CUSTOMS

IMPORT REGULATIONS

Free to Import

Tobacco

One of the following:

• 200 grams of cigarettes;
• 25 cigars; or
• 200 grams of tobacco.

Alcohol

• 1 litre of alcohol.

Currency

• Funds of US$10,000 (or its foreign equivalent) or more must be declared to the customs authorities.
• A maximum of E�5000 may be brought into Egypt.

Other Goods

• Personal goods, including jewellery, electronics, sports equipment, and musical instruments.
• New goods up to a value of E�1500.
• Medicines for personal use accompanied by a doctor's prescription.

Prohibited

The following are goods which cannot be brought into the country.

• Firearms and ammunition, as well as toys in the shape of firearms.
• Explosives and fireworks.
• Drugs.
• Coral reefs.
• The following plants and their derivative products: mangos, citrus fruits, palm trees, fruit seeds, cotton seeds, and soil.
• Honey and its derivative products.

Restricted

These goods are strictly regulated, and in most cases require a permit to be obtained prior to arrival.

• Endangered animals, plants, and their derivative products protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) may require protected species permits. For further information, please visit CITES.

EXPORT REGULATIONS

Free to Export

• Funds of US$10,000 (or its foreign equivalent) or more must be declared to the customs authorities.

Prohibited

The following are goods which cannot be taken out of the country.

• Egyptian raw leather goods.
• All items on prohibited to import list.

Restricted

These goods are strictly regulated, and in most cases require a permit to be obtained prior to departure.

• A maximum of E�5000 may be taken out of Egypt.

For further information, please visit Egyptian Customs Authority.