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Regulatory Radar · Egypt (Egyptian Customs Authority; Ministry of Finance) · Customs

Egypt: advance cargo data for air freight, e-commerce track in design

In force · updated 28 September 2026 · reviewed 23 October 2026 · North Africa

Egypt made Advance Cargo Information (ACI) mandatory for all air freight from 1 January 2026: air waybills must carry an ACID number obtained by the Egyptian importer and a consignor code, or shipments face rejection, fines or return. Inbound air cargo processing fees were cut to US$95 per consignment from US$175 for a six-month introductory period. On 28 September 2026 customs head Ahmed Amawi set out a roadmap for cross-border e-commerce based on pre-arrival data and risk-based parcel classification, with EU, GIZ and ITC support, without implementation dates.

For a parcel An air shipment to Egypt without an ACID number can be refused; e-commerce parcels may later get a lighter, risk-based track.

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Who it hits

Air forwardersExpress integratorsEgypt PostCross-border sellers

What to prepare

  • Make ACID and consignor codes mandatory booking fields for every Egypt-bound air shipment
  • Confirm with Egyptian partners how express and postal consignments are treated under ACI
  • Follow the customs e-commerce workstream for draft rules on low-value shipments

Our reading

Egypt is building a data-first border, and the e-commerce track is likely to reuse the ACI model. Until rules are published, pre-registration cost and delay fall on shippers and forwarders.
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Sources

  1. Egypt to enforce mandatory ACI for air freight starting January 1, 2026 · Lufthansa Cargo
  2. Cairo's digital customs reset: Egypt cuts air cargo fees to protect throughput as ACI goes mandatory · Air Cargo Week · 2026-01-16
  3. Egyptian customs sets a roadmap to ease cross-border shipments with the EU and GIZ · Al-Dostor · 2026-09-28

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