Basic Information Guide

General Organization for Export and Import Control
• Address: The Export and Import Control Authority has more than 20 branches/offices at the level of the Republic. The headquarters is located in the electronic building in the Cairo Air Port in front of the shipping village, and the extension of the headquarters of Sheikh Maarouf Street is located at the intersection of Ramses Street - Central Cairo
• Phone: 19591
• E-mail: customercare@goeic.gov.eg
• Website: www.goeic.gov.eg

Egyptian Customs Authority:
• Address: Ministry of Finance Towers, Tower 3, Emtedad Ramses Street, Cairo
• Phone: +202-234-22249
• E-mail: info@customs.gov.eg
• Website: www.customs.gov.eg

Information on importing goods to Egypt

The Egyptian government seeks to implement policies to rationalize imports, reduce their value, encourage national industry, and work on replacing the local product with it. These policies led to a decrease in the value of Egyptian imports by only 1% during the first 8 months of 2019.
Egypt’s imports from the outside world recorded about 40 billion and 551 million dollars in the first 8 months of this year, compared to 40 billion and 178 million dollars during the same period last year, with a decline of 1%, which is a very limited rate of decline, compared to the decline in imports of other countries. In light of the spread of protectionist policies around the world.


General Organization for Export and Import Control:
It is a service organization that works to protect the consumer and preserve Egypt's reputation by examining commodity exports and imports, as well as preparing statistics on exports and imports, and the General Organization for Export and Import Control. world to achieve progress and elevation for the country and the Egyptian citizen.
Presidential Decree No. 1770 of 1970 establishing the General Organization for Export and Import Control (Download text of the resolution)

How to obtain an import permit in Egypt

Documents and steps required to follow