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Egypt ends phone import exemptions
Good morning, folks. Welcome to the weekend. It’s been a busy week — the phone import exemption is officially over,…
New export automation system promises 48-hour customs clearance
Good afternoon, friends, and congratulations on making it to the weekend. Wrapping it up is news that Egypt is going…
Talk shows take on the new mobile phone import rules
Talk shows last night were fixated on the government’s decision to scrap customs exemptions for mobile phones brought in by…
No more exempting imported mobile phones from customs
Expats in town for short stays will receive a 90-day exemption from the customs and fees
Egypt to end phone import exemptions after local production surge
Good afternoon, friends, and happy hump day. On the docket are the details on the end of the phone import…
Madbouly government doubles down on customs reform to drive industrial localization
Good afternoon, friends, and congratulations on another week well done. To wrap it up, we have news of a customs…
New tariff plan aims to tip the scales in favor of local EV assembly
But while full exemptions for EVs may soon be a thing of the past, duties will likely remain lower than…
Finance Ministry targets freezone backdoors in major structural tax overhaul
Companies in freezones could soon face a 4-5% tax on products sold locally
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