Shipping from Spain to Egypt

What you need to know

Customs

Yes. Export declaration in Spain and import clearance at Egyptian customs, with prior registration of the cargo in the ACI system on the Nafeza platform.

Documents

• Commercial invoice with description, value and tariff code, and a packing list.
• Export declaration (DUA) filed with the Spanish Tax Agency, which generates the MRN; the exporter needs an EORI number.
• Proof of origin for the preferential tariff: movement certificate EUR.1 or origin declaration on the invoice (any exporter up to €6,000; approved exporter with no limit). Since 2026 the revised Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Convention applies: the EUR-MED is no longer used.
• 19-digit ACID number, obtained by the importer in Nafeza, shown on the invoice and on the air waybill or bill of lading. The invoice must also state the tariff heading of each product.
• Exporter registration on the CargoX platform, with company verification, to upload the invoice and the transport document.
• Registration of the manufacturer or brand owner with the GOEIC for products covered by Decree 43/2016 (dairy products, oils, chocolate, cosmetics, soaps, household goods, household appliances, furniture, lighting, toys, textiles and footwear, among others).

Taxes at destination

VAT of 14% at the standard rate. Duty depends on the tariff heading, generally between 0% and 60% of the CIF value; industrial products originating in the EU enter duty-free with proof of origin. Some products also pay a specific tax set out in a schedule.

Agreement with the EU

EU-Egypt Association Agreement, in force since 2004, with a free trade area that removes duties on industrial products. A supplementary agreement for agricultural, processed and fishery products has applied since 1 June 2010.

Transport

Air freight to Cairo, express courier service and container shipping by sea to the Mediterranean ports.

Cargo airports

CAI · CairoHBE · Alexandria

EU sanctions

No EU restrictive measures (sanctions) apply to Egypt. The 2011 regime, which targeted only specific persons and entities, was repealed in March 2021.