Engineering guides

Valves for Greece and Cyprus: water, irrigation and ports

For Greece and Cyprus water is a strategic resource: supply networks, irrigation and desalination plants are being upgraded all the time. Proximity to Turkey keeps delivery short.

TAZ Engineering Team · · 5 min

Demand

Water utilities and municipalities, irrigation schemes, desalination plants, ports and energy. Water and irrigation need resilient-seated gate valves, butterfly valves, check and air valves; seawater duty needs special materials agreed case by case.

Requirements

Both are EU members: CE under 2014/68/EU, EN standards and national rules for drinking water materials. Documents in English, and Greek if needed.

Logistics

A short sea leg from Turkish ports to Piraeus, Thessaloniki or Limassol. Road delivery via Bulgaria is also possible.

Duties

GSP+ for goods of Uzbek origin with the exporter registered in REX.

Checklist

  • application
  • seawater materials
  • CE and EN
  • drinking water approval
  • destination port
  • GSP+

Primary references