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

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  Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, held a meeting to follow up on the implementation of the initiative to reduce food commodity prices, in the presence of Dr. Ali Al-Moselhi, Minister of Supply, Trade and Interior, Mr. Al-Quseir, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Major General Hisham Amna, Minister of Local Development, and Eng. Ahmed Samir, Minister of Trade and industry. The meeting was also attended by En.Essam Al-Naggar, Chairman of the General Organization for Export and Import Control, Eng. Muhammad Al-Suwidi, President of the Federation of Industries, Mr. Ahmed Al-Wakeel, President of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Dr. Mahmoud Momtaz, President of the Competition Protection and Monopolistic Practices Prevention Agency, and Mr. Muhammad Abu Musa, First Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Alaa Ezz, Secretary General of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Anwar Al-Abd, Vice President of the Poultry Producers Union, Eng. Al-Shahat Al-Ghatouri, Head of the Custo

Service purpose: It is permissible to engage in export or re-export for the purpose of trading, except for those whose name is registered in the register of exporters, in accordance with Regulation 770 /2005. Registration is made in the Exporters Register in accordance with Law 118 /1975 and Regulation 770 / 2005. Place of service Branches: Marouf–6th of October - Alexandria - Port Said - Suez - Damietta - Office of the Investors Services Complex in the General Investment Authority Links and documents for registration or re-registration in the register of exporters: First, individual establishments A - Conditions for registration and re-registration of individual establishments The establishment must be registered in the commercial register In the case of productive projects, the capital registered in the commercial register shall be no less than ten thousand pounds, and in the case of other projects, it shall not be less than twenty-five thousand pounds. If the establishment is not sub

General Department for Commercial Agreements and Verification: Participating in meetings of trade agreements related to the nature and function of the GOEIC to assume its role in facilitating Egyptian commerce and providing preferential privileges for exports. Checking subsequent verification requests received from the customs of countries with which preferential commercial agreements are concluded, carrying out verification procedures to validate certificates of origin and the origin of Egyptian exports in accordance with its Protocol of Rules of Origin and responding to such requests. The department checks whether the goods imported from countries with which preferential agreements are concluded meet the Protocol of Rules of Origin of these countries based on the referral of the lot and its documents from the Egyptian customs to the GOEIC in accordance with the decision No. 597 of 2002 issued by the Prime Minister.  Trade agreements and applicable rules of origin and forms of certificates of or

The General Exporters Division of the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce chaired by Dr. Sharif Al-Jabali today hosts the Federation's headquarters in New Cairo, Eng. Essam Al-Naggar, Chairman of the General Organization for Export and Import Control and the leaders from it. During the meeting, a number of topics of interest to exporters will be discussed. The Chairman of GOEIC will begin with a presentation on the role and efforts of GOEIC in stimulating and facilitating the export and import process and the development of its factories at the level of its offices and outlets. Dr. Sahar Attiya, Head of Central Department of Chemical and Food Laboratories, reviews the most important services provided by the Food and Chemical Certified by GOEIC laboratories, as well as Eng. Ahmed Farage, Head of Central Department of Industrial Laboratories, presents the extent of development witnessed by the Industrial factories of GOEIC. Dr. Dalia Shahab, Head of the Central Department of Exports and Origin, review

Eng. Ahmed Samir, Minister of Trade and Industry, and Dr. Omar Bolat, Turkish Minister of Trade, held an expanded meeting at the governmental level at the Ministry’s headquarters in the New Administrative Capital The meeting included Eng. Essam Al-Naggar, Chairman of the General Organization for Export and Import Control, and a group of officials from the Ministries of Commerce of the two countries, in the presence of the Turkish Ambassador in Cairo. The meeting reviewed the results of the meetings of the fifth session of the Joint Egyptian-Turkish Trade Committee, whose meetings were held during the days of October 24-25, 2023 Via visual communication technology "Video Conference" headed by Dr. Amani Al-Wasal - Head of the Foreign Agreements and Trade Sector on the Egyptian side and Mr. Hosni Delmeri - General Director of International Agreements and European Union Affairs on the Turkish side. The Committee's work included a number of business topics of mutual interest, including: * Emphasizing the

Service purpose: Renewal of registration data for establishments and companies registered in the Exporters Register in accordance with Law 118/1975 and Regulation 770/2005 Renewal date: An application for renewal of registration shall be submitted every five years from the date of registration or the last renewal The export card can be renewed 90 days before the card’s expiry date and for a year following the expiry date. Place of service: Branches : MAROUF – 6th of October - Alexandria - Port Said - Suez - Damietta - Office of the Investors Services Complex in the General Investment Authority Taking into account obtaining the service from the place where the file was opened for the first time upon registration Conditions for renewal of registration and documents required to renew the exporters register: First: the individual establishment A- Conditions for renewal of registration: No more than a year has passed since the expiry of the export card without renewing its validity

Service purpose: Renewing the registration of establishments subject to the Companies Law 159 / 1981 and the Investment Law 72/2017 that are imported for the purpose of trading Renewal according to the law Importers register 121/1982 and amended according to Law 7/2017 Renewal date: The renewal application shall be submitted within the ninety days preceding the expiry date of the import card with the normal renewal fee The fees shall be doubled during the ninety days following the expiry date If the renewal is not done within 90 days after the expiry date of the registration, the registration is canceled administratively Service place: Branches of the GOEIC: Marouf-Alexandria-Suez-Damietta-Sixth of October-Investor Services Complex in the Investment Authority Conditions for renewing the registration and the documents required to renew the importer’s register. First, the individual establishments: A- Conditions for renewing the registration of individual establishments Not more than

Service purpose: Registration and re-registration of facilities subjected to the Companies Law numbered 159 / 1981 and Investment Law numbered 72/2017 that import for the purpose of trade Registration is carried out in accordance with the Law of Importers Register numbered 121/1982 amended by Law numbered 7/2017. Place of service Branches of GOEIC: Marouf-Alexandria-Suez-Damietta-Sixth of October-Investor Services Complex in the Investment Authority Conditions for registration and re-enrolment and the documents required for registration at the importers register First: individual establishments A- Conditions for listing and re-registration of individual establishments The facility must be registered in the commercial register and hold a tax card. The owner of the facility or the authorized agent (if existed) must be of Egyptian nationality. Importation has to be one of the company’s purposes according to the import commercial registry. The business has been practiced for at least two co

To enhance the existing joint cooperation between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Tunisia, and in an effort to develop technical cooperation and facilitate effective trade exchange between the two countries. Eng. Essam Al-Naggar, Chairman of the General Organization for Export and Import Control, received the Tunisian delegation from the National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property. The Tunisian delegation was headed by:- Mrs. Hasna bint Hassan Al Rizqi Mr. Al-Shazly Bin Mustafa Mr. Morad bin Ramadan Al-Agiou Minister Plenipotentiary -Duha Al-Shuwaikh - the Tunisian Embassy From the Egyptian side, the following participated in the meeting:- Dr. Dalia Shehab - Head of the Central Administration of Exports Mr. Mohamed Ahmed - Head of the Central Administration for Information Systems and Digital Transformation And a group of the leaders of GOEIC, leaders of the foreign trade sector, and representatives of MTS. The meeting discussed the latest developments in the elect

USAID TRADE and the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) held an awareness session for public and private stakeholders today to present GOEIC’s ongoing efforts to support Egyptian exporters in adapting to climate change related requirements from foreign buyers. The project also presented an action plan for developing the GOEIC Biodegradability Testing lab, including equipment, training, coaching, and accreditation. In addition to the GOEIC Biodegradability Testing lab, USAID TRADE is supporting GOEIC’s efforts to become a validation and verification body for greenhouse emission measurement. The objective is to help Egyptian SMEs capture the ever-growing international demand for eco-friendly and green products and to conform with the evolving regulatory requirements at several target export markets, while also reducing the cost and time to trade.

In close collaboration with and under the leadership of the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC), USAID TRADE organized a three-day Public-Private Dialogue and workshop at GOEIC HQ on October 3-5, 2023 to develop a general risk management framework for non-food industrial good imports. The aim of the framework, which the project presented on October 8 to an inter-agency risk management committee, is to facilitate trade and focus GOEIC’s testing and inspection efforts on higher risk imports.  The discussions were attended by governmental and private sector stakeholders, including GOEIC, the Trade Agreements and Foreign Trade Sector, National Food Safety Authority, Egyptian Customs Authority, Federation of Egyptian Industries, and Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce.

Eng. Essam El-Naggar welcomes a delegation from the Japanese University in Alexandria to discuss ways of cooperation between the two parties. The delegation included Prof. Dr. Amr Al-Taweel, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the Japanese University in Alexandria, and Dr. Tamer Megahed, Head of the Electric Power Department, and Eng. Amr Sayer, Director of the Energy Conservation Project at the University. A number of GOEIC leaders participated in the meeting. Eng. Essam Al-Naggar reviewed the services of GOEIC and the system of huge laboratories owned by GOEIC and the role of GOEIC in facilitating the movement of foreign trade. the meeting discussed how to cooperate between the two parties, such as training Japanese university students at the laboratories of GOEIC, and also the university’s assistance to GOEIC in obtaining ISO 50001 for energy management, which aims to improve energy-related performance and energy consumption efficiency. then the delegation made an inspection tour of the Industrial

Yesterday evening, Wednesday, the Center for Legal and Economic Studies organized the event as part of the activities of the series of seminars to highlight new legislation, which aims to familiarize itself with new legislation in various fields. Prof. Mohammed Safi, Dean of the Faculty, opened the seminar welcoming the attendees. He thanked and appreciated Eng. Essam Al-Naggar, Chairman of the general organization for Export and Import Control, for attending his sovereignty and his delegation to the Faculty of Law to highlight this topic, which concerns all segments of society and requires further explanation and clarification. The Dean of the Faculty thanked Dr. Sally Samir Fahmy Abdul Messiah, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Finance at the Faculty and Director of the Centre, and the counselor Soha Al-Saadani for their efforts in organizing such seminars that reinforce the applied aspect of legal studies. The Dean of the College then conveyed the floor to Major Eng. Essam Al-Naggar, who began

On Saturday, 30-9-2023, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi opened the conference of “Hikayet Watan” between Vision and Achievement, which is being held in the New Administrative Capital, with the participation of ministers, heads of bodies, politicians, youth, media and representatives of all sectors of society. President Al -Sisi testifies the economy session within the framework of the “Hikayet Watan” Conference. The first day of the conference witnessed important sessions focusing on economic axes and dealing with the government’s policies and programs in supporting the Egyptian economy. Senior ministers participated in the conference, as Dr. Hala Al-Saeed -Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Mohamed Maait-Minister of Finance, Dr. Rania Al-Mashat- Minister of International Cooperation, and Eng. Ahmed Samir- Minister of Trade and Industry, who in turn revealed the full details of the government’s efforts to support the national industry through: The gold li

Lieutenant/ General Eng. Kamel Al-Wazir - Minister of Transport held an expanded meeting with Eng. Ahmed Samir- Minister of Trade and Industry. Eng. Essam Al-Naggar - Chairman of (GOEIC) and a number of leaders from the Ministries of Transport and Trade participated in the discussions to follow up on the latest developments regarding the implementation of the number Among the important and common topics between the two sides, such as maximizing transit trade, localizing the transportation industry in Egypt, and supporting trade movement to African countries. The two ministers began the meeting by noting that maximizing transit trade is one of the most important priorities currently being worked on, within the framework of taking advantage of the existing ports and their distinctive locations, and that there are directives from his excellency Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, to the Egyptian government for continuous coordination between all concerned parties in order to that Egypt be a center

The General Organization for Export and Import Control signs a cooperation protocol with the National Postal Authority with the aim of facilitating the movement of trade, developing and encouraging Egyptian exports, and overcoming any obstacles that hinder their prosperity, development and expansion in all fields by taking advantage of the enormous capabilities and diverse services provided by the National Postal Authority. The protocol was signed by both Eng. Essam Al-Naggar Chairman of (GOEIC), and Dr. Sherif Farouk- Chairman of the National Postal Authority, in the presence of executive leaders from both bodies. Eng. Essam Al-Naggar, Chairman of (GOEIC), stated that the signing of this protocol comes within the framework of supporting the state’s plans to facilitate the business community to facilitate trade movement and develop and encourage exports, pointing out that this protocol works to improve the speed of distribution of shipments and ensure the applying of the highest security and safety st

Eng.Essam El-Naggar, Chairman of (GOEIC), welcomes Pilot Mamdouh Ghoneim the Vice President of the Cairo Air Port Company. and representatives of Changi Airports Singapore MR: Lau Ban Kiong - Managing Director MR: Teo Chin Leong - Director Consultancy The delegation accompanying them and a number of the leaders of (GOEIC). This meeting comes within the framework of signing an agreement between Cairo Air Port Company and Changi Airports Singapore for the purpose of providing feasibility studies for the operation of the Logistics Cargo City. During the meeting, Eng. Essam Al-Naggar, Chairman of (GOEIC), reviewed the regulatory role of (GOEIC) and the capabilities of its locally and internationally accredited laboratories, issuing certificates of origin, commercial registrations, and foreign trade data. He explained that (GOEIC) is responsible for examining industrial and non-industrial goods, with the exception of food and medicine. He also referred to the application of a risk system for (GOEIC) to miti

Central Department of Information Technology and Decision-making Support The Department is competent to the automation of all GOEIC activities through a range of applications and software, as well as providing all services to the foreign trade community by issuing various reports and data in various forms that support exporters, importers and scholars as well as decision makers of the higher authorities. Additionally, the department works to overcome the barriers that face customers through direct communication with them and solves all their problems. Current Status: All GOEIC affairs and its branches are automated through a set of applications and software as follows: Applications for automated inspections. Applications for commercial registers. Applications for external laboratories. Applications for the foreign trade data warehouse. Applications for the unified statistical form.  Automations are carried out through a huge network linking the headquarters (data center) with GOEIC and i

In the frame work of GOEIC caution to remove all obstacles which hurdle the trade movement towards business society and to facilitate the foreign trade movement, Eng. Essam El Naggar, chairman of GOEIC, received Delegation from the Italian Chamber of Commerce at GOEIC.  The delegation included:  Mr. Alberto Borckiellini - Chairman of the Italian Chamber of Commerce.  Mr. Kyrollos Anwar - Executive Director of the Italian Chamber of Commerce. Eng. Essam Al-Naggar reviewed the functions of the General Organization for Export and Import Control and the regulatory role entrusted to him and the procedures and assistance that can be obtained by Italian investors in Egypt through the activities and work of GOEIC. The Italian delegation enquired about the terms of import and export in Egypt and how to make possible use of Egyptian trade agreements to facilitate Egypt's trade and investment process. The meeting included the following ꞉ - Discussion on the facilities provided by the General O

Pursuant to the directives of his Excellency President Abdel Fattah el- Sisi, Eng. Ahmed Samir - Minister of Commerce and Industry, issues a decree amending certain provisions of Law No. 118 of 1975 concerning import and export and the system of procedures for examining and controlling imported and exported commodities. The decree authorized to the General Organization for Export and Import Control to develop a risk management system for the inspection and testing of imported industrial (non-food) commodities. Issuing another ministerial decree to form a committee to set standards and controls for an integrated risk management system to examine non-food industrial commodities. In implementation of the directives of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to facilitate the procedures of import and export operations and to facilitate the movement of foreign trade, Eng. Ahmed Samir, Minister of Trade and Industry, issued a decree to amend some provisions of the regulations of Law No. 118 of 1975 regard

Pursuant to the directives of The Minister of Commerce and Industry Eng. Ahmed Samir, on the importance of activating cooperation and integration between the various state institutions, Today, Eng. Essam El-Naggar, Chairman of the General organization for Export and Import Control, signed a joint cooperation protocol with the Egyptian Drug Authority, with the aim of integrating efforts and joint cooperation between the two sides in transferring experiences, exchanging information and holding introductory seminars. The Egyptian Drug Authority represented: Dr. Radwa Ahmed Al-Mounir - Head of the Central Administration for Drug Policies and Market Support and supervisor of the Central Administration of the Office of the President of the Authority. Dr. Maryam Raouf, Director of the General Administration for Export Support and Investment Promotion. Dr. Mariam Atef - Director of the Export Support and Monitoring Department. Mr. Mustafa Hassan - Public Relations and Protocol officer. The General organization

Chairman of (GOEIC) Eng. Essam Al-Naggar holds the first coordination meeting with the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), which was represented by: Mrs.: Kim Jin Young, Regional Director of the Agency and the Attaché for Development Cooperation, the Korean Embassy in Cairo Mr.: Rami El Husseiny, Director of Partnerships and Communications at KOICA This meeting comes within the framework of presenting a presentation to explain the proposals for new development projects submitted by (GOEIC) to the Korean Agency through the Ministry of International Cooperation. Whereas, the importance of presenting these projects after the near completion of the implementation of the current project for GOEIC, which is related to providing technical advice on the application of the integrated risk management system in the cross-border trade movement of industrial and engineering commodities, which was done through the grant provided by the Korean Knowledge Exchange Program (KSP) 2022/2023, with the aim