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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.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

05 May 2026

Revocation date:

04 Aug 2026

Announced: 18 May 2026
Export tax In force

Recent update from 18 May 2026:

Update

On 18 May 2026, the Egyptian government announced an exemption from the export duty on purified ammonium nitrate exports.

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