- Labeling Requirements
- Required Documents
- Licensing
- Import Procedures
- Taxes/Tariffs
- Contacts
Please note:
A relevant FAS Attaché report for Egypt can be found at:
http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Food%20and%20Agricultural%20Import%20Regulations%20and%20Standards%20-%20Narrative_Cairo_Egypt_7-28-2009.pdf.
IMPORT PROCEDURES
Alcoholic beverages may be imported through several companies licensed by the Egyptian government. The initial import procedure entails the assignment of a shipping agent (a GOE entity and separate from the vessel shipping agent); arrival of the consignment at port and a comparison of the invoice and bill of lading with the ship’s manifest; issuance of a title transfer document to the importer; the unloading of the consignment; the purchase and completion of the "Importation Form" and registration of the consignment with customs in the so-called "No. 46 Book;" and initial tariff classification of the product. Egyptian companies often rely on customs brokers, or their own staff to check on shipments and to clear products through customs.
TAXES/TARIFFS
Egypt imposes a 1200% duty rate on beer, and 1800-3000% duties on wine and spirits.
CONTACTS
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Office of Agricultural Affairs U.S. Embassy, Cairo Unit 64900, Box 22 APO AE 09839-4900 Tel: 011 (202) 2797-2388 / 2389 Fax: 011 (202) 2796-3989 E-mail: AgCairo@fas.usda.gov www.egypt.usembassy.gov | General Organization for Export and Import Control Address: Cargo village, Airport building Cairo, Egypt Tel: (2-02) 2266-6847 Fax: (2-02) 2266-9668 |
| Ministry of Health Address: 3 Maglis El Shaab Street Cairo, Egypt Tel: (2-02) 2795-7689 / 2794-3462 Fax: (2-02) 2795-3966 |
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This page was last reviewed on September 12, 2011.