There’s good news for those who have imported cars collecting dust at the country’s ports, as the Egyptian Customs Authority (ECA) has begun procedures to release the roughly 30k vehicles currently stranded at the country’s ports that violated previous personal import or disabled-accessible vehicle import regulations, according to a document from the authority seen by EnterpriseAM.

Vehicles will have to meet certain criteria to pass customs, including being shipped before 27 December 2024, accompanied by a SWIFT payment transfer confirmation proving payment was made via a bank abroad before 25 June 2024, and paying a fine.

“These procedures represent a breakthrough in resolving the crisis of vehicles piled up at ports, whether for personal import or disabled-accessible vehicles,” Egyptian Automotive Dealers Association head Osama Abou El Magd told EnterpriseAM.

The fines will not exceed EGP 10k — significantly less than re-export costs — El Magd added.

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