Required certification · Egypt
Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA)
Tax registration, 14% VAT, and the mandatory e-invoicing system
Market position
The authority that administers corporate/income tax and VAT and runs the mandatory e-invoicing system. A contractor must register for income tax and (above the VAT threshold) VAT, and issue government-validated e-invoices — without which they can't lawfully bill, and large/public clients won't transact.
Egypt-specific note
The same authority behind the mandatory e-invoicing regime — and under Resolution 281/2025 the VAT-registration threshold was halved to EGP 250,000 with small businesses required to register by 31 March 2026, pulling almost everyone into the system. (See our ETA e-invoicing guide.)
Pros
- + Tax Registration Number + VAT registration let you legally invoice and reclaim input VAT
- + E-invoicing compliance is required to bill large corporate/government clients
- + Integrated with GAFI data
- + A digital portal centralizes VAT + corporate tax
Cons
- − E-invoicing is compulsory — needs a licensed digital signature + ERP/POS integration
- − Real-time JSON/XML leaves little room for manual workarounds
- − Non-compliance carries penalties and blocks invoice/expense recognition
- − Scope keeps expanding (now down to small businesses)
Typical Egypt pricing
No fee to register; ongoing cost is the tax (VAT 14% + CIT 22.5%) plus any e-invoicing integration.
Why this matters for Egypt trades
The ETA runs tax (14% VAT, 22.5% corporate tax) and the mandatory e-invoicing/e-receipt clearance system (JSON/XML, UUID, digital signature — only cleared invoices are deductible, and non-compliance bars government work); EFCBC ("Tasheed") membership and classification (Law 104/1992) is required to take work above EGP 50,000 or bid public tenders; engineers must register with the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate; companies incorporate via GAFI (Commercial Register + Tax Card); employers must enrol every worker in social insurance (NOSI, Law 148/2019); and building in the new cities is permitted through NUCA.
Egyptian construction & trades software selection is shaped above all by the ETA (Egyptian Tax Authority) e-invoicing mandate — live and enforced (full B2B mandate from April 2023; paper invoices invalid for deduction since ~July 2023), a real-time clearance model where only cleared e-invoices allow VAT/cost deduction, and now reaching small businesses (the VAT-registration threshold was halved to EGP 250,000, with small firms required to register by 31 March 2026). Add a volatile, un-pegged Egyptian pound (which favours local EGP-priced vendors over USD-billed foreign SaaS), 14% VAT, mandatory EFCBC contractor classification, Engineers-Syndicate registration, and a megaproject pipeline led by the New Administrative Capital. B2B runs in Arabic and English.
Frequently asked
Is Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) a good fit for Egypt trades?
The authority that administers corporate/income tax and VAT and runs the mandatory e-invoicing system. A contractor must register for income tax and (above the VAT threshold) VAT, and issue government-validated e-invoices — without which they can't lawfully bill, and large/public clients won't transact. The same authority behind the mandatory e-invoicing regime — and under Resolution 281/2025 the VAT-registration threshold was halved to EGP 250,000 with small businesses required to register by 31 March 2026, pulling almost everyone into the system. (See our ETA e-invoicing guide.)
What does Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) cost in Egypt?
No fee to register; ongoing cost is the tax (VAT 14% + CIT 22.5%) plus any e-invoicing integration.. Pricing and availability can change by region — confirm current Egypt pricing on the vendor's site before committing.
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