Announcement
30 Jun 2026
In 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 (FOB basis) through Ministerial Decision No. 258 of 2026.
Source
Number of interventions
1
0 certainly harmful
1 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
25 Jun 2026
Revocation date:
31 Jul 2026
Recent update from 03 Aug 2026:
On 3 August 2026, the Egyptian government issued Ministerial Decision No. 340 of 2026, repealing Decisions No. 190, 203, and 258 of 2026, which had imposed export duties on nitrogenous fertilisers....
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