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Packaging & Label Design for Brands in Egypt

Egypt's consumer market, over 109 million people inside the country per CAPMAS's 2026 population count, and Cairo's position as the Arab world's most populous city make Arabic-language packaging with Halal certification and GOEIC conformity marks a critical requirement for FMCG brands targeting both domestic retail and North African and Gulf export channels. The Suez Canal, which posted a roughly 23% full-year revenue rise to about $4.67 billion in FY2025/26 as Red Sea shipping traffic recovered, continues to position Egypt as a transshipment and re-export hub. Egypt's halal-certification regime is also being actively restructured: since March 2025 the government has exempted imported milk and dairy products from mandatory halal certification, and from 1 February 2026 the General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS) requires imported meat and poultry to carry certification specifically from Halal – ALQAHIRAH (the rebranded former ISEG Halal).

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Egypt Packaging Regulations

GOEIC (General Organization for Export and Import Control) mandates product conformity certification for imports; all food labels must be in Arabic, and finished goods must show the manufacturer's name, product description, country of origin, and, for plastic packaging, a recycling code. EOS (Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality) sets the ES national standards referenced in conformity assessment. Pharmaceutical products are regulated by the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), created under Law No. 151 of 2019 and operational since February 2021; the EDA absorbed the former Central Administration of Pharmaceutical Affairs (CAPA) as one of three subordinate bodies rather than replacing it outright, CAPA continues to handle medicine registration, pricing, and facility inspection under the EDA umbrella. Halal certification for meat and poultry imports must come from the GOVS-approved body Halal – ALQAHIRAH as of 1 February 2026; dairy imports have been exempted from halal certification requirements since March 2025.

Key Industries in Egypt

FMCG (Nestlé Egypt, Unilever Egypt), pharmaceutical manufacturing (regulated by the Egyptian Drug Authority), textiles and garments, tourism, and Suez Canal shipping and logistics services.

Services for Egypt Clients

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