Rules of Origin & Preferential Trade Agreements

Rules of Origin & Preferential Trade Agreements

We support clients in capitalizing on Egypt’s preferential trade agreements via:

    • Preparing and issuing certificates of origin according to technical specifications of each agreement
    • Guiding manufacturing teams to apply origin rules in production, ensuring products qualify for Egyptian origin treatment and benefit from tariff preferences abroad
    • Providing technical responses to follow-up origin verification requests from the General Organization for Export and Import Control, and coordinating with foreign customs to validate origin status—maintaining eligibility for preferential treatment
    • Assisting clients in obtaining duty exemptions by strictly applying origin conditions
    • Offering expert technical and legal consulting to ensure product compliance and avoid export/import disruptions

Relevant agreements include:

    • Euro‑Mediterranean Partnership (Egypt – EU)
    • UK–Egypt Free Trade Agreement
    • Agadir Free Trade Agreement
    • Egypt – EFTA Free Trade Agreement
    • Egypt – Turkey Free Trade Agreement
    • GAFTA (Greater Arab Free Trade Area)
    • COMESA Agreement (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa)
    • Mercosur Agreement
    • AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade Area)
    • GSP (Generalised System of Preferences)
    • GSTP (Global System of Trade Preferences)