Tobacco Cigarettes 🇪🇬 Egypt
200 cigarettes duty-free
Can I bring Tobacco Cigarettes into Egypt?
200 cigarettes duty-free
200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 200g tobacco
- Egyptian Customs declaration form for quantities above allowance
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Egypt allows 200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 200g tobacco duty-free. Egyptian-brand cigarettes are very cheap. Smoking is widespread in Egypt but restrictions are increasing in public spaces. Travelers should check current regulations before departure as rules change frequently. Carry all relevant documentation including prescriptions and purchase receipts. Declare items proactively at customs to avoid penalties.
PENALTIES
- 0
- Imprisonment up to 12 months
- Criminal penalty
Leaving Egypt with tobacco cigarettes
Cigarettes and tobacco for personal consumption are freely exportable from Egypt — excise is origin-paid at retail and no export formality applies to personal quantities. The binding constraint is the destination's duty-free allowance, typically 200 cigarettes (one carton) or 250 g of tobacco, above which arrival duty and in some countries steep penalties apply. Carrying obviously above-allowance quantities can also draw origin-side questioning about undeclared commercial export.
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 tobacco cigarettes 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.
200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 200g tobacco
- Egyptian Customs declaration form for quantities above allowance
Egyptian Customs Law
This page covers destination customs rules in Egypt. Whether you can carry tobacco cigarettes through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
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🇦🇺 Australia
25 cigarettes duty-free per adult. Excess requires import permit and duty payment.
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🇸🇬 Singapore
No duty-free tobacco allowance. All tobacco must be declared and duty paid.
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🇵🇭 Philippines
400 cigarettes or 50 cigars duty-free
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🇻🇳 Vietnam
400 cigarettes duty-free
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🇰🇷 South Korea
200 cigarettes duty-free for travelers over 19
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🇪🇸 Spain
200 cigarettes from non-EU; 800 from EU