Egypt: New Import Regulations
24-Feb-2019
CAIRO – In light of recent developments concerning the imports into Egypt, the Ministry of Trade and Industry recently issued the Ministerial Decree No. 44 of 2019, setting up new regulations to combat the illicit imported products into Egypt.
In accordance with the Ministerial Decree, the trademark owners have to record the name of the manufacturer and the corresponding trademark registration in Egypt of the imported products, at the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC).
This new Decree comes to reinforce the previous Ministerial Decree No. 43 of 2016, and adds new goods to the list already included at the previous Decree. The new goods that require registration with GOEIC are as follows:
• Bags
• Items for the transfer and packaging goods (containers, boxes, bags, and similar products)
• Shaving and hair care appliances
• Mobile phones
In this regard, AGIP assists clients in recording their trademarks in Egypt with the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC), as the first frontier in the fight against counterfeiting and infringement. Once a trademark is recorded with the GOEIC, the entrance of infringing products will be closely controlled and the owners will be immediately notified of any such incidents.
The Ministerial Decree has been published in the Official Gazette, on January 15, 2019, and entered into force the following day.
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