Announcement
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
Implementation date
05 May 2026
Revocation date:
04 Aug 2026
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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