Africa
Free zone export operators, Egypt
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.
Free zone 0% CIT1-2% gross feeInvestment Law 72
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Corp tax
22.5%
Fastest setup
4 weeks
Tax treaties
56
Region
Africa
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: EGP 1,000
- Administrative language: Arabic
- Legal system: Civil law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 22.5%
- Tax treaties 56
- VAT rate 14%
- Withholding on dividends 10%
Key treaty partners
United KingdomFranceGermanyUnited StatesItalySaudi Arabia
Banking and payments
- Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
- Stripe supported
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.
EGP devaluationsCBE USD restrictionsRepatriation queues