North Africa · Executive briefing
Egypt
A large industrial and logistics market where the first decision is not incorporation but which investment framework you enter through.
Start with GAFI's Investment Services Centres.
What to know: GAFI runs 15 centres with 67 government bodies represented. Alternative routes like the Golden License and zones can change the whole path.
- Corporate tax
- Standard CIT inland; free zone projects are tax exempt under their regime
- Minimum capital
- Depends on legal form and regime
- Company setup
- Through GAFI under Investment Law 72/2017
- Gateway
- GAFI (General Authority for Investment and Free Zones)
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Market at a glance
- Large domestic market with strong manufacturing and logistics positioning on the Suez corridor.
- SCZONE links industrial land to global shipping routes.
- Investment Law 72/2017, amended by Law 160/2023, is the governing framework.
Worth knowing: Inland, investment zone, technology zone, free zone and SCZONE are different legal regimes with different incentives. Choosing late means re-doing the structure.
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Your entry path
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Advantages
General incentives
2% customs on imported machinery and equipment, plus five-year fee and stamp duty exemptions.
Special incentives (Sector A / B)
50% investment cost deduction for Sector A, 30% for Sector B.
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