Egypt: Egypt Launches Single Window Pre-Clearance System

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Egypt’s Ministry of Finance issued Decree 38/2021 on pre-shipment registration under a new single window system that seeks to modernize and automate customs administration, simplify procedures, and reduce clearance times. The decree requires that consignment documents for Egyptian agencies at ports of entry be submitted through the single window system 48 hours prior to shipment arrival. The single window system is administered by Misr Technology Services (MTS). According to the Ministry of Finance, the new system will be launched April,1, 2021, and full implementation is expected by July 1, 2021. 

Egypt: Egypt Launches Single Window Pre-Clearance System

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