Arab Republic of Egypt Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade General Organization for Export and Import Control

Completing procedures for rejected consignments.

In case of final rejection of consignments released under reservation: According to Article 96 of Regulation 770 of 2005, the importer must take one of the following actions within two weeks of being notified of the final results:

• Transport the consignment to the customs area accompanied by a representative of the control authority (GOEIC) to complete the re-export process.
• Alternatively, surrender the consignment to customs before its release in accordance with the customs rules governing this.
• Or, ensure the consignment is destroyed under the supervision of the control authority (GOEIC) and a customs representative.

If the importer does not take one of the above actions within the specified time, they will be banned from releasing consignments under reservation or being notified of inspection results for any consignments until the rejected consignment's procedures are fully completed.

In case of final rejection of consignments within the customs area: According to Article 97 of Regulation 770 of 2005, GOEIC will notify customs to proceed with re-exporting or destroying the rejected consignment according to the regulations governing this matter.

In case of administrative rejection of the consignment for not proceeding with the inspection procedures with no import restriction: The importer may surrender the consignment to another importer or customs in accordance with Article 4 of the Executive Regulations 770 of 2005 and the governing regulations.

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