Egypt halts importing products from 814 foreign and local factories

The General Organisation for Import and Export Control (GOEIC) that is affiliated with the Ministry of Trade and Industry decided on Sunday to halt the import of products from 814 foreign and local factories and companies.

The GOEIC said that these companies have been denied the privilege to export to Egypt’s local market due to the expiration of their certificates and for violating resolution no. 43/2016 concerning the amendment of rules governing the registration of factories eligible to export their products to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

The list includes companies from China, Turkey, Italy, Malaysia, France, Bulgaria, the UAE, the USA, the UK, Denmark, South Korea, and Germany.

Some of the companies in question are actually global leading corporations, including Unilever, which has another branch in Egypt and produces a number of products such as Lipton tea, Dove cream, Close UP and Signal toothpastes, Axe, Lifebuoy Vaseline, Rexona, Omo and Lux soap. Also on the list are Luna Industrial Investments, Mobaco for Industries and Trade, and the famous Saudi Al-Marai, which produces juice and dairy products among other things.