Egypt's Customs Authority goes fully electronic on 29 October and Maersk moves its AE11 call from Tangier to Port Said, aiming to bring every service back through Suez by March 2027. Morocco's 2027 finance bill reached Parliament on 23 October, and Tunisia's would make delivery platforms report their suppliers.
What it means North Africa is becoming Europe's nearest hub and a harder border at the same time: plan routing around Suez and Tangier, and clear upstream wherever you sell.
Read the briefing, 17 min →Small packets move to per-item remuneration (year only; month not stated)
For your parcels A light small packet will cost the sending post more per item, which raises the floor price of the cheapest postal e-commerce channel.
Open in the Radar →Egypt's customs stops accepting paper on 29 October and Tunisia's bill would make delivery platforms report their suppliers.
The full barometer →2 rules tracked, ordered by the next date. Each has its own page with dates, sources and what to prepare.
An air shipment to Egypt without an ACID number can be refused; e-commerce parcels may later get a lighter, risk-based track.
Egypt (Egyptian Customs Authority; Ministry of Finance) · In forceNo change yet: inbound e-commerce parcels keep paying duty and VAT; the bill will show whether rates or collection methods change in 2027.
Morocco (Government; Parliament) · ProposedEvery customs, tax and postal deadline in your markets, sourced from the official text, in the calendar you already use. When a date moves, your calendar moves with it.
Free, no sign-up, nothing tracked. One link can be shared with your compliance, operations and commercial teams so everyone works from the same dates. Information, not legal advice.
Every rule on one route, with the dates coming and what to prepare.
Check a route →Capacity, network, M&A, partnerships, closures and pricing moves, dated and sourced. Patterns across these lines are where the signals come from.
La Poste Tunisienne signed a framework partnership with the African Postal Union and set out a 2026 to 2030 strategy that includes support for e-commerce and Ecom@Africa, a regional logistics platform for e-commerce postal items. La Presse de Tunisie
Networks consolidateEgypt's customs head unveiled a cross-border e-commerce clearance roadmap built on digitalisation, electronic data exchange and risk management, run within a MENA digital trade programme with the EU, GIZ and the International Trade Centre. Shof News
North Africa gatewayTanger Med handled 84 million tonnes in H1 2026 (+6%) with revenue of MAD 2.479 billion (+8.6%), as major carriers progressively resume Suez Canal transits. El Estrecho Digital
North Africa gatewayThe Nador West Med East container terminal, a Marsa Maroc and TIL joint venture, completed live operational trials ahead of commercial operations planned for Q4 2026. WorldCargo News
North Africa gatewayMarsa Maroc's H1 2026 revenue rose 13% to MAD 3.214 billion on 34.5 million tonnes (+3%), with domestic containers up 7% and MAD 3.4 billion of capex, mainly for the new Nador West Med terminals. TelQuel
North Africa gatewayEgypt: the Customs Authority stops accepting paper documents; Nafeza users need an electronic seal tied to their tax ID, so brokers and importers must be fully digital.
EU rules for parcels sent from North Africa into the EU: product identifiers mandatory on low-value e-commerce declarations and a €2 handling fee per item, on top of the €3 duty.
First Asia departures of Maersk's AE11 calling at Port Said instead of Tangier, and AE19 adding Damietta (sailings from 15 to 22 November).
Handling Expo, Cairo (dates to confirm).