Import Regulations & Standards
The import regulations imposed by the countries time to time to ensure Food Safety and Quality assurance includes non Tariff barriers for the various food products.
| S.No. | Circulation Date | Country | Report Title | Report Highlights | View Regulations |
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| 1 | 31 JUL 2024 | Egypt | FAIRS Country Report Annual | This report is an annual update on the food import standards and enforcement mechanisms in Egypt. It includes updates on importer registration procedures, halal certification requirements, and shelf-life validity periods, among other standards and regulations | Click here |
| 2 | 29 JUL 2024 | Egypt | FAIRS Export Certificate Report Annual | This report outlines Egypt s requirements for import permits and export certificates for agricultural products intended for human and animal consumption. It also provides a list of the Egyptian government agencies involved in the entry of imported food products | Click here |
| 3 | 11 AUG 2023 | Egypt | FAIRS Export Certificate Report Annual | The Egyptian Government no longer requires the authentication of Certificates of Origin from the Egyptian Embassy; however, authentication of animal health certificates is still required. On June 16, 2023, the Government of Egypt (GOE) issued a WTO/TBT addendum extending the requirement for halal certification of imported milk and dairy products until October 1, 2023 | Click here |
| 4 | 11 AUG 2023 | Egypt | FAIRS Annual Country Report Annual | In June 2022, Egypt launched a trial phase of the Advanced Clearance Information (ACI) system on airfreight, in which a three-month grace period will be extended prior to enforcement. Within this system, traders must register with the designated platforms (CargoX for exporters and importers, and ACI for importers only). | Click here |
| 5 | 29 JUN 2023 | Egypt | The Egyptian Government Extends Beef Liver Shelf-Life Decision Another Year | On June 26, 2023, Egypt Minister of Trade and Industry (MTI) signed Decree No. 233 /2023. The decree renewed an earlier decision that extended the shelf-life validity period for imported frozen fish from six to nine months and of frozen beef liver from seven to ten months | Click here |
| 6 | 28 JUN 2023 | Egypt | Egypt Notifies Another Postponement of Halal Dairy Certification Requirement Until October 1 2023 | Agricultural Situation, Dairy and Products, FAIRS Subject Report, Special Certification - Organic/Kosher/Halal, WTO Notifications | Click here |
| 7 | 14 JUN 2023 | Egypt | National Food Safety Authority Issues Maximum Residues for Trans Fatty Acids in Foods | On October 18, 2022, Egypt’s National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) published Decision No. 19/2022, Maximum Residues for Trans Fatty Acids in Foods in the Egyptian Chronicles with an effective date of October 19, 2022. The Arabic version is attached as translation is currently not available, however, Post will update this report with a translated version as soon as it is available | Click here |
| 8 | 14 JUN 2023 | Egypt | Egypt National Food Safety Authority Issued Requirements for Food Traceability | On October 18, 2022, Egypt National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) published Decision No. 16/2022, Food Traceability Requirements, in the Egyptian Chronicles, with an effective date of October 19, 2022. Unofficial translation provided below. | Click here |
| 9 | 19 MAY 2023 | Egypt | Egypt National Food Safety Authority Issued Requirements for Food Traceability | On October 18, 2022, Egypt National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) published Decision No. 16/2022, Food Traceability Requirements, in the Egyptian Chronicles, with an effective date of October 19, 2022. Unofficial translation provided below. | Click here |
| 10 | 19 MAY 2023 | Egypt | Egypt National Food Safety Authority Issued Technical Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Articles | On October 18, 2022, Egypt National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) published Decision No. 17/2022, the Binding Technical Rules for Food Contact Materials and Articles, in the Egyptian Chronicles, with an effective date of October 19, 2022. Unofficial translation attached. | Click here |
| 11 | 03 OCT 2022 | Egypt | Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Export Certificate Report | In June 2022, Egypt launched a trial phase of the Advanced Clearance Information system (ACI) on airfreight. The government is expected to fully apply the electronic ACI system in October 2022. This comes after the October 1, 2021, launch of the ACI in sea ports. Traders must register within the designated platforms (CargoX for exporters and ACI for importers). The Egyptian government will no longer require Egyptian embassy authentication on certificates of origin. Egypt notified of new halal requirements and procedures for food products | Click here |
| 12 | 29 SEP 2022 | Egypt | Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Country Report | n June 2022, Egypt launched a trial phase of the Advanced Clearance Information system (ACI) on airfreight. The government is expected to fully apply the electronic ACI system in October 2022. This comes after the October 1, 2021, launch of the ACI in sea ports. Traders must register within the designated platforms (CargoX for exporters and ACI for importers). The Egyptian government will no longer require Egyptian embassy authentication on certificates of origin. | Click here |
| 13 | 22 MAR 2022 | Egypt | Egypt Prime Minister Waives Halal Certification Fees for Milk and Dairy Products Until October .Halal Certification Requirement Still in Question | Under the Egyptian prime ministers direction, the General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS) distributed a letter with instructions for its veterinary posts across the country. | Click here |
| 14 | 03 MAR 2022 | Egypt | Updates on Egypts Halal Requirements: Questions Remain | The Egyptian Halal Standard Committee completed a first draft of the Halal standard on February 16 2022. | Click here |
| 15 | 01 FEB 2022 | Egypt | Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Country Report | Egypt launched the Advanced Clearance Information system (ACI). The newly developed customs system was initially launched in a trial mode on April 1, 2021 and was officially launched in October. | Click here |
| 16 | 31 JAN 2022 | Egypt | Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Export Certificate Report | Egypt launched the Advanced Clearance Information system (ACI). Traders must register within the designated platforms (CargoX for exporters and ACI for importers). | Click here |
| 17 | 29 AUG 2021 | Egypt | Egypt Extends Shelf-Life Requirements for Frozen Fish and Beef Liver for a Third Time | On July 15, 2021, Egypt Minister of Trade and Industry (MTI) signed Decree No. 322/2021. The decree renewed an earlier decision that extended the shelf-life validity period for imported frozen fish from six to nine months and of frozen beef liver from seven to ten months. | Click here |
| 18 | 12 JAN 2021 | Egypt | Egypt Continues to Relax Shelf-Life Requirements for Frozen Fish and Beef Liver | On December 30, 2020, Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry (MTI) signed Decree No. 653/2020. | Click here |
| 19 | 30 DEC 2020 | Egypt | Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Export Certificate Report | This FAIRS report lists the export certificates required for food and agricultural products shipped to Egypt. | Click here |
| 20 | 30 DEC 2020 | Egypt | Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Country Report | The National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) is continuing to expand its regulatory reach. The authority has taken full control on imports since November 15, 2019. | Click here |
| 21 | 17 DEC 2020 | Egypt | Egypt National Food Safety Authority Issues Food Additive Regulation | Egypt’s National Food Safety Agency Decision No. 4/2020 on authorized food additives replaces Ministry of Health Decree 204 (2015) on regulated food additives. | Click here |
| 22 | 09 DEC 2020 | Egypt | Egypt Moves to Exempt Key Commodities from Freight Value Added Tax | On November 18, 2020, the Egyptian Cabinet approved a draft bill that exempts importers of key commodities from paying value-added tax (VAT) on shipping costs. | Click here |
| 23 | 20 NOV 2020 | Egypt | Egypt Imposes a Risk-Based Food Import Control System | On July 26, 2020, Egypt’s National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) released Decision No. 7/2020 Principles and Objectives of Risk-Based Food Import Control System. | Click here |
| 24 | 12 NOV 2020 | Egypt | Egypt Imposes Value Added Tax on Freight of Agricultural Commodities | On July 16, 2020, the Egyptian Tax Authority signed a protocol with the Customs Authority and Alexandria Chamber of Shipping to set a mechanism to apply value-added tax (VAT) on the freight of agricultural commodities effective August 1, 2020. | Click here |
| 25 | 11 FEB 2020 | Egypt | Egypt Reintroduces Government Pre shipment Inspections for Grain Imports | Egypt’s mandatory plant quarantine pre-shipment inspections of grains at port-of-loading are back. | Click here |
| 26 | 02 FEB 2020 | Egypt | Got Milk - Egypt Imports US Holsteins | On November 27, 2019, a shipment of 1,503 U.S.-origin Holstein bred heifers and open heifers sold out of Statesville, North Carolina, and valued at $3 million arrived at Egypt’s Port Said aboard the livestock carrier Sarah. | Click here |
| 27 | 05 JAN 2020 | Egypt | Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Export Certificate Report | This FAIRS report lists the export certificates required for food and agricultural products shipped to Egypt. | Click here |
| 28 | 05 JAN 2020 | Egypt | Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Country Report | Egypt is consolidating the national food safety system. Implementation is through Prime Ministerial Executive Regulation 412 (February 2019) – National Food Safety Authority (NFSA). | Click here |
| 29 | 20 DEC 2018 | Egypt | Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Report | The new food safety agency in Egypt is now a reality after the Egyptian parliament approved law number 1/2017 establishing the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) on January 2nd, 2017. | Click here |
| 30 | 19 DEC 2018 | Egypt | Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Report | This report lists and describes certificates that should accompany food and agricultural exports to Egypt. It also includes the purpose of each certificate and the responsible governmental agency. In general, an original invoice, bill of lading, packing list, weighing list, health certificate, batch number certificate, certificate of origin, and insurance certificate are required to accompany any shipment. An export certificate matrix is included in this report. | Click here |
| 31 | 22 DEC 2017 | Egypt | Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Narrative | The new food safety agency in Egypt is now a reality after the Egyptian parliament approved law number 1/2017 establishing the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) on January 2nd, 2017. The purpose of the NFSA is to unify the Egyptian food safety system through both structural and legislative reforms. The multiplicity of food control authorities has hampered Egypt’s food safety system with duplication and inefficiencies in the implementation of food safety laws and measures. When it becomes operational, NFSA will likely foster the adoption of science-based rules helping to facilitate trade. | Click here |
| 32 | 19 NOV 2017 | Egypt | Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Certification | The report lists and describes certificates that should accompany food and agricultural products to Egypt. It also includes the purpose of each certificate and the governmental agency responsible. In general, an original invoice, bill of lading, packing list, weighing list, health certificate, batch number certificate, certificate of origin, and insurance certificate are required to accompany any shipment. An export certificate matrix is included in this report. | Click here |
| 33 | 19 DEC 2016 | Egypt | Egypt : Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Narrative | This report is updated to include updates Egypt’s new import procedures for corn, soybeans, and wheat, which will come into force on January 1, 2017. Under decree 2992/2016, issued by the Egyptian Prime Minister, the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s (MTI) General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) will be the only authorized government agency responsible for the inspection of corn, soybeans, and wheat at ports of origin. | Click here |
| 34 | 07 DEC 2015 | Egypt | Egypt : Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Certification | The report lists and describes certificates that should accompany food and agricultural products to Egypt. It also includes the purpose of each certificate and the governmental agency responsible. In general, an original invoice, bill of lading, packing list, weighing list, health certificate, batch number certificate, certificate of origin, and insurance certificate are required to accompany any shipment. An export certificate matrix is included in this report. | Click here |
| 35 | 30 DEC 2014 | Egypt | Egypt : Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Narrative | The Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report provides an overview of the food laws and regulatory environment in Egypt as it relates to U.S. food and agricultural exports. The Minister of Agriculture announced recently that his ministry will take the lead in establishing a Food Safety Authority, which would consolidate Egypt’s disparate food safety system. Egypt’s food control systems and food control infrastructure consist of food laws and accompanying regulations and ministerial decrees, food inspection services, and laboratories for technical support. | Click here |
| 36 | 28 JUL 2009 | Egypt | Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Narrative | Report highlights includes Section I : New and updated information; Section II: Updated information; Section III: No change; Section IV: No change; Section V: No change; Section VI: No change;Section VII: Updated information; Section VIII: Updated information; Section IX: No change | Click here |