Imports Data, EID-IMP 2005-2016
Egypt, 2005 - 2016
Economic Research Forum, General Organization for Export and Import Control
Identification
Survey ID Number
EGY_EID_IMP05_16_V2
Title
Imports Data, EID-IMP 2005-2016
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Egypt | EGY |
Study type
Trade, Exports and Imports Data [EID]
Abstract
Pursuant to the provisions of the Presidential Decree No. 378/1999, the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) is an authority directly affiliated to the Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade, that works as a service provider.
It aims at customer protection and maintaining the good image of Egypt worldwide through inspecting the quality of imports and exports; using the most recent techniques and methods; in addition to preparing exports and imports statistics and reports.
GOEIC was established by virtue of the Presidential Decree No. 1770/1971 as a service and executive agency to perform the following activities:
--- > Specific Import and Export Control, including:
- Inspection of all imported and exported commodities subject to laws regulating ionized radiations and their risk prevention, as well as food control, agriculture and import and export. As regard to commodities imported through the Temporary Admission System, inspection scope is limited to passing the microbial and blight testing.
- Inspection of all exported commodities subject to laws regulating ionized radiations and their risk prevention, as well as food control, agriculture and import and export.
- Overseeing inspection of exported and imported commodities subject to rules governing censorship on literary works and the repression of fraud and cheat, as well as practicing pharmacy besides toxic materials used in industry, control of precious metals and the protection of antiquities, measurements and dry measures.
- Optional inspection of commodities upon the request of applicants.
--- > Keeping the following Commercial Register:
- Importers register.
- Exporters register.
- Agents and Commercial Mediators register.
- Scientific and consultancy Bureau register.
- Factory production supplies import cards register.
- Integration cards with Sudan.
--- >· Issuing the certificates of origin for goods of Egyptian origin and of acquired Egyptian origin.
--- >· Sorting agriculture crops for crop-specific rating in order to categorize them.
--- >· Ensuring adherence to traceability system
--- >· The participation with the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality in the amendment of specifications related to imported foodstuffs and industrial goods.
--- >· Printing guidebooks and brochures on services provided by GOEIC and its procedures; and to reach out to customers.
--- >· Doing Research on Exports (challenges & solutions).
--- >· Designing and printing of brochures to facilitate reaching out to dealers with GOEIC while identifying major steps and procedures pursued for service - rendering.
--- >· Printing booklets related to Ministry's affiliated bodies and entities.
--- >· Printing newsletters related to Commercial Registration Administrator.
--- >· Inspection of contracting samples of imported industrial goods.
The Organization performs the above-mentioned activities under the following legislation:
Law No. 118/1971 on import and export and its executive promulgated by the ministerial decree No. 275/1991.
Law No. 120/1982 on the importers register and the implementing regulation promulgated upon the ministerial decree No. 342/1982 and Law No. 121/1982 on registration in the commercial agents registers and the implementing regulation promulgated as per the ministerial decree No. 343/1982.
Presidential Decree No. 106/2000.
It aims at customer protection and maintaining the good image of Egypt worldwide through inspecting the quality of imports and exports; using the most recent techniques and methods; in addition to preparing exports and imports statistics and reports.
GOEIC was established by virtue of the Presidential Decree No. 1770/1971 as a service and executive agency to perform the following activities:
--- > Specific Import and Export Control, including:
- Inspection of all imported and exported commodities subject to laws regulating ionized radiations and their risk prevention, as well as food control, agriculture and import and export. As regard to commodities imported through the Temporary Admission System, inspection scope is limited to passing the microbial and blight testing.
- Inspection of all exported commodities subject to laws regulating ionized radiations and their risk prevention, as well as food control, agriculture and import and export.
- Overseeing inspection of exported and imported commodities subject to rules governing censorship on literary works and the repression of fraud and cheat, as well as practicing pharmacy besides toxic materials used in industry, control of precious metals and the protection of antiquities, measurements and dry measures.
- Optional inspection of commodities upon the request of applicants.
--- > Keeping the following Commercial Register:
- Importers register.
- Exporters register.
- Agents and Commercial Mediators register.
- Scientific and consultancy Bureau register.
- Factory production supplies import cards register.
- Integration cards with Sudan.
--- >· Issuing the certificates of origin for goods of Egyptian origin and of acquired Egyptian origin.
--- >· Sorting agriculture crops for crop-specific rating in order to categorize them.
--- >· Ensuring adherence to traceability system
--- >· The participation with the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality in the amendment of specifications related to imported foodstuffs and industrial goods.
--- >· Printing guidebooks and brochures on services provided by GOEIC and its procedures; and to reach out to customers.
--- >· Doing Research on Exports (challenges & solutions).
--- >· Designing and printing of brochures to facilitate reaching out to dealers with GOEIC while identifying major steps and procedures pursued for service - rendering.
--- >· Printing booklets related to Ministry's affiliated bodies and entities.
--- >· Printing newsletters related to Commercial Registration Administrator.
--- >· Inspection of contracting samples of imported industrial goods.
The Organization performs the above-mentioned activities under the following legislation:
Law No. 118/1971 on import and export and its executive promulgated by the ministerial decree No. 275/1991.
Law No. 120/1982 on the importers register and the implementing regulation promulgated upon the ministerial decree No. 342/1982 and Law No. 121/1982 on registration in the commercial agents registers and the implementing regulation promulgated as per the ministerial decree No. 343/1982.
Presidential Decree No. 106/2000.
Kind of Data
Event/transaction data [evn]
Unit of Analysis
- Trader importing products controlled through GOEIC
Version
Version Description
Version 2.0: An updated version of the GOEIC transaction data base on imports, from 2005 to 2016, including data on quantities, prepared for dissemination.
Production
Date
2017-04
Version Notes
The Economic Research Forum releases the data in both SPSS and STATA formats.
Scope
Notes
For the years 2005-2016; on the trader and the product levels, the data provided indicates:
1- Country of origin
2- Country of destination
3- Port used for importing
4- Total imports value in US$
5- Total imports value in EGP
6- Quantity imported
7- Quantity unit
1- Country of origin
2- Country of destination
3- Port used for importing
4- Total imports value in US$
5- Total imports value in EGP
6- Quantity imported
7- Quantity unit
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Economic Research Forum | |
| General Organization for Export and Import Control | Egypt |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2016 | - |
Data Collection Mode
Other [oth]
Data Collection Notes
Imports data is retrieved from the customs records.
Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| General Organization for Export and Import Control | GOEIC |
Access policy
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Research Forum | ERF | erfdataportal@erf.org.eg | www.erf.org.eg |
Contacts
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Research Forum (ERF) - 21 Al-Sad Al-Aaly St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt | erfdataportal@erf.org.eg | www.erf.org.eg |
Confidentiality
To access the micro data, researchers are required to register on the ERF website and comply with the data access agreement.
The data will be used only for scholarly, research, or educational purposes. Users are prohibited from using data acquired from the Economic Research Forum in the pursuit of any commercial or private ventures.
Access conditions
Licensed datasets, accessible under conditions.
Citation requirements
The users should cite the Economic Research Forum (ERF) and the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) as follows:
OAMDI, 2017. Imports Data, 2005-2016, Exports and Imports Data (EID), http://erf.org.eg/data-portal/. Version 2.0 of Licensed Data Files; Egypt EID-IMP 2005-2016. Egypt: General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) & Economic Research Forum (ERF).
OAMDI, 2017. Imports Data, 2005-2016, Exports and Imports Data (EID), http://erf.org.eg/data-portal/. Version 2.0 of Licensed Data Files; Egypt EID-IMP 2005-2016. Egypt: General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) & Economic Research Forum (ERF).
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The Economic Research Forum has granted the researcher access to relevant data following exhaustive efforts to protect the confidentiality of individual data. The researcher is solely responsible for any analysis or conclusions drawn from available data.
Copyright
(c) 2017, Economic Research Forum
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
EGY_EID_IMP05_16_V2
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Economic Research Forum | ERF |
Date of Metadata Production
2017-04
DDI Document version
Version 2.0