Egypt: Market and regulatory data analysis of the vaping sector

16th January 2025: Egypt: The Ministry of Health plans to establish a committee to ensure the enforcement of the Prevention of Smoking Law. This law prohibits smoking, vaping and heated tobacco use in government departments, educational facilities and clubs, and imposes fines of up to EGP20,000 ($400).
18th October 2024: Egypt: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning against electronic smoking, saying it increases the risk of heart attacks and lung infections within 24 hours of usage.
7th October 2024: Egypt: The Ministry of Health has released a series of warnings about the dangers of tobacco use, saying that the use of inhalable tobacco products and chewing tobacco can harm dental health. The ministry also highlighted that exposure to tobacco smoke poses severe risks to children, including childhood cancer, reduced physical growth, pneumonia, bronchitis, increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome, and chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma, ear infections, and decreased lung function.
27th August 2024: Egypt: The Customs Authority has released circular 47/2024, clarifying that health insurance tax is paid to the Customs Authority for imported products and to the Large Tax Payer Center of the Tax Authority for local products. According to law 2/2018, a health insurance fee of 10% of the retail selling price is levied on e-liquids.
26th August 2024: Egypt: The Customs Authority has released circular 46/2024, clarifying that disposable e-cigarettes, which consist of e-liquid and a battery in one body and are disposed of when the e-liquid or charge runs out, are taxed at a rate of EGP4 ($0.08) per ml, as established by law 67/2016, plus a value-added tax at the general rate of 14%, and a health insurance fee of 10% of the retail selling price.
11th July 2024: Egypt: The Customs Authority has released circular 35/2024, confirming that disposable e-cigarettes are subject to a value-added tax at the general rate of 14%. Nicotine-containing and nicotine-free e-liquids are currently subject to a tax rate of EGP4 ($0.08) and a health insurance fee of 10% of the retail selling price.
28th June 2024: Egypt: The Ministry of Health and Population has issued a warning against e-cigarette use, saying it has been linked to cardiovascular diseases, and called on vapers to stop using these products.
18th April 2024: Egypt: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning on social media platform X against the use of e-cigarettes, arguing that they are harmful and addictive, contrary to what is commonly believed about them.
20th February 2024: Egypt: During a TV interview, the president’s health adviser, Mohamed Tag-Eldin, has again warned against the use of e-cigarettes. He said they are not safe and cause endless health problems, despite appearing to be safer than regular cigarettes.
19th February 2024: Egypt: Following the Ministry of Trade and Industry decision 498/2023 and decision 503/2023, the Egyptian Organization for Standards and Quality (EOS) has published the Procedural and Financial Regulations for registering premises selling, serving, or storing e-cigarettes, and for registering companies producing and importing hardware. To register with the EOS, shops are required to pay a fee of EGP200 ($0.65) per square metre; while companies producing and importing hardware are subject to a fee of EGP20,000 ($647) for file opening and EGP15,000 ($485) for trade name registration.
8th February 2024: Egypt: During a TV interview, Mahmoud Shalabi, secretary of fatwa at the Egyptian Fatwa House, addressed the religious perspective on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, stating that individuals should refrain from using such products unless they are recommended as smoking-cessation tools. Fatwa House is a government body that offers religious rulings (fatwa), guidance and advice on matters of daily life.
30th January 2024: Egypt: The Ministry of Health has issued a warning on Facebook against the use of e-cigarettes, saying that they are addictive and have negative health effects.

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