Friday 06/March/2026 – 07:43 PM
issued Customs Authority Tariff Circular No. (15) of 2026, in implementation of the Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade’s Resolution No. 72 of 2026, which regulates the fees imposed on Egypt’s exports of textile waste and waste.
The Ministry confirmed the continued imposition of the export fee on scraps, waste, rags and rags of various types of fabrics, while adjusting the value of the fee to keep pace with current economic changes, according to the following details:
Targeted items: scraps, waste, rags, and rags of cotton fabrics, mixed cotton fabrics, and “jeans” fabrics.
Customs item: These items fall under item No. (63.10).
Amending fees: The export fee has become 9,000 pounds per ton.
This decision begins for a full year from the day following the end of Ministerial Resolution No. 141 of 2025.
The decision aims to preserve the waste of the local textile industry to recycle it and use it as production inputs in national industries, which contributes to reducing the import bill and enhancing environmental and industrial sustainability.
