NEFEZA
Egypt Adopts New Customs Facilitation System “NAFEZA” Egypt launched NAFEZA to facilitate and expedite the review and release of foreign shipments upon their arrival at a port of entry within Egypt. It came into effect on 1 July 2021. The new trade regulations are a major step towards the digitalisation of trade procedures in Egypt and will significantly improve trade facilitation.
business and trade community to submit all shipping documents and transactions only once via an online e-portal or through a logistics services centre.
The National Single Window for Foreign Trade Facilitation - better known as “Nafeza” - is an integrated information platform to achieve the integration and coordination of procedures and information exchange between all parties that are involved in the foreign trade system in Egypt, allowing the
The initiative is implemented by the Egyptian Customs Authority to modernize and automate customs administration, simplify procedures, and reduce clearance times. It is expected to facilitate and expedite the review and release of foreign shipments upon their arrival at a port of entry within Egypt.
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“Nafeza” uses an integrated information platform to coordinate all necessary shipping information between foreign exporters and Egyptian importers. This system requires importers to submit all necessary shipping documentation and transaction data (customs duties, import controls, port of entry, etc.) via an online “e-portal” in order to facilitate the release of the importers’ goods from ports in Egypt. According to the Egyptian Customs Authority,
