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Country
Egypt (EG)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Central Administration of Plant Quarantine Cairo
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Refer below
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement No
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

A copy of the import permit must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of making an appointment for inspection. Where the information cannot be provided in English, the import permit must be accompanied by an English translation.

If stated by permit the consignment must beaccompanied by a seed inspection and testing certificate. Refer to permit forrequired content.

Consignments up to 0.5 kg per variety do not require an Import Permit
Consignments exceeding 0.5 kg per variety require an Import Permit

A Certificate as to Condition (GX46) with the following radiation statement may be issued if requested by the exporter. The issuance of the Certificate as to Condition is to certify the following radiation statement:

"The goods described on this certificate have not been contaminated by radioactive elements from nuclear fall-out. They therefore fall within the permissible limit set by the Egyptian Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade."

An Ergot tolerance of 0.01% applies.

Advance Cargo Information (ACI) pre-clearance system for exports to Egypt:

On 1 October 2021, the Egyptian government implemented the Advance Cargo Information (ACI) pre-clearance system for all sea freight via the National Single Window for Foreign Trade Facilitation (NAFEZA) System. The use of ACI for air freight will become mandatory on 1 October 2022.

Egyptian importers are required to use the NAFEZA Platform to register incoming shipments. All exporters of grains, pulses, nuts, seeds for sowing and other plant products to Egypt are required to register their company and complete ACI for shipments exported to Egypt using the CargoX Platform.

Further information on ACI and the requirements for exporters can be found on the CargoX website.

Existing market and import permit dated 18 August 2019.
20/11/2023 - Updated general requirements to clarify the requirement for a Certificate as to Condition.
29/08/2022 - Updated general requirements for Advance Cargo Information (ACI) pre-clearance system.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 21/11/2023