GOEIC Egypt Certificate of inspection ( COI )

GOEIC – General Organization of Export and Import Control, require that all producers, manufacturers, exporters register their products and issue a certificate of inspection ( COI ) – by an approved GOEIC partner to access the Egyptian markets & pass the Egyptian custom, all regulated products were listed in the ministerial decree No. 991/2015 – 992/2015 – 43/2016.

the ministerial decree state all products that are imported into Egypt must be accompanied by the CoI (Certificate of Inspection) during customs clearance to prove that the imported products comply with relevant Egyptian technical regulations and standards. decree 43/2016 state all regulated product that imported only from registered factories.

General Organization of Export and Import Control, nominate registered inspection and auditing companies that approved for pre-shipment inspection for product to help both Egypt importers and forging exporters to find the qualified inspection body.

Export2Gulf is a representative for various inspection bodies which is approved at GOEIC, their accreditation scope cover the following categories (Household Electric Appliances, Lighting Products. Clothes, Footwear. Home textile, Fabrics, Furniture, Toys, Tableware, and kitchenware)

1. First step: Exporters or Egypt importers call export2gulf to fill in the application form and upload the following documents:
   • proforma invoice
   • packing list
   • product quality documents such as test reports and laboratory qualification certificates (ISO 17025 accreditation)
   • technical parameter tables
   • factory ISO certificates (if any)
2. Second step: Export2gulf will review the application and determine the applicable standards
3. Third step: If testing is needed, it can be carried out in the accredited laboratory, Export2Gulf coordinates sampling and implements laboratory testing
4. Fourth step: Export2gulf will coordinate and arrange for the on-site inspection by the inspector closest to the inspection site after the above steps are completed, and all costs shall be paid by the applicant
5. Fifth step: After the inspection is completed, the exporter submits the final documents (commercial invoice and packing list) to the inspection body
6. Sixth step: Inspection body issue the certificate of inspection for product clearance at customs in Egypt.

In order to protect local consumers from substandard products, Egypt began to implement the NFSA Product Conformity Assessment Program (PCA) on December 1, 2020. Food and food contact material products under the control of the NFSA authority require A CoI (Certificates of Inspection) is attached to the customs clearance.

to help you understand the latest regulatory trends in time and help your products enter the Egyptian market smoothly. You can talk to our staff and provide us with the relevant product information and the HS-CODE to help you and confirm whether the goods are under the control of the NFSA authority or not.

According to the NFSA 2/2020 Decree, the reference of controlled products is as follows:

• Milk and dairy products
• fruit (salted and dried fruit)
• oils and fats
• Candy
• Juice
• chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa
• Wheat
• Food contact materials
• Water (including natural or artificial mineral water, sparkling water, etc.)