Can you bring a weapon to Egypt?

• Weapons

  depends on specifics

  Daggers and other edged/bladed weapons require prior clearance from the competent control authority (the source names General Security, الأمن العام, as an example) before Customs will release them.

  This verdict is scoped to what the source (Egyptian Customs Authority's restricted-goods examples for passengers) actually states: daggers/bladed weapons need security clearance, not an outright ban. The same page's general definitions separately list "weapons" (الأسلحة) as an example of "prohibited goods" not permitted for import or export at all — a broader, stricter category that most likely covers firearms and ammunition, but no passenger-specific firearms verdict distinct from bladed weapons was found, so no firearms-specific claim is published here. Treat firearms/ammunition as prohibited pending a dedicated source; this row covers knives/daggers only.

  Also covers: weapons, knives, daggers, bladed weapons

  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