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This includes the obligation to present the imported items to the control authorities based on the integrated customs tariff appendices, and not to exceed the offers in these appendices.
The instructions circular stipulated that no offers should be added or deleted to any control body in any port or customs port without the issuance of instructions from the Central Administration for Customs Policies and Procedures (Systems Sector) or the Presidency of the Authority, which are dealt with on the integrated customs tariff appendices directly, taking into account the accuracy in applying the appendices. Included system is optional.
The circular confirmed that in the event of receiving any instructions or letters to any port or customs outlet from any control authority to add or delete an offer listed on any customs item, reference in this regard is made to the Undersecretary of the Ministry and the head of the Authority to decide what is necessary before taking any action in this regard.

In view of the economic conditions the world is going through in terms of economic crises due to the Russian-Corona war, and in response to the demands of the business community. Dr. Mohamed Moait, Minister of Finance, agreed to postpone the collection of the cash insurance premium due from customs clearance companies for the year 2022/2023.

To facilitate work within the customs sites..Customs issues a publication of the amendments made to the customs tariff schedule, including international and local amendments to the texts of items and tax categories included in the customs tariff schedule, specifying the amendments made to the item, noting that the amendments made to the text of the items are underlined. For clarification, according to the post. To view the post through the link https://www.customs.gov.eg/.../0e32e542-bf9c-46a9-99de

🚨🚨 New tariff adjustments
✅ Incoming tax has been reduced on more than 150 items of production supplies and inputs

✅ A number of items were exempted from customs and included: - Pyrite ash Manganese services Copper ores Nickel ores Cobalt ores and their concentrates Aluminum lead, zinc, tin, chromium, uranium and their concentrates Dialysis equipment and supplies.


Maintaining the customs of some items without modification, including:
Tuna fish - Alaskan fish - flour, powder and yogurt


✅ Reduced local sub-items have been introduced from international items to protect the Egyptian industry, such as: specialized laboratory devices in the fields of: tissue culture - cancerous tumors - research on vaccines , serums and blood preservation - walking stick for the blind
As the tax on imported items of laboratory equipment previously reached 60%, but according to the new law and customs amendments it became only 5%, and it decreased on walking sticks for the blind from 40% to 10%, in the interest of the state to provide health care and reduce the burden on patients.

The commitment of the competent customs departments to reserve any chemical products that are exported and contain the banned and internationally prohibited substance (thiram) and bear the trade name of the Japanese Chemical Agro Europe, one of the international Sumitomo companies. Determined in accordance with the executive regulations of the Customs Law regarding the protection of intellectual property rights, to complete the reservation procedures for these messages

About the authorized source:

The Approved Exporter system is a system that gives exporters who meet the stipulated conditions that they replace the issuance of (Med-Eur & 1.Eur Certificates of Origin) (with the commercial invoice or any other commercial document) with an agreed-upon phrase proving the origin of the goods. preferential and granting this source a number with special codes so that each approved source has its own number.

The commercial document in which the phrase and the number of the approved source are written shall be treated as a proof of origin document.

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📍 The customs authority collects seventy-five piasters from the value of each pack of cigarettes sold from duty free companies in the local market, provided that this value is increased every three years by twenty-five piasters until it reaches one hundred and fifty piasters.

📍 Collecting 10% of the value of each sold unit of tobacco derivatives other than cigarettes.

It is obligatory to write the word (Turkiye) in the field designated for the exporting country, as well as the field specified in the agreement, for the certificates of origin that are issued for the goods exported to the State of Turkey instead of the words (Turquie, Turkei, Turkey) that are currently written.

🚨🚨 On all Egyptian exporting companies
Fast registration on a window platform to activate electronic services to be able to authorize clearance companies electronically through the platform to carry out all customs transactions for export shipments.

The issuance of the investment law stipulates that the goods exported by the free zone projects outside the country or imported from outside the country in order to carry out their activities are not subject to the rules related to import and export.

All import and export companies must ensure that an electronic transaction authorization is created for the clearance companies that deal with them to ensure that customs transactions are carried out on a window platform.

Clearance companies are requested to ensure approval of electronic transaction authorizations issued by import and export companies to them to ensure work on a window platform and the implementation of customs transactions.

🚨🚨 New and exceptional measures to facilitate the release of imports and ease the burdens on investors and importers in the face of the current global economic crisis:
✅ Stop collecting customs fines from investors and importers who are late in completing customs procedures due to the documents required to be fulfilled by the relevant authorities.
✅ In the next few days, any shipments that have completed customs procedures will be released and await the import financing form (Form 4) in coordination with the Central Bank of Trade and Industry.
✅ Allowing shipping agencies to transport imported goods from ports to warehouses and dry ports outside customs outlets, so that transportation is in the name of shipping agencies, or in the name of importers in accordance with established procedures.

🚨🚨 Agreements Circular No. (33) for the year 2022

📍 Regarding the applicability of the Euro-Mediterranean agreements (Egyptian-European participation - Turkey - EFTA - Agadir) according to a declaration of origin written on an invoice issued outside the Euro-Mediterranean domain.

📍 Which indicates that the customs authorities of the country granting the authorization must monitor the extent to which the approved source fulfills the conditions and procedures according to which the authorization was granted.

📍 Based on the following articles of the Euro-Mediterranean Rules of Origin Protocol: The fourth and fifth paragraphs of Article (23) related to the approved source. - Paragraph (d) of Article 28, which indicates that the proofs of origin, including the declaration of the invoice, are issued and prepared within the European Community or Egypt .

Customs Instructions Circular No. (65) for the year 2022

Taking into account the commitment that the renewal of the period of depositing the goods deposited in the temporary warehouses in the ports, which is fixed at two months, shall be as follows:

1- Foodstuffs whose renewal period does not exceed two months.

2- The renewal period for the rest of the goods does not exceed four months in addition to the two months stipulated in Article No. (137) referred to.

These instructions shall be valid for a period of six months from its date and shall be reconsidered after that. In all cases, perishable or deficient goods deposited in temporary warehouses shall not be kept for more than the period permitted by their condition.

Procedure Circular No. (13) of 2022

Concerning that in the case of exporting foreign goods that were previously imported and released under the final import fee, and no refund of taxes, customs duties, and other taxes and fees were requested, then they are exported according to the unified customs form (SAD) - with the final export system (code 603 - final export that has already been entered and imported). Final)

A customs agreement between Egypt and Jordan regarding the advance registration of shipments (ACI), especially for transit transit to other countries.
An electronic link has been established between the customs of “Nuibaa” in Egypt, and the customs of “Aqaba” in Jordan, in a way that helps facilitate the trade exchange of goods and merchandise between the two countries.
It was agreed with the Jordanian side to organize mutual field visits between representatives of Nuweiba Customs and Aqaba Customs in order to work on facilitating customs procedures and stimulating trade exchange.

☢ Agreements Circular No. 34 of 2022, which includes the rates of customs reductions established for the sixth stage for goods imported from Mercosur countries (Argentina - Brazil - Uruguay - Paraguay)
Which will be implemented as of 1/9/2022 and are as follows:
✅ For products listed in Category (C), the discount rate will be increased to 75% of the incoming fee instead of 62.5%.
✅ For products listed in category (D), the discount rate will be increased to 60% of the incoming fee instead of 50%.
✅ As for the products listed in category (E), no instructions have been indicated regarding them to date.

Launching the fifth phase of the “immediate cash payment” initiative to support the government* for exporters to pay off arrears of support for exporters with the Export Development Fund.
In the past two years, and since the start of initiatives to pay late dues to exporters, a total amount of EGP 33 billion has been disbursed to exporting companies, from October 2019 until now.

🚨🚨 Procedure Circular No. (11) of 2022
Concerning the use of wire and lead as a temporary substitute for the use of customs torrents in the event that the balance of customs torrents from warehouses runs out

Import Circular No. (39) for the year 2022 regarding taking into account that when offering negligent consignments for sale, a distinction should be made between import restrictions and goods whose import is suspended, as:

1- The exemption stipulated in Article (68) of the Customs Law applies to import restrictions only (such as import rules for trading, import rules for commodity and service production....).

2- As for commodities whose importation has been suspended, whether in Appendix No. (1) attached to the import regulations or based on a decision of the Minister of Commerce and Industry - or commodities that have been laboratory tested and rejected for non-conformity with the technical standard specifications, it is not permitted to sell according to the import fee. Re-export, after the approval of the competent authority. - Or to dispose of these goods in any other way based on the approval of the competent authority and in accordance with the rules regulating them.

- The speedy payment of the original taxes or fees due or payable, regardless of the date they must be paid or the reason for their due, before the end of next August, in order to allow over 65% of the delay fee and the additional tax.

- Provided that the remaining 35%, which has not been overlooked, be paid no later than the first of next March. This contributes to alleviating the financial burdens on the business community, preserving employment and stimulating the productive sectors, industry and export.