Travelling to Egypt
Entry requirements by nationality
- Argentina: visa required
- Australia: visa required
- Brazil: visa required
- Canada: visa on arrival
- Chile: visa required
- China: visa required
- France: visa on arrival
- Germany: visa on arrival
- India: visa required
- Israel: visa required
- Italy: visa on arrival
- Japan: visa required
- Malaysia: visa required
- Mexico: visa required
- Netherlands: visa on arrival
- New Zealand: visa required
- Singapore: visa required
- South Korea: visa required
- Spain: visa on arrival
- Ukraine: visa required
- United Kingdom: visa on arrival
- United States: visa required
What you can bring
- Alcohol: allowed, within limits — One litre of alcoholic beverages (spirits) duty-free in accompanied personal baggage, per the Egyptian Customs Authority's published passenger exemptions for tourists/transit arrivals and returning residents alike.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Cannabis: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Controlled medication: depends on specifics — Egypt's Customs Authority names 'narcotics' as one example of goods generally prohibited for import/export ('البضائع الممنوعة ... مثل: مخدرات - آثار - أسلحة ...'), while separately stating that medications ('الأدوية') are allowed 'within the limits of personal use and supported by medical reports,' with anything beyond personal-use quantities requiring clearance from the Egyptian Drug Authority. The page's prohibited-goods example list does not distinguish illegal recreational narcotics from a foreign doctor-prescribed controlled medication, so which rule governs a specific controlled prescription drug is not resolved by this source.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Drones: depends on specifics — Remote-controlled/radio-controlled aircraft (drones) require prior clearance from the competent control authority (the source names the Ministry of Defence, وزارة الدفاع, as an example) before Customs will release them.Detailscompare everywhere →
- E-cigarettes: depends on specifics — Electronic cigarettes require prior clearance from the competent control authority (the source names the General Authority for Export & Import Control, GOEIC / الهيئة العامة للرقابة على الصادرات والواردات, as an example) before Customs will release them.Detailscompare everywhere →
- General goods: allowed, within limits — New (non-personal-use) items such as gifts and souvenirs brought by a tourist/transit passenger or returning resident are duty-free up to EGP 15,000 in total value, provided they are not intended for trade; customs duty and other taxes apply to the value above that threshold.
- Meat & dairy: depends on specifics — Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Decree 1647 (1997) requires importers to apply to the General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS) for a permit before bringing in meat/animal products, with the epidemiological status of the country of origin taken into account; a granted permit is valid for 1 month and is renewable.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Plants & seeds: depends on specifics — Agricultural seeds and pesticides require prior clearance from the competent control authority (the source names the Ministry of Agriculture, وزارة الزراعة, as an example) before Customs will release them.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Prescription medication: depends on specificsDetailscompare everywhere →
- 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.Detailscompare everywhere →
- 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.Detailscompare everywhere →
From the blog
Checked against official sources on 2026-08-12. Official source