EGYPT ADVANCED CARGO REGULATION (ACID)
OOCL (Egypt) Shipping Agency S.A.E wishes to advise clients that Egyptian authorities, with respect to Decree No.38-2021; have implemented new Advance Cargo Information regulations which Egyptian importers are required to declare full information about goods shipped to Egypt at least 48 hours before actual shipping from exporting country.
Please ensure the below regulations are adhered to.
- ACID number must be advised at booking stage and included on all shipping documents thereafter.
- Forwarding Instruction Requirements:
ACID Number:
a 19 digit number uniquely identifying the ACI shipment.
Example : 4988470982020120017
Consignee - Egyptian Importer VAT Number: a 9 digit number issued by the Egyptian Tax Authority uniquely identifying all companies registered in Egypt.
Example : 498847098
Consignor/Shipper - Exporter Registration Number:
a 17 alphanumeric string containing 3 segments: Two letter code (ISO-3166-1) representing the country where the exporter (shipper) is registered,
Two digits identifying the type of registration number (01–Company Registry 02–VAT)
The exporter registration number issued by the relevant authority.
Example: US-02-1208614364 (A US based exporter VAT Number).
From 30th June 2021 any non-compliance with the above will result in cargo being refused by Egyptian authorities and returned to Port of Load at shipper expense.
For further information, please visit https://www.nafeza.gov.eg/en/site/aci-details or contact your local OOCL office.
