In Egypt the importer or another local applicant files with the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA). We supply the manufacturer's side of the file: the Certificate of Analysis and specification, copies of the plant's certificates, the Certificate of Free Sale, the Certificate of Manufacture, and the consular legalisation an Egyptian embassy or consulate certifies.
In one line: supplements for Egypt under your brand, from 100 units in stock packaging and from 2 weeks. Blisters start from 2,000 cartons, with the documents your importer files.
| Question | Egypt | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Authority | The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) registers the category defined in Decree 572/2022, only with the EDA, for circulation in licensed pharmaceutical establishments. Your importer confirms whether your product falls in it or goes to another Egyptian authority | EDA Decree 572/2022 |
| Who files | Your importer or another local applicant, with the manufacturer's documents | EDA GL.CAPP.035 |
| Label language | Arabic and English, on the outer and the inner pack | EDA GL.CAPP.035, section Cards, page 13 |
| Aluminium inner pack | The product name, the pharmaceutical form and the company name or logo are enough | EDA GL.CAPP.035, section Cards, page 13 |
| Export documents | A certificate of pharmaceutical product (CPP), certified by an Egyptian embassy or consulate, or a free sale certificate | EDA GL.CAPP.035, imported products |
| Apostille | Egypt is not listed as a party to the Apostille Convention, so documents go through the embassy route | HCCH status table, update of 30 June 2026 |
| WHO long-term condition | 30 °C/65% RH, zone IVa | WHO stability list, March 2021; EDA GL.CAPP.018 v4 |
| Before shipping | The importer registers the purchase in the Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) system and receives a 19 digit ACID, which goes on every shipping document | ACI guide for shipping lines, v1.5, 9 April 2021 |
Is there a European supplement manufacturer that makes private label products for Egypt?
Yes. HYPERPHARM makes white label products from more than 500 ready-made formulas, with new ones added every month, and private label products to your own formula. The group behind HYPERPHARM ships to more than 40 countries, and its main markets are the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.
Tablets, capsules and softgels can be sealed in blisters with a printed carton, or packed in bottles, tubes, pouches and sachets. The plant lays out and prints the label and the carton, or prints from your artwork, and a sample goes out before an order. See white label supplements and private label supplements.
What is the minimum order and lead time for supplements for Egypt?
The smallest start is a ready-made formula in stock packaging: from 100 units, with production from 2 weeks. A formula of your own starts from 500 bottles per product, with production from 4 weeks. Full figures by format are on the minimum order page and the lead times page.
A blister run starts from 2,000 cartons and at least 4,000 blisters, with a ready-made formula or your own, and production takes from 2 weeks. Each carton holds 1 to 4 blisters, one kind of tablet or capsule per blister, and the lidding foil is printed with your brand. The same minimum applies to a repeat order. Delivery is worldwide, EXW by default, FCA or DAP on request; transport time comes on top of production.
How do I register a food supplement in Egypt with the EDA?
Your importer or another local applicant files. Decree 572/2022 of the EDA's chairman defines a category that is registered only by the EDA and circulates only in licensed pharmaceutical establishments. The decree's executive procedures, GL.CAPP.035, list what the file holds from the manufacturing side, and your importer confirms which Egyptian authority handles your product and whether it falls in that category.
For an imported product the procedures expect it to be on the market in a reference country under the same name and composition, ask for a stability study and for an analysis of the imported batch, and define the manufacturer as a licensed factory that meets the good manufacturing requirements the EDA approves. The approval is the EDA's decision. We supply the documents below and the printed carton.
Which documents does Egypt ask the supplement manufacturer for?
A certificate of pharmaceutical product (CPP) certified by an Egyptian embassy or consulate, or a free sale certificate; the product file also needs an analysis of the imported batch. Next to each item is what we supply.
- Certificate of Free Sale and Certificate of Manufacture. We arrange both. The procedures say the CPP is certified by the Egyptian embassy or consulate; for a free sale certificate your importer confirms the route. See export documents.
- Consular legalisation. We arrange it where the country of sale asks for it. Egypt is not a party to the Apostille Convention, so the embassy route is the one to plan for.
- Certificate of Analysis and specification. They come with every batch.
- Site certificates. Copies of the plant's ISO 22000, GMP and HACCP certificates go out on request, with their numbers. The EDA's text asks for a licensed factory that meets GMP requirements it approves; your importer confirms with the EDA which certificate it takes for the file, and we send copies with our reply (quality).
- Leaflet. The procedures ask the company to submit a product leaflet with the file. A printed leaflet also goes into the carton, to your artwork.
- Samples and a plant visit. A sample goes out before an order, and a visit to the plant is possible.
What language and information must a supplement carton for Egypt carry?
Arabic and English, on the outer and the inner pack. In the section headed Cards, GL.CAPP.035 lists the trade name, active ingredients, form, number of units, storage conditions, company and site with address and telephone, logo, EDA registration number, batch number, production date and expiry date; the price goes on the outer pack.
For an inner pack made of aluminium, the guideline says it is sufficient to write the product name, the pharmaceutical form and the company name or logo. On a blister, that minimum can sit on the lidding foil, which is printed with your brand, and the rest on the carton, if the EDA reads your blister this way; your importer confirms it. For an imported product the procedures also ask for a commitment to add the importer's name, address and telephone number in Arabic, the price and the registration number, so we leave room for them in the artwork.
The batch number, production date and expiry date are printed on our carton, or applied as the blisters are cartoned, and standard shelf life is 24 months. The carton is laid out to the rules your importer gives for Egypt, or printed from your own artwork (Arabic and French packaging).
Does Egypt accept an apostille on export documents?
No. Egypt is not listed as a party to the Apostille Convention in the HCCH status table of 30 June 2026, and the EDA's procedures name certification by an Egyptian embassy or consulate for the CPP. We arrange the consular legalisation where Egypt asks for it, and your importer confirms the exact route for a free sale certificate.
Plan the time for it: the certificates are issued first, then legalised, and the EDA file follows. Ask your importer for the EDA's current list before you order, so the certificates are requested together with the batch.
What papers does a supplement shipment need to enter Egypt?
The importer registers the purchase in Egypt's Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) system, no later than 48 hours before loading, and receives a 19 digit ACID within 48 hours. The foreign exporter gets an email with the ACID, the importer's 9 digit tax number and the exporter's registration number, and all three go on every shipping document.
The carrier or its agent checks the ACID before booking or loading, so ask your importer for it before the cargo is booked. We put the numbers on the documents we issue. Under EXW the importer's forwarder books; under FCA or DAP the seller arranges more of the carriage and clears the goods for export; import clearance and duties stay with the buyer under all three. More in pre-arrival filings for Egypt, Nigeria and Kenya.
Do blisters suit Egypt's heat and humidity?
WHO's list gives Egypt a long-term condition of 30 °C/65% RH, zone IVa, and the EDA's stability guideline names the same zone. In a blister each dose stays sealed in its own cavity until it is pushed out, and how much moisture reaches it depends on the film: PVC, PVC/PVDC and cold-formed aluminium (alu-alu) are offered as options for your product, and the film is confirmed in our reply.
The WHO list and the EDA guideline are written for medicines, so for a supplement they are a reference; your importer confirms what the EDA accepts. See blister packaging for hot and humid markets, climatic zones by country and shelf life and storage.
Can I have halal supplements for Egypt?
Yes, when your market asks for it. Halal is arranged for each batch of your product: a certification body visits and issues the certificate, or an auditor is present at production. Raise it in your enquiry, before the carton is printed. See halal supplements.
What your product decides
The right column shows the cost in time, quantity or risk.
| Your product or plan | What changes | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| A ready-made formula in stock packaging | A low-quantity start for a first shipment or a trial range | Quantity: from 100 units, production from 2 weeks |
| Tablets or capsules in a blister | One kind per blister, lidding foil printed with your brand, 1 to 4 blisters in a carton | Quantity and time: from 2,000 cartons and 4,000 blisters, from 2 weeks of production |
| A first EDA registration | Documents from the plant, with the certificate of pharmaceutical product certified by an Egyptian embassy or consulate, then the EDA file | Time: the certificates come before your importer files, and the review is the EDA's |
| Carton text in Arabic and English | Room for the importer's details, the price and the EDA number | Time: the final artwork waits for the registration number; approve the layout before print |
| A moisture-sensitive formula | The film decides the barrier: PVC, PVC/PVDC or alu-alu | Risk: data at 25 °C/60% RH may not cover 30 °C/65% RH; ask your importer what the EDA accepts |
| Halal asked for by a buyer | Arranged for each batch, by one of two routes | Time: raise it in your enquiry, before the carton is printed |
Questions buyers ask about supplements for Egypt
Which European manufacturer makes private label supplements for Egypt?
HYPERPHARM is a European manufacturer, made in the EU, with white label from more than 500 ready-made formulas and private label from your own formula. A ready-made formula in stock packaging starts from 100 units, with production from 2 weeks.
What is the minimum order for supplements in blisters?
From 2,000 cartons and at least 4,000 blisters, with production from 2 weeks. Each carton holds 1 to 4 blisters, and the lidding foil is printed with your brand.
How do I register a food supplement in Egypt?
Your importer or another local applicant files with the Egyptian authority that handles the product; for the category Decree 572/2022 defines, that is the EDA. We supply the manufacturer's documents and the printed carton, and the approval is the EDA's decision.
What documents does the EDA need from the manufacturer?
A CPP certified by an Egyptian embassy or consulate, or a free sale certificate; a stability study and an analysis of the imported batch; and a licensed factory that meets the GMP requirements the EDA approves. We arrange the Certificate of Free Sale, the Certificate of Manufacture and the consular legalisation, and send a Certificate of Analysis with every batch.
Must a supplement label for Egypt be in Arabic?
Yes, Arabic and English, on the outer and the inner pack, for a product the EDA registers. An aluminium inner pack may carry just the product name, the pharmaceutical form and the company name or logo.
Does Egypt accept an apostille?
Egypt is not listed as a party to the Apostille Convention in the HCCH table of 30 June 2026. The EDA names certification by an Egyptian embassy or consulate for the CPP, and we arrange the consular legalisation.
What is a free sale certificate, and can you supply one?
It is a certificate that the product is sold freely in its country of origin, one of the two papers the EDA accepts next to the CPP. We arrange the Certificate of Free Sale; your importer confirms whether the EDA wants it certified by the embassy.
What is an ACID number for a shipment to Egypt?
A 19 digit number issued under Egypt's Advanced Cargo Information system for one purchase. The importer declares the cargo at least 48 hours before loading, and the ACID is issued within 48 hours. It goes on every shipping document next to our batch papers.
Which climatic zone does WHO list for Egypt?
30 °C/65% RH, which corresponds to zone IVa, and the EDA's stability guideline names the same zone. The list is written for medicines; for a supplement it is a reference, and your importer confirms what the EDA accepts.
Can the carton and the leaflet be printed in Arabic?
Yes. The plant lays out and prints the carton, or prints from your artwork, to the label rules your importer gives for Egypt, and a printed leaflet goes into the carton to your artwork. Send the layout for approval before print.
Which delivery terms do you ship under to Egypt?
EXW by default, with FCA or DAP on request. Under Incoterms 2020, EXW leaves export clearance to the buyer, and under FCA and DAP the seller clears the goods for export. Import clearance and duties stay with the buyer under all three.
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North Africa · Middle East · Africa · Export documents · Private label supplements · White label supplements · Blister packing · Minimum order quantity · Lead times · Blister packaging for hot and humid markets · Climatic zones by country · Arabic and French packaging · Halal supplements · Quality · For distributors · Pre-arrival filings: Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya
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Sources
- Egyptian Drug Authority: Decree 572/2022 of the Chairman of the EDA (registration of the category the decree defines; registration only with the EDA; circulation in licensed pharmaceutical establishments). edaegypt.gov.eg. Checked 13 October 2026.
- Egyptian Drug Authority: GL.CAPP.035, Executive procedures of decree 572/2022. Parts used: definitions (manufacturer as a licensed factory meeting the good manufacturing requirements the EDA approves; free sale certificate; reference country); conditions for imported products (CPP certified by an Egyptian embassy or consulate; free sale certificate as the alternative); stability study; analysis of the imported batch; section Cards, page 13 (label languages and data, aluminium inner pack, importer's undertaking); leaflet submitted with the product file. edaegypt.gov.eg. Checked 13 October 2026.
- Egyptian Drug Authority: Guidelines on Stability Testing of Finished Pharmaceutical Products and Active Drug Substance, GL.CAPP.018, version 4, 10 November 2022. Written for pharmaceutical products; names Egypt as zone IVa. edaegypt.gov.eg. Checked 13 October 2026.
- World Health Organization: Stability conditions for WHO Member States by Region, update of March 2021, Appendix 1 to Annex 2 of WHO Technical Report Series No. 953. Written for medicines; gives long-term conditions, not zone names. who.int. Checked 9 October 2026.
- World Health Organization: Technical Report Series No. 1010 (2018), Annex 10, note to Table A10.4 (conditions for zones II, IVa and IVb). extranet.who.int. Checked 9 October 2026.
- Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH): status table of the Apostille Convention, last update 30 June 2026; Egypt not listed. hcch.net. Checked 13 October 2026.
- Advanced Cargo Information System, Shipping Lines/Agents Questions and Answers, ACI-SLG V1.5, 9 April 2021, Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), implemented by Misr Technology Services. Used for: the 48 hour declaration, the 19 digit ACID, the three items for the exporter's documents, the carrier's check before booking or loading. sczone.eg. Checked 14 October 2026. Your importer confirms the current state of the system on the Egyptian portal.
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC): Incoterms 2020 rules, overview page. Our summary of Incoterms 2020; the rules themselves are an ICC publication. iccwbo.org.