Can you bring tobacco or cigarettes to Egypt?

• Tobacco

  allowed, within limits

  One cartridge/carton of cigarettes (200 cigarettes), or 25 cigars, or 200 grams of tobacco, duty-free per traveller, per the Egyptian Customs Authority's published passenger exemptions.

  A separate duty-free-shop purchase allowance (within 48 hours of arrival) permits an additional 2 cartridges of cigarettes for tourists/transit passengers (2 cartridges for returning residents too), on top of the general personal-baggage allowance above.

  Also covers: tobacco, cigarettes, cigars

  Checked 2026-08-12 — Source: Egyptian Customs Authority (Ministry of Finance) — Legislations: Travel & Tourism / Passengers, under Customs Law No. 207 of 2020 and its Executive Regulations (Minister of Finance Decree No. 430 of 2021)

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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history