Alcohol / Spirits 🇪🇬 Egypt
1L spirits and 2L beer/wine duty-free
Can I bring Alcohol / Spirits into Egypt?
1L spirits and 2L beer/wine duty-free
1L spirits + 2L wine/beer
- Egyptian Customs declaration for quantities above duty-free allowance
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Egypt allows 1 liter of spirits and 2 liters of beer/wine duty-free. As a Muslim-majority country, alcohol is available but restricted to tourist areas, licensed hotels, and a few shops (Drinkies chain). Duty-free allowances are strictly enforced at Cairo and Hurghada airports. Enforcement in Egypt carries fines from EGP 0 to EGP 0 and imprisonment up to 1 year in aggravated cases. In the reverse direction (taking alcohol / spirits out of Egypt): allowed — Spirits for personal use may be exported from Egypt freely; destination duty-free allowances govern the arrival side.
PENALTIES
- 0
- Imprisonment up to 12 months
- Criminal penalty
Leaving Egypt with alcohol / spirits
Spirits for personal consumption are freely exportable from Egypt — excise duty is origin-paid on retail purchases and no export formality applies at personal quantities. The binding constraint is the destination's duty-free allowance (typically 1 litre of spirits) above which arrival duty applies, and aviation rules: liquids over 100 ml must travel in checked baggage or as sealed duty-free purchases, and alcohol over 70% ABV is forbidden on aircraft entirely (24-70% ABV is capped at 5 litres per passenger in retail packaging).
Travelers entering Egypt may import duty-free: 1L of alcohol, 200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 200g tobacco per adult. Personal effects including clothing, jewelry, and gifts up to a total value of EGP 10,000 (approximately USD $200–$330 depending on exchange rate) may be imported duty-free. Non-Egyptian nationals may bring in personal goods of higher value for personal use, but amounts above the threshold attract duties. Egypt has been liberalizing some import procedures but also imposes strict currency controls.
Declare alcohol / spirits at customs on arrival in Egypt and carry any documentation specified in the rule. Verify current requirements with Egyptian Customs Authority (ECA) — part of Egyptian Tax Authority before travel.
1L spirits + 2L wine/beer
- Egyptian Customs declaration for quantities above duty-free allowance
Egyptian Customs Law
This page covers destination customs rules in Egypt. Whether you can carry alcohol / spirits through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Alcohol / Spirits is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.
Alcohol / Spirits rules in other countries
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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Completely prohibited. Zero tolerance under Islamic law.
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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Non-Muslim adults may import 4 litres of spirits or wine duty-free via most emirates.
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🇲🇾 Malaysia
1 liter duty-free allowance
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🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 liter duty-free; heavily taxed beyond
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🇰🇷 South Korea
1 liter (under USD 400) duty-free
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🇫🇷 France
EU standard allowances from non-EU; unlimited within EU