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Egypt

Middle East & AfricaMandatory

Egypt implements B2B/B2G e-invoicing mandate via a central e-invoice platform managed by ETA (Egyptian Tax Authority).

Legal Framework

Legal Basis

Regulated under Unified Tax Procedures Law No. 206/2020.

Key Regulations

  • Phased mandate: Starting from large enterprises to all taxpayers
  • ETA e-Invoice Platform: Central clearance system
  • e-Receipt: Electronic receipt mandate for retail sales
  • Managed by Egyptian Ministry of Finance / ETA

Technical Requirements

Technical Requirements

Format

  • ETA JSON: Egyptian proprietary JSON-based e-invoice format
  • Structured data model

Transmission

  • Real-time transmission to ETA platform via REST API
  • Clearance (approval) model

Signing

  • Digital signature mandatory (HSM or USB token)
  • ETA-approved certificate

Validation

  • Automatic validation by ETA
  • UUID and QR code generation

Document Types

  • ETA e-Invoice
  • e-Receipt

Key Dates

2020-11-15

E-invoice mandate for large enterprises

2023-12-01

Mandatory for all taxpayers

Sample Documents

ETA e-Invoice Sample
ETA JSON

Egyptian ETA compliant e-invoice sample

TaxTen Service

TaxTen manages e-invoice creation, signing and sending processes by integrating with Egypt's ETA platform.

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