goods to the zero-rate list in the Sixth Schedule and excludes them from the reduced-rate food paragraph in the Fifth Schedule. From 1 October 2026 to 31 May 2027 the zero rate covers fresh, chilled or frozen meat of bovine animals, swine, sheep and goats, poultry, rabbits and hares, plus edible offal (CN 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, ex 0206, 0207, ex 0208). It also covers fresh, chilled or frozen fish (CN 0302, 0303, 0304) and cuttlefish, squid and octopus (CN ex 0307). From 12 October 2026 to 31 May 2027 supplies of bread, milk, coffee, sugar and baby food are also zero-rated.
What changed in detail
Cyprus’s Council of Ministers issued the Value Added Tax (Amendment of the Fifth and Sixth Schedules) (No. 3) Order 2026 (Κ.Δ.Π. 354/2026), published in Official Gazette Annex III(I) No. 6050 on 30 September 2026. It adds goods to the zero-rate list in the Sixth Schedule and excludes them from the reduced-rate food paragraph in the Fifth Schedule.
From 1 October 2026 to 31 May 2027, the zero rate covers fresh, chilled or frozen meat of bovine animals, swine, sheep and goats, poultry, rabbits and hares, and edible offal (CN 0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, ex 0206, 0207, ex 0208). It also covers fresh, chilled or frozen fish (CN 0302, 0303, 0304) and cuttlefish, squid and octopus (CN ex 0307).
From 12 October 2026 to 31 May 2027, supplies of bread, milk, coffee, sugar and baby food are also zero-rated.
What it means
This order replaces the position set out in the earlier meat and fish zero-rate expiry: the zero rate now runs to 31 May 2027 and extends to more products. The two product groups start on different dates, 1 October and 12 October 2026, so a single switch-over date in the billing system will be wrong for one of them.
Because the goods are also removed from the reduced-rate food paragraph, they should not stay on a reduced-rate code. The measure is time-limited, so plan the return to the previous rate for 1 June 2027.
Proof
4. (α) Οι διατάξεις των άρθρων 2(α) και 3(α) παρόντος Διατάγματος ισχύουν από 1η Οκτωβρίου 2026 μέχρι 31 Μαΐου 2027. (β) Οι διατάξεις των άρθρων 2(β) και 3(β) παρόντος Διατάγματος ισχύουν από 12 Οκτωβρίου 2026 μέχρι 31 Μαΐου 2027.4. (a) The provisions of articles 2(a) and 3(a) of this Order apply from 1 October 2026 until 31 May 2027. (b) The provisions of articles 2(b) and 3(b) of this Order apply from 12 October 2026 until 31 May 2027.
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What this replaces
- Cyprus's zero VAT rate on fresh meat and fish expires on 30 September 2026 effective 30 September 2026