Announcement
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.
Source
Number of interventions
1
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
05 May 2026
Revocation date:
25 Jun 2026
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...
Announced: 30 Jun 2026
Egypt: Government replaces specific export duty on nitrogenous fertilisers with ad valorem rate
To be terminated: 30 Jun 2026
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Announced: 03 Jun 2021
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