Egyptian Customs Administration

Corruption at Egypt's borders and burdensome customs procedures are identified as major problems for business, and companies rate the transparency of Egypt's border administration as low due to the pervasiveness of bribery and facilitation payments in exports and imports ( GETR 2014 ). The cost and time required to import goods are more burdensome in Egypt than in the rest of the Middle East, while it is easier in terms of cost and time to export goods ( DB 2016 ).