Factory Registration In Egypt 2025 | IDA License Guide

As a leading economic force in the Arab world and Africa, Egypt aggressively drives industrial development, positioning the sector as the primary engine for national economic growth, foreign investment, and export expansion. Driven by Egypt's Vision 2030, which aims to boost domestic manufacturing and attract productive investment, the Egyptian lawmaker has been keen to establish a comprehensive legislative framework governing the establishment, operation, and registration of factories. This framework ensures transparency, streamlined procedures, and investor protection.

Law 15 of 2017 (“Law”) on Streamlining Procedures for Licensing Industrial Facilities, along with its Executive Regulations issued by the Minister of Trade and Industry’s Decree 1082 of 2017, brought about a qualitative leap in the industrial licensing system. It established a simplified system based on prior notification and authorisation, considering the extent of risk associated with the industrial activity,