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Egypt: Government imposes export tax on nitrogenous fertilisers for three months

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04 May 2026

In May 2026, the Egyptian government announced the imposition of a three-month export tax on nitrogenous fertilisers. In June 2026, this was replaced with a 10% ad valorem export duty.

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1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

05 May 2026

Revocation date:

25 Jun 2026

To be terminated: 30 Jun 2026
Export tax

Recent update from 30 Jun 2026:

On 30 June 2026, the Egyptian government replaced the existing USD 90 per tonne specific export duty on nitrogenous fertilisers with a 10% ad valorem export duty through Ministerial Decision No. 25...

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