GOEIC Conformity Assessment Programme

Since 2012, we have been an accredited GOEIC company, entitled to accompany both export and import businesses through the Certificate of Conformity process.

Initially, the Egyptian government required companies exporting leather and textile goods to the country to be registered with the General Organisation for Export & Import Control (GOEIC).

In 2016, the Egyptian Ministry of Trade & Industry expanded the list of products covered by GOEIC among widespread changes to the customs clearance procedures. In order to continue to export to Egypt, factories, manufacturers or trademark owners of regulated products had to register with GOEIC. Our accreditation allows us to continue guiding exporters to Egypt despite the new regulations.

GOEIC Regulated Products

Products subject to the Egyptian verification of conformity programme include:

As per Decree 961

• Garments
• Ready-made clothes
• Home textiles
• Shoes
• Leather bags

As per Decree 991

• Cosmetics, dental products, deodorants, bath products, and perfume ingredients.
• Soap and detergents
• Floor covers
• Tableware, cutleries and utensils (kitchenware)
• Sanitary ware, tubs, sinks, toilets and toilet seats
• Toilet paper, sanitary & cosmetic papers and baby diapers
• Household tiles
• Table glassware
• Reinforced steel bars
• Household appliances (stoves, blenders, AC systems, fans, washing machines, fryers, heaters)
• Office & household furniture
• Bicycles and motorcycles
• Watches
• Household lightning equipment
• Toys
• Garments, Textiles, Furnishings, Rugs, Blankets and Shoes

As per Decree 403

• Door locks (8301.40) 
• Low pressure regulator for household use (9032.20) 
• Hand valve for gas pipes (8481.30 – 8481.40) 
• Insulated electric cables with rated voltage not exceeding 3 kV (8544) 
• Welding electrodes (8311) 
• Ballasts for lamps and discharge tubes (8504.10) 
• LED lamps, excluding LED lamps for vehicles (8539.50, 8543) 
• Electric cells and accumulators/Batteries (8506 – 8507) 

In case of doubt, please contact us to determine if your products are subject to regulation.

Egypt Conformity Assessment Process

Cotecna is a trusted partner to the Egyptian government and our mandate covers the physical inspection, sampling and testing of goods at laboratories accredited as per ISO 17025.

We can also conduct factory audits to ensure production is compliant with Egyptian standards.

To assess the conformity of a shipment, the Verification of Conformity process will take one of the two following routes, depending on the profile of the exporter:

• Route A for exporters with infrequent shipments
• Route B for exporters with regular shipments.