Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait stressed on Thursday that no imported commodities will be allowed into ports unless through the Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) system, that became mandatory as of October 1.
The minister said there is high turnout by importers and their agents on registration in the ACI system, saying 21,000 importers and 43,000 foreign exporters have registered till now.
The Advance Cargo Information (ACI) is a key part of Nafeza project as it will help give a prior customs approval to import shipments by recording the basic data of the supplier, the importer, and the imported goods through a window site.
Based on customs risk system, approvals will be granted or not. In case of approvals, the importer will obtain a registration number Initial customs ACID.
The e-signature is a mandatory requirement in order to benefit from the single window system. Importers will create an electronic signature through one of the companies accredited to issue the ” e-signature service.