What is VAT (Egypt)?
Value added tax under Law 67 of 2016. The general rate is 14%, with the Schedule Tax on listed goods and services and a list of exempt supplies.
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Current Rate (Monthly tax periods. Quarterly for simplified-regime businesses under Law 6 of 2025.)
14% general rate.
Example
A registered company that sells EGP 100,000 of standard-rated services charges EGP 14,000 of VAT.
How VAT (Egypt) works in Egypt
Registration is mandatory once taxable and exempt sales over the previous 12 months reach EGP 500,000. Importers for trade, exporters and distribution agents register whatever their turnover. A business below the threshold may register voluntarily.
Related terms
The monthly VAT return, filed with the ETA during the month after the tax period.
A tax on goods and services listed in the table attached to the VAT Law 67 of 2016, charged at the rates in that table instead of, or as well as, the general rate.
An electronic tax invoice issued through the ETA e-invoice system. Mandatory for all taxpayers for all goods and services from 15 December 2022.
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