Goods not complying with European standards not allowed to enter Egypt from April

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Goods not complying with European standards not allowed to enter Egypt from April

STORY: Goods not complying with European standards not allowed to enter Egypt from April DATELINE: March 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of Egyptian Finance Ministry 2. various of Egypt's Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait speaking to the press STORYLINE: Egypt's Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait said on Sunday any commodities which don't comply with the European standards will not be allowed to enter the country's land and seaports starting from April. The minister's remarks came during Al Ahram's first conference for Financial Technology. Maait referred that Egypt preceded several countries across the world since this March in implementing the Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) customs system. Maait said that the average customs clearance time was reduced by 50 percent, with a testimony of confidence from the World Bank, after applying the single-window system, a single digital trade portal for all import, export, and transit operations,

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