Mandatory GOEIC Registration for importing products
Egypt's Ministry of Trade and Industry issued Decree 43/2016
amending the rules affecting the registration of factories
qualified to export listed products to Egypt.
The new decree requires factories and companies who own
trademarks in Egypt, to register their trademarks with the General
Organization for Export & Import Control
("GOEIC").
Accordingly, products imported for trading may not be released
in the market unless they are produced by factories recorded in
that register, or imported by companies who are owners of
trademarks, or by their registered distribution agents in that
register.
Procedure of registration
In order to import into Egypt, a registration of the producing
factory/company or the trademark is required. The required
documents depend on the registration type.
