This topic looks at the procedural requirements for exporting and importing a standardized cargo of goods. Documents associated with every official procedure are counted—from the contractual agreement between the 2 parties to the delivery of goods—along with the time necessary for completion.
The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business subnational project in Egypt, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small to medium-sized domestic business in cities and regions.
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Alexandria | Damietta | Port Said East | Port Said West | Sokhna (Suez)
Alexandria
| Nature of Export Procedures | Duration (days) | US$ Cost |
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| Documents preparation | 7 | 125 |
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| Customs clearance and technical control | 1 | 100 |
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| Ports and terminal handling | 2 | 170 |
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| Inland transportation and handling | 1 | 220 |
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| Totals | 11 | 615 |
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| Nature of Import Procedures | Duration (days) | US$ Cost |
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| Documents preparation | 8 | 210 |
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| Customs clearance and technical control | 2 | 100 |
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| Ports and terminal handling | 3 | 250 |
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| Inland transportation and handling | 1 | 220 |
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| Totals | 14 | 780 |
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| Export documents |
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| Bill of lading |
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| Certificate of origin |
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| Commercial invoice |
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| Customs export declaration |
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| Customs procedural certificate |
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| Export statistical form |
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| Packing list |
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| Technical standard certificate |
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| Import documents |
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| Bill of lading |
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| Certificate of inspection |
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| Certificate of origin |
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| Commercial invoice |
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| Customs import declaration |
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| Customs procedural certificate |
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| Delivery order |
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| Form of Annex 4 (imports for trading or production purposes) |
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| Packing list |
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| Customs payment application and receipt |
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Damietta
| Nature of Export Procedures | Duration (days) | US$ Cost |
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| Documents preparation | 7 | 125 |
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| Customs clearance and technical control | 1 | 95 |
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| Ports and terminal handling | 1 | 90 |
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| Inland transportation and handling | 1 | 275 |
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| Totals | 10 | 585 |
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| Nature of Import Procedures | Duration (days) | US$ Cost |
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| Documents preparation | 8 | 210 |
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| Customs clearance and technical control | 3 | 100 |
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| Ports and terminal handling | 2 | 272 |
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| Inland transportation and handling | 1 | 275 |
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| Totals | 14 | 857 |
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| Export documents |
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| Bill of lading |
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| Certificate of origin |
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| Commercial invoice |
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| Customs export declaration |
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| Customs procedural certificate |
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| Export statistical form |
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| Packing list |
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| Technical standard certificate |
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| Import documents |
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| Bill of lading |
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| Certificate of inspection |
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| Certificate of origin |
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| Commercial invoice |
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| Customs import declaration |
|---|
| Customs procedural certificate |
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| Delivery order |
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| Form of Annex 4 (imports for trading or production purposes) |
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| Packing list |
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| Customs payment application and receipt |
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Port Said East
| Nature of Export Procedures | Duration (days) | US$ Cost |
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| Documents preparation | 7 | 125 |
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| Customs clearance and technical control | 1 | 110 |
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| Ports and terminal handling | 2 | 175 |
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| Inland transportation and handling | 1 | 284 |
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| Totals | 11 | 694 |
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| Nature of Import Procedures | Duration (days) | US$ Cost |
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| Documents preparation | 8 | 210 |
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| Customs clearance and technical control | 4 | 90 |
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| Ports and terminal handling | 2 | 300 |
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| Inland transportation and handling | 1 | 284 |
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| Totals | 15 | 884 |
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| Export documents |
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| Bill of lading |
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| Certificate of origin |
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| Commercial invoice |
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| Customs export declaration |
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| Customs procedural certificate |
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| Export statistical form |
|---|
| Packing list |
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| Technical standard certificate |
|---|
| Import documents |
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| Bill of lading |
|---|
| Certificate of inspection |
|---|
| Certificate of origin |
|---|
| Commercial invoice |
|---|
| Customs import declaration |
|---|
| Customs procedural certificate |
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| Delivery order |
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| Form of Annex 4 (imports for trading or production purposes) |
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| Packing list |
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| Customs payment application and receipt |
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Port Said West
| Nature of Export Procedures | Duration (days) | US$ Cost |
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| Documents preparation | 7 | 125 |
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| Customs clearance and technical control | 1 | 95 |
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| Ports and terminal handling | 2 | 107 |
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| Inland transportation and handling | 1 | 205 |
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| Totals | 11 | 532 |
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| Nature of Import Procedures | Duration (days) | US$ Cost |
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| Documents preparation | 8 | 210 |
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| Customs clearance and technical control | 3 | 90 |
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| Ports and terminal handling | 2 | 326 |
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| Inland transportation and handling | 1 | 205 |
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| Totals | 14 | 831 |
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| Export documents |
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| Bill of lading |
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| Certificate of origin |
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| Commercial invoice |
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| Customs export declaration |
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| Customs procedural certificate |
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| Export statistical form |
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| Packing list |
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| Technical standard certificate |
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| Import documents |
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| Bill of lading |
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| Certificate of inspection |
|---|
| Certificate of origin |
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| Commercial invoice |
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| Customs import declaration |
|---|
| Customs procedural certificate |
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| Delivery order |
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| Form of Annex 4 (imports for trading or production purposes) |
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| Packing list |
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| Customs payment application and receipt |
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Sokhna (Suez)
| Nature of Export Procedures | Duration (days) | US$ Cost |
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| Documents preparation | 7 | 125 |
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| Customs clearance and technical control | 1 | 100 |
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| Ports and terminal handling | 3 | 122 |
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| Inland transportation and handling | 1 | 320 |
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| Totals | 12 | 667 |
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| Nature of Import Procedures | Duration (days) | US$ Cost |
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| Documents preparation | 8 | 210 |
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| Customs clearance and technical control | 4 | 90 |
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| Ports and terminal handling | 3 | 452 |
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| Inland transportation and handling | 1 | 295 |
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| Totals | 16 | 1,047 |
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| Export documents |
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| Bill of lading |
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| Certificate of origin |
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| Commercial invoice |
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| Customs export declaration |
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| Customs procedural certificate |
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| Export statistical form |
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| Packing list |
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| Technical standard certificate |
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| Import documents |
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| Bill of lading |
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| Certificate of inspection |
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| Certificate of origin |
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| Commercial invoice |
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| Customs import declaration |
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| Customs procedural certificate |
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| Delivery order |
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| Form of Annex 4 (imports for trading or production purposes) |
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| Packing list |
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| Customs payment application and receipt |
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