ACID requirement is not effective as of 1st April, EIFFA

EIFFA responded to complaints received from the masses of importers and manufacturers that some shipping lines stopped accepting shipments destined for Egyptian ports due to thepre-registration decisionbythe Customs Authority.

Abdel-Al Ali Abdel-Al, the customs committee Chairperson and ex-Vice Chairman ofEgyptian International Freight Forwarding Association (EIFFA) stated that shipping lines agents attended a meeting yesterday with the customs and the Maritime Transport Sector, as EIFFA made clear that ACIDwill be effective as of next July.

Khaled Sabry, Vice Chairman of EIFFA urged all the line agents in Egypt, to clarify the situation for the lines abroad in all ports to stop the request for ACID until the actual implementation, starting with the shipments that will be shipped in the ports from July the 1st.

He added that the EIFFA is currently conducting training courses for company employees to explain how to pre-register ACID in coordination with MTS and the Customs Authority.