IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL
NationalAFFECTED FLOW
OutflowANNOUNCED AS TEMPORARY
YesNON-TRADE-RELATED RATIONALE
NoELIGIBLE FIRMS
allJUMBO
NoTARIFF PEAK
NoOn 9 September 2014, the Egyptian official gazette published decree no. 671 establishing an export duty for waste plastic (excepted crushed plastic) with 1600 EGP (228.08 USD) per tonne and waste paper with 1200 EGP ( 171.06 USD) per tonne for one year starting 14 September 2014.
On 25 August 2015, the Egyptian official gazette published decree no. 608 extending the export duty on both waste plastic and waste paper without any change for one year starting 14 September 2015.
On 29 August 2016, the Egyptian official gazette published decree no. 770 extending the export duty on waste plastic without any change in levels and increasing the export duty on waste paper for one year starting 14 September 2016, see related state act.
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