Egypt
Documents 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
Customs Regulations
- Household goods 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
- Household goods and personal effects are dutiable to
everyone except above
- Shipments subject to 100% inspection
Dutiable / Restricted Items
- Items not showing obvious signs of use are taxed as
new, at VALUES DETERMINED BY CUSTOMS Items not showing
obvious signs of use are taxed as new, at VALUES
DETERMINED BY CUSTOMS
- Seeds and animals (must receive approval from the
Ministry of Agriculture)
- 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.
- Ensure a users manual and or a full descriptive
brochure is available with any and all technical
devices.
- Special permit required for telecommunication
equipment and high frequency radios
ALL PRINTED MATTER, RECORDS, FILMS, TAPES, SLIDES,
MOVIES, VIDEOS, COMPACT DISCS, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, ETC.
SUBJECT TO CENSORSHIP AND CONFISCATION AND WILL BE HELD FOR
APPROVAL BY THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE (MUST BE PACKED
SEPARATELY FOR EASY ACCESS)
Prohibited Items
- Pornographic material
- Drugs and medicine
- Firearms and weapons, ammunition, daggers and swords
- Anti-Islamic religious materials
- Gold and silver (tableware permitted)
- Cordless telephones
- Resolution color printers or photocopiers
Motor Vehicles
- Autos allowed, but highly taxed and regulated
- Purchase invoice, stating price and auto
specifications required
- Autos over three years old prohibited