Service description

In order to save time and facilitate the course of procedures for commercial customers, this service allows them to submit an Application for Issuing Certificate of Origin to GOEIC using the online portal and it aims at providing a mechanism for the process of submitting such application, which will save time spent on the service

Providers of Service

Branches of General Organization for Export and Import Control in ports, airports and governorates.

Place of Service

General Department for Origin

Requirements of Service

·         The customer must have an active e-services account on the online portal

Required Documents

1. Certificate of Origin Application (Form 8 bis Exports)

2. Approved bill from the exporter

3. Approved copy from the statistical form

4. Exporter approval:

·         Acknowledgment of local component (form attached)

·         Acknowledgment for exports require certificate (1) (Eur-Med). (forms attached)

·         Regarding the products of the productive projects in the free zones, the head of free zones must approve that these products were manufactured inside the free zones.

5. Required forms for Certificates of Origin:

1.      - Emblem form for Arab League according to Agreement of Facilitation and Promotion of Commercial Exchange among Arab Countries.

- Arabic form of bilateral agreement for free commercial exchange.

- Pass certificate form (Eur.1) according to Egyptian - European Partnership Agreement.

- Eur-Med Certificate Form according to agreements of Agadir, EFTA, Free Trade between Egypt and Turkey.

- Certificate of Origin Form (Form.A) according to the General System of Preference (GSP).

- Certificate of Origin Form (G.S.T.P) according to the Global System of Trade Preferences.

 - COMESA Certificate Form according to COMESA Agreement.

- Form of Textile Product Certificate issued with Eur.1 certificate if required.  

Duration of Service

o    5-10 minutes

Required Fees

o    A fee of 1 L.E to issue the Certificate of Origin.

o    The price of Certificate of Origin is 25 piasters - for Emblem of Arab League, bilateral agreement, COMESA and G.S.T.P.

o    The price of Certificate of Origin is 3.20 L.E according to the approval of Minister of Commerce and Industry in 8/10/2009 for FORM.A, EUR .1 and EUR .MED