{"id":659637,"date":"2025-01-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/01\/30\/customs-authority-to-release-additional-cars-held-at-ports-for-violations\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T00:00:00","slug":"customs-authority-to-release-additional-cars-held-at-ports-for-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/01\/30\/customs-authority-to-release-additional-cars-held-at-ports-for-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"Customs Authority to release additional cars held at ports for violations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Gov\u2019t to release <\/strong><strong>all cars held at ports over ACI violations:<\/strong> The Egyptian Customs Authority is releasing passenger vehicles that have been held at ports for violating the registration rules of the Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) system, according to a decision by the authority on Tuesday, seen by EnterpriseAM. Owners of the cars must pay owed customs and fees plus up to EGP 10k in fines per vehicle to take advantage of the new policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>(Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Background:<\/strong> Cars had been piling up in Egypt\u2019s ports over the past few months after the authorities refused to release cars whose owners had tried to dodge the ACI\u2019s passenger car registration restrictions by registering their passenger cars under other categories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This marks the second release of stranded cars this month:<\/strong> The Egyptian Customs Authority (ECA) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/cbb73b26-b5a8-4964-9f60-b149ee44e4f6\/egyptian-customs-authority-begins-clearing-30k-passenger-car-port-backlog-following-new-regulations\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earlier this month<\/a> began procedures to release roughly 30k vehicles stranded at the country\u2019s ports that violated previous personal import or disabled-accessible vehicle import regulations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Vehicles released in the prior wave had to meet certain criteria to pass customs<\/strong>, including being shipped before 27 December 2024, a SWIFT payment transfer confirmation proving payment was made via a bank abroad before 25 June 2024, and a fine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This newest wave of car releases comes as the government seeks to limit personal car <\/strong><strong>imports in a bid to support auto industry localization. <\/strong>In December, the Investment Ministry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/0edffdac-e185-45d2-b6a0-a53b492d06c5\/gov%25e2%2580%2599t-imposes-new-personal%253cmark%253e-car%253c%2Fmark%253e-import-rules-to-curb-usd-outflows-%2B%253cmark%253e-car%253c%2Fmark%253e-dealers-to-import-usd-1.8-bn-worth-of-cars-next-year\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">issued a decision<\/a> introducing new rules for personal car imports to limit USD outflows and support the localization of the auto industry, capping personal imports at one car every five years and requiring importers to provide proof of financial solvency and make payment through an Egyptian bank.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Demand for passenger cars has remained strong despite rising prices<\/strong>, with passenger car sales registering a 14.8% increase m-o-m to 8.5k vehicles in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a2242fb6-fd21-4a5e-a25b-cb586602a30e\/%253cmark%253eauto-sales%253c%2Fmark%253e-continue-to-rise-12.5%2525-for-the-second-consecutive-month-in-november\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">November<\/a> according to the latest figures from the Automotive Marketing Information Council (AMIC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Owners of the cars must pay owed customs and fees plus up to EGP 10k in fines per 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