---
id: "cy_vat"
kind: "datatype"
status: "draft"
is_pii: false
categories: ["finances"]
country: ["CY"]
langs: ["el", "tr"]
quality: 93
url: "http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/cy_vat"
---

# Cypriot VAT number (`cy_vat`)

> **Draft.** Draft records have not been reviewed yet and may be incomplete or wrong; do not treat them as authoritative for legal or compliance decisions.

Αριθμός Εγγραφής Φ.Π.Α., the VAT registration number in Cyprus: eight digits and a check letter.

- Parent datatype: `vatin`
- Personal data (PII): no
- Categories: Finances and banking (finances)
- Countries: Cyprus (CY)
- Languages: Greek (el), Turkish (tr)
- Classification: identifier

## Detection

Regular expression (Python `re`):

```
^(?:CY[ -]?)?\d{8}[A-Z]$
```

## Examples

- `CY-10259033P` — Real-world value published online
- `CY 10263870R` — Real-world value published online
- `10259033P7` (invalid example) — One character too many

## Mappings

- schema_org: `vatID`
- stdnum: `cy.vat`

## Supported by tools

- `awsglue`
- `dataprep`
- `pythonstdnum`

## Translations

- el: Αριθμός Εγγραφής Φ.Π.Α.

## Sources

- other: <https://arthurdejong.org/python-stdnum/doc/2.2/stdnum.cy.vat.html>
- other: <https://docs.dataprep.ai/user_guide/clean/clean_cy_vat.html>

## Quality

Score 93/100. Missing: authoritative source link.

JSON: <http://registry.apicrafter.io/api/v1/datatypes/cy_vat.json> · Edit: <https://github.com/apicrafter/metacrafter-registry/edit/main/data/datatypes/CY/finances/cy_vat.yaml>