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Export to Egypt

Large North African market. Every shipment must be pre-registered on Egypt's ACI system before loading.

Capital
Cairo
Currency
EGP
Trade agreement with India
None
Main ports
Port Said (East Port Said), Alexandria, Damietta

Egypt has no trade agreement with India. It buys Indian meat, cotton yarn, petroleum products, chemicals, vehicles and parts, spices and tea. Its import system is strict: the importer must pre-register every shipment on the Advance Cargo Information (ACI) system, and the exporter must send documents electronically before loading. Dollar shortages have delayed payments at times.

What it buys from India

  • Buffalo meat and other food
  • Cotton yarn and textiles
  • Petroleum products and chemicals
  • Vehicles, auto parts, machinery, spices and tea

Import rules on their side

  • Advance Cargo Information (ACI): the Egyptian importer gets an ACID number on the Nafeza platform, and the exporter must register on the approved electronic platform (CargoX) to send the invoice and documents before shipping.
  • Factories making certain consumer goods (for example textiles, furniture, toys, cosmetics and some foods) must be registered with GOEIC before their goods can be imported.
  • Food is controlled by the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA); labels must include Arabic.

Practical tips

  • Do not load until the importer gives you the ACID number — goods shipped without it can be refused entry.
  • Use an LC confirmed by an Indian or international bank, and check ECGC cover for Egypt.
  • Food Africa in Cairo is a useful fair for food exporters.
Sources (5)
  1. Nafeza — Egypt National Single Window for Foreign Trade (ACI)
  2. General Organization for Export and Import Control, Egypt (GOEIC)
  3. National Food Safety Authority, Egypt
  4. Egyptian Customs Authority
  5. Department of Commerce — TradeStat export-import data bank

Trade data

India’s exports to Egypt in numbers

From the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat (Indian financial years, April–March), the country’s imports from the world from UN Comtrade, and its basics from the World Bank.

India’s exports here, 2025-26
US$ 3.87 bn
No. 33 of our 80 countries
Change from 2024-25
↑ +13.6%
US$ 3.41 bn → US$ 3.87 bn
Share of all Indian exports
0.88%
Its imports from the world
US$ 94.7 bn
2024 · India’s share 3.42%
2020-21: US$ 2.26 bn2.3k2020-212021-22: US$ 3.74 bn3.7k2021-222022-23: US$ 4.11 bn4.1k2022-23n/a2023-242024-25: US$ 3.41 bn3.4k2024-252025-26: US$ 3.87 bn3.9k2025-26
India’s exports to Egypt, year by year · US$ million · TradeStat’s 2023-24 country table is double-counted, so it is not shown

What India sells here most

By HS chapter, 2025-26. Change is against 2024-25.

Name2025-26Change
1MeatHS 02US$ 725 mn+10.5%
2Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27US$ 449 mn+90.5%
3Organic chemicalsHS 29US$ 324 mn+6.2%
4CottonHS 52US$ 280 mn+45.6%
5MachineryHS 84US$ 278 mn+3.8%
6Iron and steelHS 72US$ 160 mn+15.5%
7Vehicles and partsHS 87US$ 160 mn+27.2%
8Electrical and electronicsHS 85US$ 129 mn+17.4%
9Inorganic chemicalsHS 28US$ 125 mn+13.4%
10PlasticsHS 39US$ 106 mn-8.5%
11Man-made staple fibresHS 55US$ 92.8 mn+1.5%
12Iron and steel articlesHS 73US$ 86.5 mn+40.7%

What is rising and what is falling

Chapters where India sells at least US$ 5 million. Change from 2024-25 to 2025-26.

High demand

  1. Explosives, matchesUS$ 20.6 mn → US$ 85.7 mn+317%
  2. Fuels and petroleum productsUS$ 236 mn → US$ 449 mn+90.5%
  3. Coffee, tea, spicesUS$ 41.3 mn → US$ 61.8 mn+49.4%
  4. CottonUS$ 192 mn → US$ 280 mn+45.6%
  5. Iron and steel articlesUS$ 61.5 mn → US$ 86.5 mn+40.7%
  6. Vehicles and partsUS$ 126 mn → US$ 160 mn+27.2%
  7. Medicines and pharmaUS$ 46.8 mn → US$ 58.7 mn+25.5%
  8. Electrical and electronicsUS$ 110 mn → US$ 129 mn+17.4%

Low demand

  1. TobaccoUS$ 115 mn → US$ 35.5 mn-69.3%
  2. AluminiumUS$ 46.3 mn → US$ 31 mn-33%
  3. Other chemical productsUS$ 90.1 mn → US$ 80.3 mn-10.9%

Opportunity: what this country buys from the world, and from India

The country’s own recorded imports in UN Comtrade, 2024. Chapters with the biggest gap between what it buys from the world and what it buys from India.

Fuels and petroleum productsUS$ 17 bnIndia 1.3% · gap US$ 16.8 bn
MachineryUS$ 7.18 bnIndia 3.8% · gap US$ 6.91 bn
Cereals (rice, wheat, maize)US$ 6.82 bnIndia 1.5% · gap US$ 6.72 bn
Electrical and electronicsUS$ 6.24 bnIndia 2.1% · gap US$ 6.11 bn
Iron and steelUS$ 5.18 bnIndia 3.4% · gap US$ 5.01 bn
Vehicles and partsUS$ 4.88 bnIndia 2.1% · gap US$ 4.77 bn
PlasticsUS$ 4.53 bnIndia 2.9% · gap US$ 4.4 bn
Medicines and pharmaUS$ 3.52 bnIndia 1.6% · gap US$ 3.46 bn
Fats and oilsUS$ 2.32 bnIndia 0.4% · gap US$ 2.31 bn
CopperUS$ 2.31 bnIndia 0.1% · gap US$ 2.31 bn

Our product guides that sell here

India’s exports of each product to this country, 2025-26.

Name2025-26Change
1Buffalo meat (frozen)US$ 706 mn+10.9%
2Cotton yarnUS$ 236 mn+54.3%
3Bulk drugs (APIs)US$ 141 mn-15.4%
4Polyester and synthetic yarnUS$ 91.5 mn+3.8%
5Auto parts and componentsUS$ 82.6 mn+21%
6Basmati riceUS$ 64.1 mn-11%
7Plastic raw materials (polymers)US$ 51.9 mn-7.8%
8Dyes and pigmentsUS$ 45 mn+8.1%
9CoffeeUS$ 44.1 mn+53.1%
10TyresUS$ 42.5 mn+9.3%
11Steel pipes and tubesUS$ 39.5 mn+111.8%
12Synthetic and viscose fabricsUS$ 38 mn+14%

The 20 biggest export lines

4-digit HS lines, 2025-26, with their Harmonized System descriptions.

Name2025-26Change
1Meat of bovine animalsHS 0202US$ 706 mn+10.9%
2Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeHS 2710US$ 422 mn+98.8%
3Cotton yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail saleHS 5205US$ 236 mn+54.3%
4Ferro-alloysHS 7202US$ 132 mn+17.5%
5Aluminium oxideHS 2818US$ 102 mn+12.1%
6Motor vehiclesHS 8708US$ 82.6 mn+21%
7RiceHS 1006US$ 82.6 mn-0.2%
8ExplosivesHS 3601US$ 81.1 mn+490.7%
9Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom onlyHS 2933US$ 53 mn-5.8%
10Synthetic filament yarn, not put up for retail sale, including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitexHS 5402US$ 52.5 mn+5.1%
11Amine-function compoundsHS 2921US$ 44.9 mn+795.2%
12Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinatedHS 0901US$ 44.1 mn+53.1%
13New pneumatic tyres, of rubberHS 4011US$ 42.5 mn+9.3%
14Yarn of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail saleHS 5509US$ 39 mn+2.1%
15Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereonHS 3204US$ 38.2 mn+8.7%
16Iron or steelHS 7305US$ 36.7 mn+157.9%
17AntibioticsHS 2941US$ 36 mn-26%
18Tobacco, unmanufacturedHS 2401US$ 33.8 mn-70.7%
19Compression-ignition internal combustion piston enginesHS 8408US$ 33.7 mn+67.7%
20Human bloodHS 3002US$ 33.3 mn+33.1%

What India buys from Egypt

India’s imports from this country in 2025-26 by HS chapter, from TradeStat — this country can be your supplier too.

India’s imports, 2025-26
US$ 2.6 bn
US$ 1.33 bn → US$ 2.6 bn
India’s exports, 2025-26
US$ 3.87 bn
Trade balance
+US$ 1.27 bn
exports minus imports
Change in imports
+95.9%
Name2025-26Change
1Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27—+171.3%
2Salt, stone, cementHS 25—+10.7%
3FertilisersHS 31—+181.1%
4CottonHS 52—-20.1%
5Fruit and nutsHS 08—-34.7%
6Iron and steelHS 72—-11.3%
7Fats and oilsHS 15——
8Other chemical productsHS 38—+21.9%
9Inorganic chemicalsHS 28—+12.5%
10Oilseeds and seedsHS 12—+323.1%

The country at a glance

Population
118 mn
2025
GDP
US$ 365.3 bn
2025
GDP per person
US$ 3,086
2025
Imports (goods and services)
US$ 115.1 bn
2025

Sources: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · UN Comtrade database (United Nations Statistics Division) · World Bank — World Development Indicators · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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