The Egyptian Customs Authority and the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) announced that the exceptional customs exemption granted to passengers bringing mobile phones from abroad will end on Wednesday. Exemptions for mobile phones belonging to Egyptians residing abroad and tourists will remain in place for 90 days. The decision comes as part of the implementation of the governance system for mobile phones imported from abroad, which entered into force in January 2025. The system was initially accompanied by an exceptional measure granting customs exemption for one mobile phone per passenger, pending the availability of locally manufactured mobile phones not subject to customs duties. They also clarified that registering personal mobile phones at customs checkpoints upon arrival has been cancelled and is no longer required.
