In efforts to encourage tourists to buy Egyptian products, Head of the Tax Authority Mahmoud Mohamed Aly has reiterated that VAT is applied.‏

Head of the executive sector Esmat el Merghany has explai...

In efforts to encourage tourists to buy Egyptian products, Head of the Tax Authority Mahmoud Mohamed Aly has reiterated that VAT is applied.‏ Head of the executive sector Esmat el Merghany has explained that the VAT entails the presence of the tax receipt and a model form which the salesman obtains from the sales tax authority provided purchases are in excess of LE 1000 and are transported out of the country within three months of purchase.‏ On the other hand, visitors who come to Egypt during the tourism and marketing festival which is annually held in Egypt gives tourists the right to receive VAT for purchases in excess of LE 500. Head of the Authority has noted that the prizes offered through a number of competitions are taxed by 20% of its value. (source :Al-ahram)