Qualification criteria: Companies need to fulfill the following criteria in order to benefit from the protocol: Location of the beneficiary factories, Within the seven industrial zones that have been identified mentioned hereunder:
- Greater Cairo: South of Giza, Shobra El-Khema, Nasr City, Tenth of Ramadan City and Fifteenth of May City. - Al Amria (Bourg Al Arab), Alexandria. - Port Said
Registration:
To be among the qualified factories, you should submit the registration form, along with relevant documents to certify the activity and the location.
Certification:
After completion of the above mentioned, all applications will be presented to the joint committee for approval, after which a certificate (valid for a period of one year) will be delivered to the beneficiary company granting eligibility for duty free treatment in the US market
The QIZ Joint Committee shall provide (on quarterly basis) the U.S. Customs Authority and
the Egyptian Customs Authority with a list of Companies entitled to duty free treatment for
the next quarter only according to the above mentioned.
Conditions for renewal:
The company shall provide its Authorities evidence of full compliance with all the requirements of the QIZ Protocol for the previous quarter, no later than 15 days from the end of each quarter. This evidence shall include the following: a. Name of company, address, tel./fax numbers, e-mail addresses, contact person,
b. Type of products exported,
c. Type of input purchased, documented by copies of invoices from Egyptian/Israeli suppliers and list of Egyptian/Israeli suppliers in the last quarter, including contact persons. d. Total export of the company to the United States under the QIZ duty free treatment for the previous quarter, supported by relevant documents.
Steps for applying to the QIZ protocol:
1- Ensure that your company is in one of the designated Qualifying Industrial Zones.
2-Register online with the QIZ unit at:
https://www.egypt.gov.eg/arabic/services/qiz/default.asp
3-Send the supporting documentation to the QIZ unit. The required documentation is:
- Commercial Registration number
- Industrial Registration number
- Customs ID
4- The documents should be delivered to the QIZ unit by one of the following means:
• Deliver to the QIZ unit by hand at 2 Latin America Street , Garden City, Cairo
• Send by fax to the QIZ unit at 7948025, and call to confirm receipt • Scan and send by email to procedures@qizegypt.gov.eg
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