Start your company Egypt
Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.
- 1Filing
- 2Banking
- 3Operational
Why Egypt?
Free zone export operators
Public and private free zones under Investment Law 72 of 2017 grant 0% CIT, 0% customs duties, and a 1% to 2% annual fee on gross revenue or commodity value. GAFI administers free zone licensing with onshore Egyptian and offshore exporter routes.
Investment zone manufacturing and tech
Investment Law 72 of 2017 provides up to 50% deduction of investment costs against taxable profit in Zone A (Upper Egypt, Suez Canal corridor) and 30% in Zone B. GAFI's Golden License consolidates all approvals for strategic projects into a single instrument.
MENA and Africa gateway businesses
Egypt has 56 double tax treaties, AfCFTA membership, COMESA access, Greater Arab Free Trade Area participation, and the EU Association Agreement. Suez Canal operations handle approximately 12% of global trade, and 105M consumers anchor the largest Arab domestic market.
Considerations
If you need stable USD operations
Egyptian pound devaluations in 2022, 2023, and March 2024 (when EGP moved from 30 to ~50 per USD) plus periodic CBE restrictions on outbound USD have constrained dividend and capital repatriation. Free zones partially insulate exporters but onshore EGP exposure remains material.
If you need fast turnkey foreign management
Security clearance from Egyptian intelligence services is required for foreign directors and managers, typically taking 12 weeks. Combined with bilingual Arabic English filings and notarisation requirements, operational setup tends to extend beyond the headline incorporation timeline.
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Start your company Egypt
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