Promoting Industrial Growth and Encouraging Foreign Direct Investment in Egypt
Woodworking Industry
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- Domestic manufacturers face unfair competition from imported finished wood products.
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Date 6/30/2020
- Ban the importing of fully-finished wood furniture—final products.
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Date 6/30/2020
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- The burden of increased costs associated with the high penalty fees that manufacturers pay due to lengthy customs clearance processes.
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Date 6/30/2020
- Offer a 3-month installment plan for paying the customs duties on raw materials.
- Adopt an exceptional measure, whereby port demurrage charges associated with delayed customs clearance are waived.
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Date 6/30/2020
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- Due to the COVID-19 crisis, workers in small workshops across governorates faced challenging wage issues; many of the small workshops employ a very large number of non-regular workers.
