Buy Medical Equipment in Cyprus

Before a crate leaves for Limassol

Limassol is Cyprus's main port, and air cargo comes in through Larnaca and Paphos. Before anything ships, though, a buyer on the island usually has two things to settle. Does the device meet EU rules and fit the licence file a Cypriot facility has to keep? And what is the route to a ward in Nicosia, or to one of the health clinics in Paphos?

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Buyers we quote for across the island

We quote for public and private buyers throughout the healthcare system in Cyprus:

• The eight public hospitals of the State Health Services Organisation, from Nicosia General Hospital to Polis Chrysochous Hospital
• Archbishop Makarios III Hospital, the country's specialist hospital for mothers and children
• Private hospitals such as Aretaeio and the American Medical Centre in Nicosia
• Rehabilitation centres licensed under the 2025 law, and physiotherapy clinics equipping treatment rooms
• Imaging and diagnostic centres, which now need a Ministry of Health operating licence
• Dental practices adding or replacing an X-ray unit
• Clinics and practices that work within the General Healthcare System

Each part of the Cyprus health sector buys differently. The State Health Services Organisation runs formal tenders under Law 73(I)/2016 on public procurement, using the Cyprus e-Procurement System, so it needs a quote that fits a tender response. A private dental practice may want one unit and a clear answer on radiation registration. So we ask how the purchase will be made, and which licence the site holds, before we quote anything.

CE marking and the competent authority in Nicosia

The EU Medical Devices Regulation applies in Cyprus. A device sold here needs a CE mark, and a maker based outside the EU needs an authorised representative in the Union. The importer must also be established in the EU, and who holds that role for a unit from outside it is for the hospital and its own advisers to settle. The national contact is the Cyprus Medical Devices Competent Authority in Nicosia, which is linked to the Ministry of Health's Medical and Public Health Services. Language rules are set nationally: labels and instructions for professional users may be in Greek or English, but devices intended for patients must include Greek.

A newer law adds a step for imaging. Under the Imaging Centres Law of 2026, an imaging centre needs a Ministry of Health operating licence. Its application must include the CE certificates for the equipment used and, for ionising equipment, a report by a medical physics expert. Private hospitals are regulated similarly by the Registrar of Private Hospitals. We are neither an importer nor an authorised representative in Cyprus, so regulatory questions go to your adviser. Each quote lists the unit's certificates, so your team can match them to the licence file.

Cyprus X-ray approvals under the radiation law

Ionising radiation is regulated under Law 164(I)/2018, and approvals come from the Radiation Inspection and Control Service. The law has three levels of control: notification, registration and licensing. A private hospital unit that runs ionising radiation machines also needs its own licence, and the Department of Labour Inspection's radiation protection sector licenses and inspects such sources.

Dental and bone-density X-ray apparatus needs to be registered. A medical physics expert must perform a full quality check on each unit at least once a year and send the results to the Service within a week. The registrant of a dental or bone-density unit also needs the Service's approval before importing or moving its generator. For CT, mammography or general X-ray, ask the Service which level of control applies while the quote is still open. We'll send the technical documents they request.

What we check with makers for Cyprus

Most of the questions we put to makers for Cypriot hospitals and health clinics fall under four headings:

• Plugs and sockets. EU product rules define mains as 230 V at 50 Hz, and Cyprus uses the three-pin type G plug rather than the continental kind. Equipment designed for 110 V or 60 Hz may need to be built differently from the factory.
• Yearly checks. Under the imaging centres law, non-ionising equipment needs preventive maintenance at least once a year, followed by a check by a medical physicist. Ask for the service manual and safety test data before delivery.
• Probes and filters. These and other consumables, such as electrodes, cartridges or a spare imaging plate, should be obtainable throughout the life of the unit. We confirm what fits and point you to the spares and consumables you can reorder.
• Patient records. The eHealth Law requires every provider to record health data electronically, so check DICOM and HL7 options with your IT team before installation.

Our questions go to the maker before the quote does. A missing detail is much easier to fix at that stage than on the day the crate is opened.

Papers for a shipment from outside the EU

A unit from outside the EU is cleared by the Customs and Excise Department on its declaration and supporting papers, so each order ships with:

• Commercial invoice, plus a packing list crate by crate
• The certificate of origin, issued for the shipment
• The HS code for each line
• The maker's declaration of conformity and copies of the CE certificates
• Labels and instructions in Greek or English for professional use

Then there is the timber. Cyprus applies the ISPM 15 standard to wood packaging on imports. The Department of Agriculture licenses the facilities that carry out the treatment, as the Point of Single Contact's page on wood treatment explains. We ask for crates that are treated and marked from the start. Under EU rules, wood that fails the check can be destroyed, sent back or treated on official orders.

Limassol or Larnaka, step by step

1. Send the details. Use the RFQ form or email, including the model, specification, and quantity, and name the hospital or clinic on the island.
2. Check what the quote covers. It spells out the product, lead time, certification, and route, so you can compare it with any other offers you have. Catalogue items are usually quoted within 48 hours.
3. Agree it in writing. Nothing goes ahead on our side before that.
4. Ship it to the island. Sea freight into Limassol, where Eurogate runs the container terminal, or air freight into Larnaka or Pafos for smaller or urgent items.

We take the unit as far as the port or airport you nominate, and the import is yours from there. Your customs clearing agent lodges the import declaration with the Customs and Excise Department, and you arrange the last leg to site. If the unit is coming from a factory inside the EU, there are no customs formalities.

A single unit or a full department

Ordering one item at a time is fine. A one-room surgery can have most healthcare equipment supplies quoted as one unit, as can a clinic replacing one monitor or autoclave. Multi-line requests are welcome too, whether for a new ward, a centre or a set of laboratory equipment, with larger projects described under hospital setup; for maternity units there is Women, Children and Neonatal. Our refurbished range covers pre-owned units, but we found no Cypriot rule on refurbished imports, so confirm the position with the authority before ordering. An imaging-centre licence still needs the CE certificates, and dental and bone-density units must carry CE marking.

Disclaimer

The page you are reading gives general information to buyers in Cyprus. No part of it is an offer to supply or legal, regulatory or customs advice. Quotes are subject to what makers have available, and no order is firm until both parties agree in writing. Whether a device can be supplied depends on its CE status and intended use. X-ray equipment also needs separate approval under Law 164(I)/2018 from the Radiation Inspection and Control Service. You are responsible for arranging import clearance, as well as checking the regulatory status of your purchase. Our role in Cyprus is not that of an importer or authorised representative.