Import Regulations in Egypt

The following documents are required: passport (original); Work Permit (original) or application documents; Customs Bond; Letter of Guarantee or Power of Attorney; Residence Visa; inventory - showing number of pieces, cartons and precise contents of each; keys for any locked items; letter from Employer to Customs stating duration of Customer's stay and financial guarantees; Certificate of Residence Change; delivery address and telephone number.

Household goods are duty-free for government, oil company and Aid Project personnel, provided a Letter of Guarantee is submitted approving the import and stating that the shipment will be re-exported. Personal effects and household goods are dutiable to everyone except above. All the shipments are subject to 100% inspection.

Items that have no obvious signs of use are taxed as new, at values determined by customs. Seeds and animals are restricted to import and the shipper  must receive approval from the Ministry of Agriculture. Other dutiable items are toilet articles; consumable items; alcohol (taxed at 3,000% + 100% Sales Tax). Compact hardware and software, fax machines, answer phones, photo copiers, printers, compact discs, music cassettes and video tapes will be subject to screening by the censors. Special permit required for telecommunication equipment and high frequency radios.

The prohibited items are the following: pornographic material; drugs and medicine; firearms and weapons, ammunition, daggers and swords; anti-Islamic religious materials; gold and silver (tableware permitted); cordless telephones; resolutin color printers or photocopiers.