No E-Invoice, No Deduction: Electronic Invoicing and Input VAT Recovery in Egypt
Ask most people when a business must register for VAT in Egypt, and they will name a number: half a million pounds of turnover. It feels like [...]
VAT Registration in Egypt: The Threshold Trap and the 30-Day Clock
Ask most people when a business must register for VAT in Egypt, and they will name a number: half a million pounds of turnover. It feels like [...]
Reverse-Charge VAT on Imported Services in Egypt: A Hidden Liability for Foreign Companies
Every month, a foreign company operating in Egypt pays for services that originate abroad — management and service fees from a parent company, software and cloud subscriptions, [...]
Egyptian VAT Executive Regulations: Full English Translation
Ministerial Decision No. 66 of 2017 — implementing the Value Added Tax Law (Law No. 67 of 2016). Issuance Provisions and Articles 1–79, current through October 2025. [...]
Non-Compliant by Default: Egypt’s National Drug Track-and-Trace Mandate and the Risk of a Frozen Supply Chain
Egypt's drug track-and-trace regime has moved from aspiration to enforcement. Under the Egyptian Drug Authority's Decrees No. 475 and No. 804 of 2025, a single coding or [...]
Egyptian Value Added Tax Law No. 67 of 2016 — Complete English Translation
Issued: 5 September 2016 | Published: Official Gazette No. 35 bis (ج), 7 September 2016 | In force from: 8 September 2016 | Issued by: Abdel Fattah [...]
The Energy Efficiency Officer Obligation: What Egyptian Electricity Law Requires from Industrial Operators — and the Compliance Event Most Foreign Equipment Suppliers Never Flag
A foreign energy company installs waste heat recovery equipment at an Egyptian petroleum facility. The installation is completed on schedule. The commercial deliverables under the partnership agreement [...]
Operating in Egypt Without an Electricity Supply Contract Is a Criminal Offence. Most Foreign Companies Do Not Know They Need One.
A foreign technology company deploys a team of engineers at an Egyptian petroleum facility. The engineers work on-site for six months — installing equipment, commissioning systems, running [...]
Installing Energy Generation Equipment in Egypt: The EEUA Licence Obligation Most Foreign Companies Never See Coming
A European company wins a contract to install waste heat recovery systems at an Egyptian petroleum facility. The equipment is commissioned. It begins generating electricity from thermal [...]