customs
US Congress considering customs preferences for Egyptian imports
Business
May 18, 2015
US Congress considering customs preferences for Egyptian imports
The US Congress is considering the reactivation of a preference system which grants 4,300 Egyptian exports customs exemptions on entry…
Alex customs dispose of altered bibles, Qurans
Egypt
May 18, 2015
Alex customs dispose of altered bibles, Qurans
Customs officials at Alexandria’s Dekheila seaport recently confiscated copies of the Holy Quran imported from Iran, as well as bibles imported…
Customs revenues up to LE17.9 bn in ten months
Business
May 14, 2015
Customs revenues up to LE17.9 bn in ten months
Customs revenues surged by 10.7 percent, reaching LE17.904 billion between July 2014 and April 2015, a report by the Egyptian…
US$60 million in traded goods through Egypt-Sudan landport in 7 months
Business
May 13, 2015
US$60 million in traded goods through Egypt-Sudan landport in 7 months
Imported and exported goods moving through a newly-inaugurated crossing on the Egyptian-Sudanese borders over the past seven months were worth…
Arabs discuss customs cooperation agreement in Riyadh
Egypt
May 5, 2015
Arabs discuss customs cooperation agreement in Riyadh
Arab customs directors will meet in the Saudi capital Riyadh to discuss the Arab customs cooperation agreement in facilitating the…
Non-European automotive industry calls for lower customs on car imports
Business
May 2, 2015
Non-European automotive industry calls for lower customs on car imports
Many US and Asian agents of automotive companies have called on the government to reduce customs imposed on cars imported…
Official: Egypt considers 12-22% custom cuts on imported yarn
Business
April 1, 2015
Official: Egypt considers 12-22% custom cuts on imported yarn
Egypt is considering cuts to custom fees on yarn and raw fibers imports ranging between 12 and 22 percent, a…
Authorities seize ‘sex’ statues coming into Egypt
Egypt
April 1, 2015
Authorities seize ‘sex’ statues coming into Egypt
Customs authorities at the Port Said seaport, east of Egypt, seized 1,290 statues on Monday that allegedly exhibited “indecent positions”,…
Finance Ministry: Concessions, toughened penalties in new customs law
Business
March 22, 2015
Finance Ministry: Concessions, toughened penalties in new customs law
Finance Minister Hani Qadri Dimian has said that proposed amendments to the current customs law would involve concessions, as well…
Sokhna seaport customs seize illegal, Chinese monitoring devices
Egypt
March 8, 2015
Sokhna seaport customs seize illegal, Chinese monitoring devices
Customs officials at the seaport of Ain Sokhna, east of Cairo, have confiscated illegal monitoring devices arriving from China, the…