🏛️ General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI)
Company establishment, investor service centres, investment incentives and the public free zones.
Authorities & official portals
The government bodies and official portals you deal with when doing business in Egypt, and what each one handles. Detailed requirements are as published on each official website.
⚓ Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority (SCZONE)
Runs the economic-zone industrial areas and ports such as Ain Sokhna and East Port Said, and approves projects inside them.
🏭 Industrial Development Authority (IDA)
Industrial land allocation, industrial operating licences and factory registration.
📦 Egyptian Customs Authority
Customs declarations, tariffs and release of imported and exported goods.
🖥️ Nafeza national single window for trade
The electronic platform for import and export documents, including advance cargo information (ACI).
✅ General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC)
Inspection of imported and exported goods and registration of foreign factories and brands.
📏 Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS)
Issues Egyptian standards and handles product conformity assessment.
🧾 Egyptian Tax Authority
Tax registration, VAT and the e-invoice and e-receipt systems.
🏦 Central Bank of Egypt
Publishes official exchange rates and the rules on foreign currency and import payments.
💊 Egyptian Drug Authority
Registration and oversight of medicines, medical devices and cosmetics.
🥫 National Food Safety Authority
Food safety oversight for production, import and trade.
💻 Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA)
Supports IT and outsourcing companies and licenses electronic signatures.
🤝 Federation of Egyptian Industries
Represents manufacturers through sector chambers of industry.
🏛️ Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce
Groups the governorate chambers of commerce; companies usually join their local chamber after commercial registration.
🇨🇳 Economic and Commercial Office, Chinese Embassy in Egypt
Publishes economic and trade information on Egypt and guides Chinese companies.