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Egypt: 6 company types, its taxes, banking and business environment, and what it is known for.

Forming a company

Company types in Egypt

The 6 forms a founder can choose here, each with its own figures. Open one for its sources.

Secondary GLEIF, ISO 20275 Entity Legal Forms code list, v1.6 · Derived The list names the forms; the kind each is given, the same six words in every country, is our grouping.

What it is known for

Where Egypt is in the world’s top 10 on a measure anyone can check, the best rank first. Only the top is shown; a low rank is never stated.

  • World’s3rd
    World-leading exports CementUS$1 bn · 7.0% of world exports of 154 exporters · 2024 CEPII BACI, January 2026 release See the top 10

A rank is among everything the source reports for that year, so it moves when the source adds or drops economies. Exports include goods passing through for re-export. Nothing here is a recommendation.

Doing business here

Business accounts

Providers whose own published list of countries names Egypt. A listing means a company formed here may apply, not that it will be accepted.

Not in our records No provider's country list has been read for Egypt.

EU listings

Two lists a bank checks when it opens an account for a company or its owner.

EU high-risk third countries (AML)
Not listed
Official EUR-Lex, CELEX 02016R1675-20260129 read 25 Sep 2026
EU non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes
Not listed
Official EUR-Lex, 52026XG01465, Annex I as of 2026-02-17

Official sites

The authorities’ own sites for Egypt: where to register, file and check.

Blocs and agreements

The trade arrangements Egypt belongs to, as each arrangement’s own texts state them: since when, and what each covers. What a membership means for a business is for you to judge.

African Continental Free Trade Area
Free trade area · since 30 May 2019

Covers goods, services.

Official au.int read 27 Oct 2026
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means a Member State that has ratified or acceded to this Agreement and for which the Agreement is in force
COMESA Free Trade Area
Free trade area · since 31 October 2000

Covers goods.

Official comesa.int read 27 Oct 2026
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Burundi and Rwanda joined the FTA on 1st January 2004.

Regional and customs arrangements only, 36 of them; bilateral trade agreements are not yet in our records.

Tax

Company tax

Tax, and what the company owes the registry each year.

Corporate income tax
22.5%
Distributions
Not in our records
Audit
Not in our records
Small-company relief
Not in our records
Annual obligations
Not in our records
Annual registry fee
Not in our records

VAT

The tax on what the company sells in Egypt, and when it must register, as the tax authority states it.

The tax
VAT (value added tax)
Official eta.gov.eg read 22 Oct 2026
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المطاعم غير السياحية تخضع لضريبة القيمة المضافة بالسعر العام 14% عند بلوغ حد التسجيل المنصوص عليه فى القانون ووفقا لاحكام القانون 67 لسنة 2016
Standard rate
14%
Official eta.gov.eg read 22 Oct 2026
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المطاعم غير السياحية تخضع لضريبة القيمة المضافة بالسعر العام 14% عند بلوغ حد التسجيل المنصوص عليه فى القانون ووفقا لاحكام القانون 67 لسنة 2016
Registration threshold
EGP 500,000

annual sales of taxable and exempt goods and services — the Egyptian Tax Authority states the compulsory registration threshold as EGP 500,000 and requires application within 30 days of starting the activity

Official eta.gov.eg read 22 Oct 2026
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حد التسجيل بالضريبة على القيمة المضافة هو 500 ألف جنيه
A foreign company
See the note

The authority's pages read state no rule for a business with no establishment in Egypt; the reverse-charge treatment of imported services appears in its FAQ guide but not in terms that answer these three questions.

Returns filed
Monthly
Official eta.gov.eg read 22 Oct 2026
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يلتزم بتقديم 12 إقرار بعدد شهور السنة ، وذلك كأصل عام ، لأن الإقرار يقدم شهريًا
Tax authority
Registration page read 2026-10-22

Tax calendar

When the main returns and payments fall due in Egypt, tax year 2025 tax year (declared 2026), as the tax authority states it.

24 days

No deadlineOneTwo or moreToday, by your clock For a company whose financial year is the calendar year, as each rule states the day, before any move for a weekend or holiday. A rule set by decree or by an assessment notice is not plotted.
Corporate tax return
4 months after the end of the accounting period · each year

AR: يستمر تقديم الإقرارات للأشخاص الاعتبارية (الشركات) حتى 30 أبريل 2026 أو خلال أربعة أشهر من انتهاء السنة المالية للشركة. EN: a company files the annual income tax return by 30 April following a 31 December year end, or within four months after the end of its financial year. The rule records the four-month period. The ETA does not state a weekend shift on the pages read, so the shift is unstated.

Official eta.gov.eg read 14 Oct 2026
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يتم استقبال الإقرارات من أول يناير 2026 وحتى 31 مارس 2026 للأشخاص الطبيعيين (الأفراد)، وبالنسبة للأشخاص الاعتبارية (الشركات)، يستمر تقديم الإقرارات حتى 30 أبريل 2026 أو خلال أربعة أشهر من انتهاء السنة المالية للشركة
Corporate tax, final payment
4 months after the end of the accounting period · each year

AR: يلتزم الممول بسداد مبلغ الضريبة المستحق من واقع الإقرار في ذات يوم تقديمه، بعد استنزال الضرائب المخصومة أو المحصلة والدفعات المقدمة (المادة 31 من قانون الإجراءات الضريبية الموحد). EN: the balance of corporate income tax is paid on the same day the annual return is filed — by 30 April for a 31 December year end, or within four months of the financial year end, after deducting withholdings and advance payments. The rule records the four-month period. The ETA does not state a weekend shift on the pages read, so the shift is unstated.

Official eta.gov.eg read 14 Oct 2026
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يتم استقبال الإقرارات من أول يناير 2026 وحتى 31 مارس 2026 للأشخاص الطبيعيين (الأفراد)، وبالنسبة للأشخاص الاعتبارية (الشركات)، يستمر تقديم الإقرارات حتى 30 أبريل 2026 أو خلال أربعة أشهر من انتهاء السنة المالية للشركة
Corporate tax, instalments
30 June · each quarter

AR: نظام الدفعات المقدمة يلتزم فيه الممول بسداد 60% من الضريبة على ثلاث دفعات متساوية؛ الدفعة الأولى في تاريخ لا يجاوز ستة أشهر من بداية الفترة الضريبية، والثانية بعد ثلاثة أشهر من الأولى، والثالثة بعد ثلاثة أشهر من الثانية (للفترة من 1 يناير إلى 31 ديسمبر: 30 يونيو، 30 سبتمبر، 31 ديسمبر). EN: under the advance-payment system the taxpayer pays 60% of the tax in three equal instalments — the first within six months of the start of the tax period, the second within three months of the first and the third within three months of the second; for a 1 January to 31 December period, by 30 June, 30 September and 31 December. The record takes the first date, 30 June. The system is elected; the default collection on account is the withholding system. The ETA does not state a weekend shift, so the shift is unstated.

Official eta.gov.eg read 14 Oct 2026
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ال يجاوز ستة أشهر من بداية الفترة الضريبية المطبق عليها نظام الدفعات المقدمة
Personal income-tax return
31 March · each year

AR: يتم استقبال الإقرارات من أول يناير 2026 وحتى 31 مارس 2026 للأشخاص الطبيعيين (الأفراد). EN: an individual files the annual income tax return by 31 March following the tax year (the season opens on 1 January). The rule takes the closing date, 31 March. An individual whose income is only from salaries and the like is exempt from filing. The ETA does not state a weekend shift on the pages read, so the shift is unstated.

Official eta.gov.eg read 14 Oct 2026
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يتم استقبال الإقرارات من أول يناير 2026 وحتى 31 مارس 2026 للأشخاص الطبيعيين (الأفراد)، وبالنسبة للأشخاص الاعتبارية (الشركات)، يستمر تقديم الإقرارات حتى 30 أبريل 2026 أو خلال أربعة أشهر من انتهاء السنة المالية للشركة
Personal income tax, final payment
31 March · each year

AR: يلتزم الممول بسداد مبلغ الضريبة المستحق من واقع الإقرار في ذات يوم تقديمه (المادة 31 من قانون الإجراءات الضريبية الموحد)؛ آخر موعد لتقديم الإقرارات للأشخاص الطبيعيين هو 31 مارس. EN: the individual's balance of income tax is paid on the same day the return is filed, by 31 March following the tax year, after deducting tax withheld at source. The rule takes the closing date, 31 March. The ETA does not state a weekend shift on the pages read, so the shift is unstated.

Official eta.gov.eg read 14 Oct 2026
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يتم استقبال الإقرارات من أول يناير 2026 وحتى 31 مارس 2026 للأشخاص الطبيعيين (الأفراد)، وبالنسبة للأشخاص الاعتبارية (الشركات)، يستمر تقديم الإقرارات حتى 30 أبريل 2026 أو خلال أربعة أشهر من انتهاء السنة المالية للشركة
Personal income tax, instalments
30 June · each quarter

AR: نظام الدفعات المقدمة يلتزم فيه الممول بسداد 60% من الضريبة على ثلاث دفعات متساوية؛ الدفعة الأولى في تاريخ لا يجاوز ستة أشهر من بداية الفترة الضريبية (للفترة من 1 يناير إلى 31 ديسمبر: 30 يونيو، 30 سبتمبر، 31 ديسمبر). EN: an individual with commercial or industrial activity who elects the advance-payment system pays 60% of the tax in three equal instalments, the first within six months of the start of the tax period (by 30 June for a calendar year), the second and third at three-month intervals. The record takes the first date, 30 June. The ETA does not state a weekend shift, so the shift is unstated.

Official eta.gov.eg read 14 Oct 2026
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ال يجاوز ستة أشهر من بداية الفترة الضريبية المطبق عليها نظام الدفعات المقدمة
VAT return
1 month after the end of the month · each month

AR: إقرار الضريبة على القيمة المضافة يقدم شهريًا على نموذج رقم (10)، ومهلة تقديمه خلال الشهر التالي من تاريخ انتهاء الفترة الضريبية. EN: a VAT-registered taxpayer files the monthly VAT return (Form 10) within the month following the end of the tax period, i.e. by the last day of the following month. The rule records one month after the period end. The ETA does not state a weekend shift on the pages read, so the shift is unstated.

Official eta.gov.eg read 14 Oct 2026
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مهلة تقديم إقرار الضريبة على القيمة المضافة خلال الشهر التالي من تاريخ انتهاء الفترة الضريبية
Payroll withholding
Day 15 of the following month · each month

AR: تحصيل الضريبة المستحقة على العاملين شهريًا وتوريدها إلى مصلحة الضرائب خلال 15 يومًا التالية للشهر الذي تم فيه التحصيل، مع تقديم إقرار ربع سنوي في يناير وأبريل ويوليو وأكتوبر. EN: an employer withholds the payroll tax monthly and remits it to the ETA within the first 15 days of the month following the month of withholding, and files a quarterly return in January, April, July and October. The record takes the monthly remittance, the 15th. The ETA does not state a weekend shift on the pages read, so the shift is unstated.

Official eta.gov.eg read 14 Oct 2026
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تحصيل الضريبة المستحقة على العاملين لديهم شهريًا وتوريدها إلى مصلحة الضرائب خلال 15 يوم التالية للشهر الذي تم فيه التحصيل

Running the company

Running a company here

Not in our records The authorities’ pages on running a company have not been read for Egypt yet.

Economy and trade

What it exports

Goods Egypt exported, by product, as a share of its goods exports each year. Exports include goods passing through for re-export. A share describes Egypt’s own trade; it does not compare places.

Product (HS heading)202220232024Value, 2024
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils HS 27108.6%8.0%11.9%US$6.3 bn
Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form HS 71083.0%3.8%6.3%US$3.4 bn
Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous HS 31026.4%4.9%3.2%US$1.7 bn
Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors HS 85442.0%2.4%2.9%US$1.5 bn
Citrus fruit, fresh or dried HS 08051.8%2.3%2.6%US$1.4 bn
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude HS 27095.3%4.8%2.3%US$1.2 bn
Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus HS 85282.0%2.0%2.2%US$1.2 bn
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated HS 72081.3%1.9%2.1%US$1.1 bn
Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers HS 25231.2%1.7%1.9%US$1 bn
Copper wire HS 74080.78%1.4%1.8%US$962 m

Total goods exports, 2024: US$53 bn. The ten largest headings are shown.

Secondary CEPII BACI, January 2026 release, built from UN Comtrade customs returns · Derived shares calculated by us · product names from the EU Combined Nomenclature 2025 (© European Union), whose headings are HS 2022's