Ministerial Decision No. 228 of 2025 Amending Article 10 of the Regulations Implementing the Import and Export Law

Cairo, June 18, 2025.

To Mr. / Chairman of the Board of Directors

Bank

Greetings,

Referring to the circular dated June 5, 2017, and attached to it the decision of the Minister of Trade and Industry No. 835,

for the year 2017 amending some provisions of the rules implementing the provisions of the Import and Export Law No. 118 of 1975, as well as the periodic books

subsequently issued in the same regard, I would like to inform you of the issuance of the decision of the Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade

No. 228 of 2025 amending the text of Article (10) of the regulations implementing the provisions of the aforementioned law (attached), which

used to oblige banks to collect administrative expenses and add them immediately to the account of the ministry concerned with foreign trade

with the Central Bank of Egypt and notify the customs, so that it becomes as follows:

"The Egyptian Customs Authority shall collect the administrative expenses determined by the Minister concerned with trade

Foreign Affairs for the full value of the imported goods according to the customs-approved value, and adding them immediately to the account of the Ministry of

Investment and Foreign Trade, and the release shall not be allowed except after payment of those expenses."

Please kindly take note and emphasize the full commitment to the attached decision.

Sincerely,

Tariq Al-Khouli

Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade.

Minister Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade

Decision Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade No. 228 of 2025

Having reviewed Law No. 118 of 1975 regarding import and export and its amendments,

and Law No. 207 of 2020 issuing the Customs Law,

Registered on 5/26/20:25

and the decision of the President of the Republic No. 258 of 2024 to form the government,

and the decision of the Prime Minister No. 1678 of 2024 organizing the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade,

and Ministerial Decree No. 170 of 2005 regarding the issuance of the regulations implementing the provisions of Law No. 118 of 1975 regarding

import and export and the system of procedures for examining and controlling imported and exported goods and its amendments,

and Ministerial Decree No. 130 of 2021 regarding the issuance of the executive regulations of the Customs Law.

and the memorandum of the Agreements and Foreign Trade Sector dated 5/22/2025

Decided:

(Article One)

The text of Article (10) of the regulations implementing the provisions of the Import and Export Law No. 118 of 1975 issued

by Ministerial Decree No. 770 of 2005 shall be replaced with the following text:

"The Egyptian Customs Authority shall collect the administrative expenses determined by the Minister concerned with foreign trade for the full

value of the imported goods according to the customs-approved value, and adding them immediately to the account of the Ministry concerned with foreign trade

with the Central Bank of Egypt, and the release shall not be allowed except after payment of those expenses."

(Article Two)

The competent authorities shall implement this decision, and it shall be published in the Egyptian Gazette, and it shall come into effect from the day following the date of its publication.

Editor

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade