Certificate of Inspection for Exports of Food to Egypt

NFSA Consignment Certification Programme for export of food consignments to Egypt

Exporters/Importers trading in Food and Food Contact Material Products with the Arab Republic of Egypt need to comply with the requirements of the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) in order to clear their Consignments by NFSA Officials on its arrival at the Egyptian Ports/Borders.

NFSA has introduced a Food Consignment Certification Programme requiring food product consignments be verified for conformity to Egyptian Standard requirements by a Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) such as Intertek and issued with a Certificate of Inspection (CoI). From 1st December 2020 regulated consignments issued with a CoI will benefit from a substantial reduction in destination inspection and intervention by the NFSA Officials on arrival thereby enabling fast track Customs clearance.

Previously regulated food products and food contact materials were under the control of General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) which will now be under the administration of NFSA and need to comply with the NFSA certification programme and not be processed through the GOEIC CoI programme.

Intertek is a registered CAB with NFSA and is authorized to certify regulated food products and food contact materials supplied from specified Countries of Supply.

Regulated products under the NFSA certification programme which are subject to reduced inspections at destination include:

Meat and its products
Milk and dairy products
Poultry and its products
Fish and aquatic products
All kinds of eggs
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Processed Fruits and Vegetables
Nuts, Cereals and their products
Seeds and Legumes
Baby food products
Breakfast Cereal
Mixed foods
Beverages and beverages mixes
Fruit juice, Energy drinks, alcoholic, carbonated and non-carbonated Drinks
Non-fruit drinks and malt drinks
Condiment and mixed condiment
Herbs and Spices
Bottled drinking water, Mineral water
Sugar products
Edible fats and oils
Substitutes for fats and their various mixtures
Food Flavours and Flavour Enhancers
Food additives Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Sauces Preparations, Vinegar, and Vinegar substitutes, baking powder, Yeast, Special ingredients
Chocolate and cocoa-containing products
Tea and coffee
Fruit concentrates, nectars and juices
Pastries, Biscuits, Cakes, Snacks, Energy Bar
Honey
Special Nutritional Food and Nutritional Supplements
Baked goods
Ready-to-eat food products and packaged food
Instant food mixes and ready-to-cook foodstuffs
Food Contact Materials