Advanced Cargo Information System "ACI" (Decision n. 38/2021)

Important Notice: Please pay attention to the new payment changes on CargoX.

We would like to inform all companies exporting goods to Egypt that the price for the mandatory filing of the Advance Cargo Information (ACI) will change as of 14 October 2021 (00:00 UTC/GMT +2 hours).

With the decision of the Egyptian government, the new price for the ACI filing on the CargoX Platform will be set at USD 150 as of 14 October (00:00 UTC/GMT +2 hours).

The CargoX Platform for Blockchain Document Transfer (BDT) is authorised as the blockchain document transfer gateway service provider, and the entire process is to be handled through the National Single Window platform for Foreign Trade (NAFEZA), which is built by Misr Technology Systems (MTS) and regulated by the Egyptian government.

Please note that this only affects new ACI filings created and sent on or after 14 October - and does not affect ACI applications already created and sent.

Best regards,
Stefan Kukman, founder and CEO
CargoX

The new system obliges the importer to register his data, the data of the exporter and the shipping data via the electronic portal of the National Single Window System for Foreign Trade "Nafeza" (https://www.nafeza.gov.eg). This registration should be carried out before the goods are shipped and even if there’s only a proforma invoice (the early, the better). An Advanced Cargo Information Declaration Number (ACID) is issued by the Nafeza system, which will then be sent to both the importer and the exporter by email. ACID number must be shown in the invoice and B / L. Please make sure to enter a field for the ACID number in your invoices and other relevant documents.

From the exporter’s side, and as a first step, the exporter has to register his information on the "CargoX" blockchain. This step is free of charge. As soon as the exporter registers his data, it is synchronized with the Nafaze system. The shipping documents are then to be uploaded to CargoX by the exporter. To be noted that you can use PDF, XML or any Electronic System that issues Digital Documents (ERP Systems). As soon as the exporter has uploaded the shipping documents contained therein the ACID number, the importer can view these documents and begins his process with customs Authority here in Egypt. This process covers sea freight only. With every shipping documents that is uploaded on CargoX the exporter has to pay a certain fee.

To be noted that, CargoX will ultimately act as the courier for the shipping documents and will in future take over the transfer of the exporter's documents to the bank. At the moment, the exporter still has to deliver the documents to the bank until the full integration with the Egyptian banks and other relevant authorities is complete.

Important: If the ACID number is not included in the shipping documents, the goods will not be cleared through the Egyptian customs. Rather, the goods will be returned without unloading in the Egyptian ports at the expense of the carrier or his representative.