Head of the customs authority Galal Abul Fetouh has reiterated that the new customs law is laid out in the language of the modern age that is adaptable to economic updates and new customs systems that...

Head of the customs authority Galal Abul Fetouh has reiterated that the new customs law is laid out in the language of the modern age that is adaptable to economic updates and new customs systems that were not in place in the old law 66/1963 The new customs law contains a full chapter customs exemptions in the wake of the merge of the customs and exemptions laws and the addition of the customs procedures in the free market. The new law contains more severe punishments for non conformers including raising  fines from 10 and 500 pounds to 10,000 pounds The draft law gives more authority to customs employees to regulate goods within a legal framework to detect products that are in line with environmental laws and intellectual property rights. (source: Al-Akhbar)