Egypt duty-free allowance

Your duty-free allowance is what you can bring into Egyptwithout paying import duty or tax. Anything above it must be declared at customs and is taxed. The figures below were checked on 2026-07-31 against the named source, linked on the card.

Alcohol

1 L

more at arrival duty-free

Full rule

1 litre of alcoholic beverages (up to 2-4L purchasable at ARRIVAL duty-free shops per several travel sources)

Tobacco

200 cigarettes

or 25 cigars / 200 g

Full rule

200 cigarettes OR 25 cigars OR 200g tobacco

Goods & gifts

≈ USD 200

gifts · unverified

Full rule

non-commercial articles/gifts up to about USD 200 (secondary sources)

Cash · declare from

USD 10,000+

EGP capped at 5,000

Full rule

USD 10,000+ foreign currency must be declared; Egyptian pounds capped at EGP 5,000 in/out

Depends on: none clearly documented; arrival duty-free purchase window (within 48h at Egypt Duty Free shops) is a de facto extra tier

Good to know

customs.gov.eg returned HTTP 500 on every attempt (site effectively down) - all numbers are from secondary travel sources and need re-verification; Egypt's arrival duty-free shops selling extra alcohol against passport stamps are a well-known quirk

The official customs site was unreachable when checked (2026-07-31) — figures rest on a reputable secondary source ·source · Guidance, not law — allowances change and the customs officer has the final say. Verify before you fly.

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